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词汇 wild Irishman
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Definition of wild Irishman in English:

wild Irishman

noun ˌwʌɪld ˈʌɪrɪʃmən
  • 1Derogatory. Originally: any of the Gaelic-speaking people inhabiting the areas of Ireland not under English control. Subsequently: an Irishman regarded (especially by the English) as uncivilized, unruly, or of volatile temperament.

  • 2NZ. A thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou (family Rhamnaceae).

  • 3A nickname for: an express train running between London and Holyhead on the London and North Western Railway, used as a mail train for Irish and American mail. Now historical.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Close Roll, 2 Henry IV. From wild + Irishman, after wild Irish.

Definition of wild Irishman in US English:

wild Irishman

nounˌwʌɪld ˈʌɪrɪʃmən
  • 1Derogatory. Originally: any of the Gaelic-speaking people inhabiting the areas of Ireland not under English control. Subsequently: an Irishman regarded (especially by the English) as uncivilized, unruly, or of volatile temperament.

  • 2NZ. A thorny shrub, Discaria toumatou (family Rhamnaceae).

  • 3A nickname for: an express train running between London and Holyhead on the London and North Western Railway, used as a mail train for Irish and American mail. Now historical.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Close Roll, 2 Henry IV. From wild + Irishman, after wild Irish.

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