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单词 phip
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phipn.int.

Forms: Middle English fipp, Middle English fyppe, Middle English–1500s phippe, 1500s phyp, 1500s 1800s phip.
Origin: Probably from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Phip.
Etymology: Probably < Phip, pet-form of the male forename Philip (see Philip n.), in imitation of the bird's cry. Compare Philip n. 2.
Obsolete (rare after 16th cent.).
A name for a sparrow. Also: the chirp of a sparrow. Hence as int. Cf. Philip n. 2.It is unclear whether quot. 1885 provides genuine evidence of use in modern English.
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c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xi. 41 ‘Ȝee, farewel phippe [v.r. fipp; c1400 C text fyppe],’ quod fauntelte.
a1529 J. Skelton Phyllyp Sparowe (?1545) sig. A.v And whan I sayd, Phyp, Phyp Than he wold lepe and skyp.
1573 G. Gascoigne In Prayse of Phillip in Hundreth Sundrie Flowres sig. Oiiiiv As if you say but fend cut phippe, Lord how the peat will turne and skippe.
1594 J. Lyly Mother Bombie iii. iv. (song) To whit to whoo, the Owle does cry, Phip, phip, the sparrowes as they fly.
1885 C. Swainson Provincial Names Brit. Birds 29 Hedge sparrow... From its short piping note it is called..Philip or Phip.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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