| 释义 |
cheeper|ˈtʃiːpə(r)|
[f. cheep v. + -er1.]
That which cheeps, a squeaker; applied esp. to the chicks of partridge and grouse: also a provincial name for the Meadow Pipit, etc.
1611Cotgr., Pioleur, a puler, cheeper, chirper. 1863Spring in Lapl. 340 When the young willow-grouse were just cheepers. 1863Atkinson Provinc. Danby, Cheeper, a young partridge or grouse..whose cry of alarm is acuter than that of the full grown bird. 1864― Provinc. Names of Birds, Moss-cheeper, Grey cheeper, the Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis. 1878Daily News 12 Sept. 3/1 The general hatch of cheepers, as chick partridges are called, takes place from the 18th to 24th of June. |