the brother of one's father or mother or the husband of one's aunt
叔父;伯父;舅舅;姨夫;姑父。
〈非正式〉 叔叔;伯伯。
〈古,非正式〉 当铺老板。
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cry (或say 或yell )uncle N. Amer. Informal surrender or admit defeat 〈北美,非正式〉 投降;讨饶 -
Uncle Tom Cobley (或Cobleigh and all )Brit. informal used to denote a long list of people 〈英,非正式〉 表示一长串人名单 -
[ORIGIN with allusion to the ballad
Widdicombe Fair in G. Bantock'sOne Hundred Songs of England ] .
"Middle English: from Old French