cry carrots and turnips

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be taken through the streets on a cart while being whipped, as a punishment for certain crimes. obsolete,slang
    — I had a mighty queer adventure in communion with that foul toad, Titus Oates, whom I afterwards rejoiced to see crying carrots and turnips, with all London looking on.

词形变化

cries carrots and turnips present,singular,third-person crying carrots and turnips participle,present cried carrots and turnips participle,past cried carrots and turnips past

词源

Probably referring to the vegetables which spectators would pelt at the person drawn on the cart. Green's Dictionary of Slang suggests that the term is of onomatopoeic origin.
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