| 单词 | fogdog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfogdog fogdog n. (a) originally Nautical slang a break or clear patch in a fog at sea; (b) the part of a rainbow which meets the horizon; cf. dog n.1 9. ΚΠ 1831 Athenæum 2 Apr. 211/3 These transient breaks, which are called by the sailors ‘Fog dogs,’..are generally considered good. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 663 Dogg, the lower part of a rainbow visible towards the horizon, and betokening squally weather... On the banks of Newfoundland they are considered precursors of clearer weather, and termed fog-dogs. 1920 I. Hornibrook Coxswain Drake of Seascouts x. 152 Gosh! it is shutting in blinding thick—an' never a sign of a fog dog—a rift! 2000 L. Stegner Pipers at Gates Dawn 85 Several times she encountered clear spots where the fog was beginning to break—fogdogs, they were called. 2014 M. Lovric True & Splendid Hist. Harristown Sisters ix. 64 A great Irish rainbow had bloomed over all County Kildare with its fogdogs crouched right on the road back to Harristown. < as lemmas |
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