| 单词 |
Dinky |
| 释义 |
Dinky, n.3|ˈdɪŋkɪ|
Also dinky.
[Cf. dinky a.1 and n.1]
A proprietary name for a make of toy model motor vehicles, etc., esp. as Dinky car, Dinky toy. (No longer trading.)
1950Trade Marks Jrnl. 5 July 624/2 Dinky toys... Toy models. Meccano Limited, 236, Binns Road, Liverpool, 13; Toy Manufacturers. 1957Economist 28 Dec. 1111/2 As they [sc. children] often seem to bring back the same toy from each party—most usually, a surplus dinky car. 1966N. Freeling King of Rainy Country 45 That brand new Porsche means about as much to a fellow like this as a Dinky toy. 1977Private Eye 1 Apr. 20/2 (Advt.), Collector wishes to purchase Dinky toys. 1982Sunday Times 13 June 49/4 American foods group General Mills bought Airfix and its Meccano, Great Model Railway and Dinky lines. 1982Economist 3 July 30/3 Much of that ocean is even more dangerous than the South Atlantic: within reach of Russian land-based aircraft (which can carry sea-skimming missiles that make Exocet look like a Dinky toy). |
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