A pipe or whistle for imitating the call of the quail (Coturnix coturnix), formerly used for luring the birds into a net; also allusively and figur…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > calls (8) quail-pipea1425 A pipe or whistle for imitating the call of the quail (Coturnix coturnix), formerly used for luring the birds into a net; also allusively and figur… call1607 A whistle or other instrument used by hunters to imitate the sound of a particular animal, esp. a bird. Also: †a bird used by a hunter to attract… quail call1614 = quail-pipe, n. 1. bird call1621 A whistle or other instrument used by hunters or bird-catchers to imitate the sound of a bird. In early use also figurative: a person who lures or… lark call1791 a whistle or other instrument used by hunters to imitate the sound of a lark; cf. call, n. 2b. caller1845 Hunting. North American. A whistle or other instrument used by hunters to imitate the sound of a particular animal, esp. a bird; = call, n. 2b. yelper1884 An animal that yelps or gives a sharp shrill cry; also, a person who ‘yelps’, etc. A ‘call’ used by sportsmen to imitate the ‘yelp’ of the wild… turkey-yelper1895 a decoy call: = turkey-call n. (b). See also turkey-cock, n., turkey-hen, n. |
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