单词 | cawation |
释义 | † cawationn. Obsolete. The cawing of a crow, rook, raven, or other bird, regarded humorously as a language.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ a1635 T. Randolph Amyntas i. iii. 9 in Poems (1638) The. But what languages Doe they [sc. birds] speake, servant? Mop. Severall languages, As Cawation, Chirpation, Hootation, Whistleation, Crowation, Cackleation, Shreekation, Hissation. The. And Fooleation. Mop. No, that's our language. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.a1635 |
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