英语词汇pin money的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

pin money. Metal pins, invented in about the 14th century and later manufactured by a monopoly under grants from the British Crown, were so costly and scarce at first that there was a law forbidding their sale except on the first two days of Janu- ary in every year. About that time of year husbands customari- ly gave their wives pin money to buy all the pins they would need for the months ahead. When pins became less expensive, the expression pin money was still used for this annual stipend and came to mean a personal allowance given to a wife by her husband. These were not the pins with solid heads that we know today (which were first called Poughkeepsie pins be- cause they were invented in that New York city in 1839), nor safety pins, which were the brainchild of another American 10 years later.

词汇	pin money
词源	pin money. Metal pins, invented in about the 14th century and later manufactured by a monopoly under grants from the British Crown, were so costly and scarce at first that there was a law forbidding their sale except on the first two days of Janu- ary in every year. About that time of year husbands customari- ly gave their wives pin money to buy all the pins they would need for the months ahead. When pins became less expensive, the expression pin money was still used for this annual stipend and came to mean a personal allowance given to a wife by her husband. These were not the pins with solid heads that we know today (which were first called Poughkeepsie pins be- cause they were invented in that New York city in 1839), nor safety pins, which were the brainchild of another American 10 years later.
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