| 释义 |
ˈsimpson, n. slang.
[From the surname Simpson.]
(See quot. 1874.) Hence ˈsimpson v. and ˈsimpsonize v.
1871Echo 13 Dec., It was found that the tank from which was drawn the water used in washing the cans, and, it may be, in ‘Simpsonising’ the milk, was in communication with a drain. 1874Slang Dict. 291 Simpson, water used in the dilution of milk. Term in use among cowkeepers. From this the parish pump has been called Mrs. Simpson. 1901N. & Q. 9th Ser. VII. 263 To simpson, to adulterate milk by adding water thereto, from a dairyman of this name who in the sixties was prosecuted on this account. |
