Dick Whittington

名词 n.
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名词 n.
  1. Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects. UK
    — "Fine! Ye couldn't beat it. And you'd go off to London, or some such place—" "I should like it to be London." "Oh, of course; there's plenty of Dick Whittingtons left yet. But there's more petrol than pearls about the London pavement now. […]

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Dick Whittingtons plural

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After Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London and financed various public projects. He is remembered in a pantomime called Dick Whittington and His Cat, in which he sets out for London to make his fortune.
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