cushion-smiter en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, obsolete, slang) A tubthumping clergyman or preacher.
[…] they pass alternately into church and Dissenting chapel, where “Cushion smiters” once abounded.
1868, Dr. John Doran, Saints and Sinners: Or, In Church and About It, volume 2, page 293:Who's preaching now? You speak like a cushion-smiter.
1888, James McGrigor Allan, A lady's four perils, volume 1, page 160:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cushion-smiters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |