1. n. (pl. -ies)
1. colloq. a midshipman.
2 (in full middy blouse) a woman's or child's loose blouse with a collar like that worn by sailors.2. n. (pl. -ies) Austral. sl. a measure of beer of varying size.
Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn.
1. n. (pl. -ies)
1. colloq. a midshipman.
2 (in full middy blouse) a woman's or child's loose blouse with a collar like that worn by sailors.2. n. (pl. -ies) Austral. sl. a measure of beer of varying size.
Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012