merry-wingn.²

Brit.

/ˈmɛrɪwɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmɛriˌwɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merry adj., wing n.

Etymology: < merry adj. + wing n., apparently referring to the sound made by the wings of the bird when in flight. Compare merrywing n.¹ and whistle-wing n. at whistle n. Compounds 2.

U.S.

Either of two ducks of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneye B. clangula, and the bufflehead, B. albeola.

ΚΠ

1888 G. Trumbull Names & Portraits Birds 78 Another and very pretty name, heard at Lyme, Conn., but almost exclusively among the old people, is merry-wing.

1890 Cent. Dict. Merrywing, the whistlewing or common goldeneye..; also, the buffle, Bucephala albeolo.

1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 546 Merry-wing, a North-American fowler's name for the golden-eye.

1923 U.S. Dept. Agric. Misc. Circular No. 13. 22 Merrywing (Conn., western end of Lake Erie).

1944 L. A. Hausman Illustr. Encycl. Amer. Birds 519 Merry-wing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merry-wing
释义	merry-wingn.² Brit. /ˈmɛrɪwɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɛriˌwɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merry adj., wing n. Etymology: < merry adj. + wing n., apparently referring to the sound made by the wings of the bird when in flight. Compare merrywing n.¹ and whistle-wing n. at whistle n. Compounds 2. U.S. Either of two ducks of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneye B. clangula, and the bufflehead, B. albeola. ΚΠ 1888 G. Trumbull Names & Portraits Birds 78 Another and very pretty name, heard at Lyme, Conn., but almost exclusively among the old people, is merry-wing. 1890 Cent. Dict. Merrywing, the whistlewing or common goldeneye..; also, the buffle, Bucephala albeolo. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 546 Merry-wing, a North-American fowler's name for the golden-eye. 1923 U.S. Dept. Agric. Misc. Circular No. 13. 22 Merrywing (Conn., western end of Lake Erie). 1944 L. A. Hausman Illustr. Encycl. Amer. Birds 519 Merry-wing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1888
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