单词 | scamel |
释义 | † scameln. Obsolete. rare. Meaning uncertain: the statement in quot. 1870 is of doubtful value. Some have proposed to read staniel. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > falco tinnunculus (kestrel) stanielc825 kestrel14.. stanchel?a1513 mollec1535 windfucker1599 stonegall1602 fleingall1608 fuckwind1611 scamela1616 furze-kite1635 wind-vanner1668 windhover1674 keelie1808 standgale1840 fanner1875 stand hawk1878 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. ii. 171 And sometimes I'le get thee young Scamels from the Rocke. View more context for this quotation 1870 H. Stevenson Birds Norfolk II. 260 At Blakeney Mr. Dowell states that bar-tailed godwits are known to the local gunners by the singular appellation of ‘Picks’ and ‘Scamells’... He believes by ‘Scamells’ are meant the females and those found singly in autumn.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1616 |
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