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单词 head-shake
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head-shakev.

Brit. /ˈhɛdʃeɪk/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌʃeɪk/
Inflections: Past tense head-shook, head-shaked;
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.1, shake v.
Etymology: < head n.1 + shake v. Compare earlier head shaking n. 3.
Zoology.
intransitive. Of an animal, esp. a bird: to exhibit head-shaking. Cf. head shaking n. 3.
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1930 J. Huxley Bird-watching & Bird Behaviour iv. 70 It is doubtless very enjoyable to head-shake together.
1959 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles VIII. 217 Birds already paired together frequently head-shake together.
1971 Behaviour 38 207 Female trunk up, she [sc. an elephant] yawns and headshakes.
1995 Behavioral Ecol. & Sciobiol. 36 195/2 Experienced pairs [of fish] bit.., displayed..and headshook.
2009 J. del Hoyo et al. Handbk. Birds of World I. 182/2 Then the two birds often ‘Head-shake’ together, one in the water and the other on the platform.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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