英语词汇plug的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

plug; not worth a plugged nickel. Since at least 1860 an old plug, or simply a plug, has meant an inferior horse, one with de- fects. No one knows whether this expression came from the term plug for a counterfeit coin, that is, a coin with defects, or one that had been hollowed out and filled with an inferior met- al, which is responsible for the still common saying not worth a plugged nickel. In any case, plug for a debased coin dates from the late 17th century. Nickel itself fits nicely in the phrase from an etymological point of view. Once the chief constituent of the U.S. five-cent piece, nickel was christened by German miners who often found it when mining for more expensive copper. In their disappointment they named nickel after a goblin called Nicholas, whom they blamed for such small mishaps.

词汇	plug
词源	plug; not worth a plugged nickel. Since at least 1860 an old plug, or simply a plug, has meant an inferior horse, one with de- fects. No one knows whether this expression came from the term plug for a counterfeit coin, that is, a coin with defects, or one that had been hollowed out and filled with an inferior met- al, which is responsible for the still common saying not worth a plugged nickel. In any case, plug for a debased coin dates from the late 17th century. Nickel itself fits nicely in the phrase from an etymological point of view. Once the chief constituent of the U.S. five-cent piece, nickel was christened by German miners who often found it when mining for more expensive copper. In their disappointment they named nickel after a goblin called Nicholas, whom they blamed for such small mishaps.
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