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词汇 dishlicker
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Definition of dishlicker in English:

dishlicker

nounˈdɪʃlɪkə
Australian informal
  • A greyhound, especially as a racing dog.

    he'd put the money on a dishlicker
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yesterday, the dishlickers were doing trials where we were staying, and I had never been that close up to them racing before.
    • There are laws that deal with barking and pooing on common property that could see poochy sent down the road faster than a dishlicker at Wentworth Park.
    • He is better known in dishlicker circles for his connection with Locket.
    • It's a sort of eBay for horse racing—and of course the trots and the dishlickers—which matches up punters and odds on the Internet like buyers and sellers.
    • There is a consensus that the dishlickers are a vaguely corrupt scion of the racing world, but nothing could be further from the truth.
    • I suggest they leave it to the trots or the dishlickers and go for a toned-down alternative.
    • He has $25 million for the trots and dishlickers and $200,000 for some stupid reality TV show.
    • After losing a fortune on the dishlickers, he found his radio had been nicked, and when he went to the car park to go home, he found his car had been pinched too!
    • One dog chased the real bunny, while the other seven dopey dishlickers chased the fake one
    • He makes the obligatory trip to the famous greyhound track to talk to the camera while the dishlickers go around in the background.

Origin

1950s: from dish + licker.

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