Hoover blanket

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Old newspaper or cardboard, used by a homeless person to cover themselves for warmth, especially during the Great Depression. US,dated,historical
    — The shantytowns where homeless thousands dwelled were called Hoovervilles; newspapers used as blankets by men who were forced to sleep on park benches were Hoover blankets; a pocket turned inside out was a Hoover flag […]

词形变化

Hoover blankets plural

词源

From Hoover (“Herbert Hoover, US president at the start of the Great Depression”) + blanket.
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