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单词 chicken cavie
释义

chicken cavien.

Brit. /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˌkeɪvi/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkən ˌkeɪvi/, Scottish English /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˌkevɪ/
Forms: see chicken n. and cavie n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., cavie n.
Etymology: < chicken n. + cavie n.
Scottish. Now historical and rare.
A chicken coop.In quot. 2004 in figurative use. Cf. to fly the coop at fly v.1 7f.
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hen coop1423
coop1530
hen cub1583
chicken coop1687
chicken house1750
chicken cavie?a1786
hen-rip1788
par1866
hover1907
?a1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 205 Behint the Chicken cavie.
1891 Proc. Glasgow Philos. Soc. 1890–1 132 In the corner behind him stood the chicken-cavie or hen-coop.
1945 Scotsman 6 June 6/4 Ark-shaped wire chicken cavy, 2ft 6 x 3 base.
2004 L. Sands Chase i. 9 The lass done flew the chicken cavie.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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