spit and sawdust
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spit and sawdust — 1. Of or referring to a floor left rough and covered with sawdust, wood chippings, etc, or esp a bar having this type of floor 2. Also, the character, quality, etc of such a bar, spartan earthiness • • • Main Entry: ↑spit … Useful english dictionary
spit-and-sawdust — ► spit and sawdust Brit. informal (of a pub) that appears dirty or run down. Main Entry: ↑spit … English terms dictionary
spit-and-sawdust — British a spit and sawdust pub (= type of bar that is found in Britain) is dirty and untidy and is not modern or attractive. There are one or two spit and sawdust pubs in the town centre but nothing remotely trendy. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
spit and sawdust — Lit. Public house bar with sawdust on floor and customers prone to spitting. [Met.] Any unpretentious place of entertainment, restaurant, etc. Usu. adj. ♣ It s a bit spit and sawdust. It s a place in simple taste, spitting feathers Having a… … A concise dictionary of English slang
spit-and-sawdust Brit. — spit and sawdust Brit. informal (of a pub) old fashioned and simple, of a type whose floor was originally covered with sawdust. → spit … English new terms dictionary
spit — Ⅰ. spit [1] ► VERB (spitting; past and past part. spat or spit) 1) eject saliva forcibly from one s mouth. 2) forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one s mouth. 3) say in a hostile way. 4) (o … English terms dictionary
spit — 1 past tense and past participle spat also spit AmE present participle spitting verb 1 LIQUID FROM YOUR MOUTH (I) to blow a small amount of saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) out of your mouth (+ at/on): Mom, Judy spit at me! | Kevin cleared his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spit — spit1 verb (spits, spitting; past and past participle spat or spit) 1》 eject saliva forcibly from one s mouth. ↘forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one s mouth. ↘(spit up) N. Amer. (especially of a baby) vomit. 2》 utter in a hostile way … English new terms dictionary
(s)kē̆ p-2, (s)kō̆ p- and (s)kā̆ p-; (s)kē̆ b(h)-, skob(h)- and skā̆ b(h)- — (s)kē̆ p 2, (s)kō̆ p and (s)kā̆ p ; (s)kē̆ b(h) , skob(h) and skā̆ b(h) English meaning: to work with a sharp instrument Deutsche Übersetzung: “with scharfem Werkzeug schneiden, spalten” Material: A. Forms in b: (there are listed… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
spitter — Ⅰ. spit [1] ► VERB (spitting; past and past part. spat or spit) 1) eject saliva forcibly from one s mouth. 2) forcibly eject (food or liquid) from one s mouth. 3) say in a hostile way. 4) (o … English terms dictionary
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