oof-bird

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any source or supplier of money. British,dated,idiomatic,slang
    — “Oh,” Johnnie was saying, “so Quest is his name, is it, and he lives in a city called Boisingham, does he? Is he an oof bird?” (rich) “Rather,” answered the Tiger, “if only one can make the dollars run, but he's a nasty mean boy, he is.

词形变化

oof-birds plural

词源

UK late 19th century–1910s.
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