road-killedadj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdkɪld/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdˌkɪld/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., killed adj.

Etymology: < road n. + killed adj. Compare roadkill n.

Originally and chiefly North American.

Of an animal: killed by a vehicle on the road. Cf. roadkill n.

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the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > [adjective] > by specific method

stickedc1330

pithed1864

road-killed1943

autocidal1960

1943 Amer. Midland Naturalist 29 603 A road-killed specimen of the western hog-nosed snake.

1955 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 31 Mar. 30/5 Increased numbers of road killed animals have been noted by game and highway officials during the past few months.

1990 D. Kline Great Possessions (1993) i. 9 Sometimes when feeding on a road-killed rabbit, they will not take flight when passed by a buggy.

1999 New Yorker 12 Apr. 67/3 In later years, the family would joke about their poverty, recalling a time when they dined on a road-killed guinea hen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	road-killed
释义	road-killedadj. Brit. /ˈrəʊdkɪld/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌkɪld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., killed adj. Etymology: < road n. + killed adj. Compare roadkill n. Originally and chiefly North American. Of an animal: killed by a vehicle on the road. Cf. roadkill n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > [adjective] > by specific method stickedc1330 pithed1864 road-killed1943 autocidal1960 1943 Amer. Midland Naturalist 29 603 A road-killed specimen of the western hog-nosed snake. 1955 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 31 Mar. 30/5 Increased numbers of road killed animals have been noted by game and highway officials during the past few months. 1990 D. Kline Great Possessions (1993) i. 9 Sometimes when feeding on a road-killed rabbit, they will not take flight when passed by a buggy. 1999 New Yorker 12 Apr. 67/3 In later years, the family would joke about their poverty, recalling a time when they dined on a road-killed guinea hen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1943
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