单词 | hedgeling |
释义 | hedgelingn. 1. A young or dwarf hedge. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [noun] > land-bird > living in trees, woods, or hedges > young hedgeling1787 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > planted, cultivated, or valued > hedge or hedgerow hedgerow940 rewOE rowa1225 palisado1604 crackmans1610 hedgeling1787 1787 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Norfolk I. 103 The hedgling is defended on one side by a deep ditch. 2. A young hedge-bird. (Cf. fledgling n. and adj.) ΚΠ 1848 T. Aird Poet. Wks. 241 The callow hedgelings chirping through the briar. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < |
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