| 单词 | jenny-howlet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjenny-howlet a. Used as a prefix to denote a female animal, as jenny-ass, and esp. in names of birds, as jenny-hooper, jenny-howlet, and sometimes loosely applied without reference to sex. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > family unit > [adjective] > female femalea1398 jenny1600 hen1768 the world > animals > birds > [adjective] > female hena1500 jenny1600 the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] owleOE howlec1430 mouser1440 howletc1450 nightbirdc1450 owlet1542 night owl1581 jenny-howlet1600 tu-whit tu-whoo1604 Welsh ambassador1608 mouse-catcher1611 Welsh falconera1640 hooter1673 hobhouchin1682 flying-cat1699 houchin1746 jumbie bird1827 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > female ass mareOE asinec1540 jenny-ass1600 jenny1808 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxii. 122 To preuent the danger of owles and iennie whuppers. 1632 R. Brome Northern Lasse iii. ii, in Wks. (1873) III. 53 I should not be so fond to mistake a Jennie Howlet for a Tassel Gentle. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Jinny-Hullet, an owl. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Jenny-Hooker, an owl. North. It is also called a Jenny-howlet. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 34 Blue Titmouse..Jenny tit (Suffolk). < as lemmas |
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