词汇 | slug |
词根词缀 | 词源: 1. slug (1) "shell-less land snail," 1704, originally "lazy person" (1408); related to sluggard. 2. slug (2) "lead bit," 1622, perhaps a special use of slug (1) with reference to its shape. Meaning "token or counterfeit coin" first recorded 1881; meaning "strong drink" first recorded 1756, perhaps from slang fire a slug "take a drink," though it also may be related to Ir. slog "swallow." 3. slug (3) "a hard blow," 1830, dialectal, perhaps related to slaughter, slay, etc. The verb is recorded from 1862. Slugger first recorded 1877; slugfest is from 1916. |
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