bum factory

短语

词形变化

bum factories 复数 bum factories

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An establishment that sells alcoholic drinks, such as a saloon or liquor store.

    美国 过时 非正式
  2. 2.

    A cheap place for lodging, such as a hostel or a charitable mission house; flophouse.

    美国 过时 非正式

词源

From bum (“tramp, vagrant”) + factory, the idea being that the existence of such establishments supposedly encourages people to become vagrants.

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