单词 | lapping-season |
释义 | > as lemmaslapping-season b. U.S. Of a bear: to gather and eat fruits or nuts. Hence lapping-season. ΚΠ 1868 Amer. Naturalist 2 122 They climb in order to ‘lap’, as the hunter says. 1868 Amer. Naturalist 2 122 When mast is not plenty, they lap black-gum berries. 1881 Scribner's Monthly Oct. 858/2 This is called the lapping season, as he ensconces himself in a tree lap and breaks the limbs to pieces, in gathering nuts and fruits. < as lemmas |
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