lead swinger

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who "swings the lead" derogatory
    — And indeed, malingerers and "lead-swingers" (a prewar nautical term for an easy job aboard a ship, adopted by soldiers to refer to those shirking their duties) were mixed among the truly sick. There was a whole bunch of us - various complaints - some real but most of them "lead swingers," trying to dodge a working party.

词形变化

lead swingers plural

词源

From lead + swinger.
* A pre-First World War nautical term for an easy job aboard a ship, later adopted by Canadian soldiers to refer to those shirking their duties.
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