Bishop Barker
Bishop Barker noun: a very tall glass of beer.
Noun
Bishop Barker (plural Bishop Barkers)
- A very tall glass of beer.
- For a "Bishop Barker" he would compose a quatrain on any subject – a person preferred – suggested by the man who tipped him the drink […] .1898, Price Warung, Dictionary Ned, in Half-Crown Bob and Tales of the Riverine, quoted in 1970, Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore
- Henry lays a shilling down on the wet bar towel at the Lass, asks Murwillumbah Marie for some ship′s biscuits or cheese but they don't do them on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays any more, and he brings back two cold, foaming Bishop Barkers.2007, Pip Wilson, Faces in the Street: Louisa and Henry Lawson and the Castlereagh Street Push, page 155
Forms of Bishop Barker
| plural | Bishop Barkers |
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Origin of Bishop Barker
After Frederic Barker, who became the second Anglican bishop of Sydney, Australia, in 1855 and was noted for his height and for being a teetotaller. The expression became obsolete in the 1870s.
Questions about Bishop Barker
- What does Bishop Barker mean?
- Bishop Barker means a very tall glass of beer.
- What part of speech is Bishop Barker?
- Bishop Barker is a noun.
- What is the plural of Bishop Barker?
- The plural of Bishop Barker is Bishop Barkers.
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