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单词 mutt-eye
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mutt-eyen.

Brit. /ˈmʌtʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈmətˌaɪ/, Australian English /ˈmʌtɑe/, /ˈmʌdɑe/
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mutt n., eye n.1
Etymology: Apparently < mutt n. + eye n.1, although the reason for the name is unknown; compare similar collocations in quot. 1966.
Australian slang.
Cut corn.
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the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun]
corn871
curnsa1400
frumentc1440
stuff1461
victual1473
plough-meat1580
fourment1601
breadstuff1793
white victual1799
cereal1832
corn-chandlery1883
mutt-eye1946
1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven x. 143 Five sacks of potatoes, three of mutt-eyes, another three of pumpkins.
1966 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. (ed. 2) iv. 84 Bull's eyes, fried eggs; mutt eyes, corn; frog's eyes, boiled sago.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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