单词 | dicky dunnock |
释义 | > as lemmasdicky dunnock dicky dunnock n. English regional (chiefly Yorkshire, now archaic) the dunnock (hedge sparrow), Prunella modularis (cf. sense 8); cf. Dick-dunnock n. at dick n.1 Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1845 C. Rodgers Tom Treddlehoyle's Thowts 39 Thay wor regelarly run ovver we..dicky-dunacks, spinks, green lennits. 1850 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 28 Dec. 8/4 The little ‘dicky dunnocks’, deceived by the mildness of the weather, and the abundance of food, prematurely paired, and built their nest. 1924 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 336 If I myself go too near the hedge or bush containing the robin's, wren's, chaffinch's, or dicky dunnock's nest, the one or other of them will generally stand on a twig close by. 2005 J. Heath-Stubbs Pigs might Fly 39 Redbreast and Dicky Dunnock Squabble for a few spilt crumbs. < as lemmas |
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