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单词 otter down
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otter downn.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: eiderdown n.
Etymology: Apparently an alteration of eiderdown n. (although this is first attested slightly later), perhaps after otter n.1
Obsolete. rare.
= eiderdown n.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > feathers > type of feathers or down
swan's-downa1616
otter down1759
eiderdown1774
ostrich1842
1759 S. Johnson Idler 20 Jan. 17 Now to be sold..some Duvets for bed-coverings, of down, beyond comparison superior to what is called Otter Down.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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