释义 |
ˈbow-kail Sc. [‘So called from the circular form of this plant.’ (Jamieson—a very doubtful conjecture.) The Sc. pronunc. is (ˈbukel, ˈbʌu-).] Cabbage.
1785Burns Halloween iv, Will..wander'd thro' the bow-kail. Ibid. ix, Poor Willie, wi' his bow-kail runt. |