单词 | mappie |
释义 | mappien. Scottish. A rabbit. Cf. map n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Oryctolagus (rabbit) coneyc1430 rabbit1502 bunny1699 pussy1715 mappie1825 map1866 drummer1894 flopsy bunny1909 underground mutton1946 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Mappie, a term used in speaking to or calling a rabbit. Roxb[urghshire]. 1866 J. Smith Merry Bridal o' Firthmains 27 Wi' a mappie, an' a puggie, An' a bonnie barkin' duggie. 1899 J. Colville Sc. Vernacular 14 in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. 204/3 The mappie was his favourite pet. 1928 J. L. R. Baxter A' Ae 'Oo' 32 An' Watt had birds and mappies, fyles The scholars brocht for mony miles. 1998 N. Harper Spik o the Place 93 Mappies hiv aeten a' ma man's lettuce. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825 |
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