单词 | cock of india |
释义 | > as lemmascock of India (a) †cock of India [compare French coq d'Inde (1575 or earlier)] : a male turkey (Obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > member of Meleagrididae (turkey) > male cock of India1546 brissel-cockc1565 guinea-cock1577 turkey-cock1578 gobbler1725 bubbly jock1785 staga1825 Tom1840 longbeard1974 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xi. sig. Dii His dronken red snout I wold haue made as oft chaunge from hew to hew, As doth the cocks of Inde. 1613 T. Miles tr. P. Mexia et al. Treasurie Auncient & Moderne Times iv. xi. 378/1 The Spaniards would offer them Gallypands or Cocks of India, which they did eate sodden for the most part. < as lemmas |
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