mutton-birdingn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌt(ə)nbəːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈməd(ə)nˌbərdɪŋ/, Australian English

/ˈmʌt(ə)nbɜːdɪŋ/,

/ˈmʌd(ə)nbɜːdɪŋ/, New Zealand English

/ˈmʌd(ə)nbɜːdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutton-bird v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < mutton-bird v. + -ing suffix¹, perhaps after birding n.

Australian and New Zealand.

The practice or activity of catching mutton-birds for food or sale.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > [noun] > catching specific bird

birding1872

mutton-birding1872

moa-hunting1905

1872 M. B. Brownrigg Cruise of Freak 55 To this place Mr Baudinet and his family annually resort for about two months, for mutton-birding operations.

1881 G. Walch Victoria in 1880 49 One of the sports of the neighbourhood is ‘mutton-birding’.

1903 N.Z. Illustr. Mag. Nov. 117 We now induced the Captain to tell us something of his mutton-birding experiences.

1978 D. Fuller Maori Food & Cookery 14 Torches (rama) were used extensively for night travel, for muttonbirding and other nocturnal hunting.

1985 Reader's Digest Bk. N.Z. Birds 97 Muttonbirding begins on 1 April.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mutton-birding
释义	mutton-birdingn. Brit. /ˈmʌt(ə)nbəːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈməd(ə)nˌbərdɪŋ/, Australian English /ˈmʌt(ə)nbɜːdɪŋ/, /ˈmʌd(ə)nbɜːdɪŋ/, New Zealand English /ˈmʌd(ə)nbɜːdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutton-bird v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < mutton-bird v. + -ing suffix¹, perhaps after birding n. Australian and New Zealand. The practice or activity of catching mutton-birds for food or sale. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > [noun] > catching specific bird birding1872 mutton-birding1872 moa-hunting1905 1872 M. B. Brownrigg Cruise of Freak 55 To this place Mr Baudinet and his family annually resort for about two months, for mutton-birding operations. 1881 G. Walch Victoria in 1880 49 One of the sports of the neighbourhood is ‘mutton-birding’. 1903 N.Z. Illustr. Mag. Nov. 117 We now induced the Captain to tell us something of his mutton-birding experiences. 1978 D. Fuller Maori Food & Cookery 14 Torches (rama) were used extensively for night travel, for muttonbirding and other nocturnal hunting. 1985 Reader's Digest Bk. N.Z. Birds 97 Muttonbirding begins on 1 April. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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