Gansettとは 意味・読み方・使い方

固有名詞

Gansett (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 Gansetts)

1. (uncountable) Clipping of Narragansett (town in Rhode Island).
   • 2012, Aline Coutu, The House That Jack Built, Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 46:

     She told him that she lived in “Gansett” too. (Narragansett) and told him all the Narragansett news.

   • 2022, Charlotte Rygh, “Narragansett”, in Shrimp ‘n Lobster: A New England Adventure, Oakland: Collective Book Studio, →ISBN, page 109:

     Walk under the archway of the Towers, the iconic symbol of Gansett!

2. (countable, uncountable) Clipping of Narragansett (brand of beer).
   • 1906 September 21, The News-Democrat, volume 1, number 112, Providence, OCLC 24949132, advertisement, page 8:

     Tell the man to “draw” you a glass of Gansett—Be as critical as you like. Your beer will be Gansett ever after.

   • 2015, Bruce DeSilva, A Scourge of Vipers, New York: Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, page 238:

     Every time somebody said “disgraced boy-toy,” we each chugged a 'Gansett.

   • 2022, Frank Porter, What Now, Lieutenant‎^[1], Austin: River Grove Books, →ISBN:

     Later in the day, while Daniel was outside readying his illegal fireworks for mischief on the Fourth, Pa shouted at him from the living room, where he was watching the Sox and guzzling Gansetts.

3. (uncountable) Clipping of Narragansett Park (former horse racing track in Pawtucket, Rhode Island).
   • 2009, Jake Jones, Blueberry Hill‎^[2], Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:

     There were two tracks in Rhode Island: Narragansett Park in Pawtucket and Lincoln Downs in Lincoln. […] The only time anyone heard the words chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry in that building was if it was a horse running in a race at “Gansett” or Lincoln.

   • 2009, Robert Temple, The Pilgrims Would Be Shocked: the History of Thoroughbred Racing in New England, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 48:

     'Gansett gained a footnote in racing history when it buried Charlie Boy, the most popular horse since Brass Monkey, in its infield.