English Dictionary

straw shoe

名詞

廃用 俗語

(slang, obsolete) A professional false witness hired by an unscrupulous attorney. Such a man would frequent the vicinity of a courthouse and show his intention and availability by a straw sticking from one of his shoes.

日本語の意味

(スラング、古語) 悪徳な弁護士に雇われ、裁判所周辺に常在し、靴に挿した藁で自らの偽証人としての用意を示す偽証人。

Desperate to win the case, the unscrupulous lawyer hired a straw shoe to take the stand and lie for him.

事件に勝つために、ずる賢い弁護士は雇われの偽証人を立てて証言させ、彼のために嘘をつかせた。

意味（1）

(slang, obsolete) A professional false witness hired by an unscrupulous attorney. Such a man would frequent the vicinity of a courthouse and show his intention and availability by a straw sticking from one of his shoes.

straw shoes （ plural ）