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单词 perdricide
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perdricideadj.

Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French perdrix , -cide comb. form1.
Etymology: < French perdrix partridge n. + -cide comb. form1.
humorous. Obsolete.
That kills partridges, esp. for sport.
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1826 S. Smith in Edinb. Rev. 43 306 The perdricide criminals are more numerous than the violators of all the branches of the Decalogue.
1837 C. Lofft Self-formation II. 129 When I..heard from my perdricide comrades there the tale of their September exploits.
1864 Q. Rev. 116 203 No ‘perdricide’ gentleman could..imagine that [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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