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单词 river fowl
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river fowl
river fowl n. a bird found in the vicinity of rivers and other inland waters, esp. a relatively large swimming bird treated as game (cf. waterfowl n.).
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a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. lxxix. 1341 Eyren of ryuer foules beþ dyuers and oþur þan eyren of foules þat beþ yfedde in drye londe.
1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 183 There are ten pondes or moe, some of salte water for sea foule, & other some of fresh water for riuer foule and lake foule.
1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxxvii. 169 River-fowle, teales and awteales.
1773 M. Browne Angling Sports viii. 116 Trammels, a kind of Water-Nets, are placed about a foot under water for all kind of River-Fowl.
1822 S. Coleridge tr. M. Dobrizhoffer Acct. Abipones I. 332 Paraguay is not destitute of river-fowl, very like European herons and storks.
1920 Times 30 July 10/2 The canal..dotted here and there with swans..,and river fowl in great variety.
2002 Ottawa Citizen 11 July b2 River fowl have no such problems. Families of loons join ducks in smugly offering swimming instruction to their newborn.
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