yellowback
/yel-oh-bak/US // ˈyɛl oʊˌbæk //
黄背,黄背的人,黄背的,黄皮
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an inexpensive, often lurid, novel bound in yellow cloth or paper.
- : a gold certificate.
Examples
You saw what that fellow flashed, a twenty dollar yellowback, a word to Skippy and the Kennedy would follow.
What a row was kicked up over Miss Braddon's "Octoroon," and what an impossible yellowback it was!
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