† carry-castlen.

Forms: see carry v. and castle n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: carry v., castle n.

Etymology: < carry v. + castle n.

Obsolete (historical in later use).

An elephant (in allusion to the former use of war elephants to carry turrets with soldiers in them). Cf. castle n. 6a.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant

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carry-castle1599

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Lucanian ox1863

Lucanian cow1879

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1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 34 To see a Norway whale, or Libian cat, A Carry-castle or a Crocodile.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 193 The scalie Dragon, being else too low For th' Elephant, vp a thicke Tree doth goe..To watch the Carrie-Castell.

?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 273 The stiffe-kneed carry-castle. Natures great Master-piece.

1859 J. O. Halliwell & T. Wright Nares's Gloss. (new ed.) I. 139/1 Carry-castle, a name used by writers of the Elizabethan age for an elephant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	carry-castle
释义	† carry-castlen. Forms: see carry v. and castle n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: carry v., castle n. Etymology: < carry v. + castle n. Obsolete (historical in later use). An elephant (in allusion to the former use of war elephants to carry turrets with soldiers in them). Cf. castle n. 6a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant elpc1000 oliphantc1275 elephant1340 carry-castle1599 hathi1838 Lucanian ox1863 Lucanian cow1879 heffalump1926 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 34 To see a Norway whale, or Libian cat, A Carry-castle or a Crocodile. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 193 The scalie Dragon, being else too low For th' Elephant, vp a thicke Tree doth goe..To watch the Carrie-Castell. ?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 273 The stiffe-kneed carry-castle. Natures great Master-piece. 1859 J. O. Halliwell & T. Wright Nares's Gloss. (new ed.) I. 139/1 Carry-castle, a name used by writers of the Elizabethan age for an elephant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1599
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