单词 | dso |
释义 | dson. Zoology. See quot. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [noun] > cross-breed > with yak zho1841 zhomo1841 dso1882 1866 H. A. Jaeschke Tibetan & Eng. Dict. 33/1 Dzo, hybrid of yag and common cow.] 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 197 [article Ladak] Among domestic animals are the famous shawl goat..the yak, and the dso, a valuable hybrid between the yak and common cow. 1897 Geogr. Jrnl. July 36 They also breed herds of dzo, a very valuable hybrid between the cow and yak.. The male dzo is used for ploughing. 1927 Glasgow Herald 3 May 6 These Dzos gave excellent milk, and were fertile ‘inter se’. 1960 ‘S. Harvester’ Chinese Hammer vii. 71 Some dzos..highly prized as draught animals and for a high fat content in their milk. 1969 C. D. Darlington Evol. Man & Society 625 The herdsmen stumping the hills probably came from Mongolia..bringing yaks, dzos (yak-ox hybrids) and sheep. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018). > as lemmasD.S.O. D.S.O. n. Distinguished Service Order (established 1886). Π 1887 Times 21 May 15/3 Brevet Major Archibald Hunter, D.S.O., from Supernumerary Captain, to be Captain. 1901 ‘M. Gray’ Four-leaved Clover i He's got a D.S.O. You've got to deserve a D.S.O., mind you, before you get it. a1917 E. A. Mackintosh War, the Liberator (1918) 100 If you want a D.S.O. Or a small M.C. or so Don't go crawling rashly out When there's nobody about. 1930 Notes & Queries 4 Oct. 245/2 There was a good sprinkling of D.S.O.'s and O.B.E.'s. < n.1882 as lemmas |
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