| 单词 | skunkdom |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈskunkdom ˈskunkdom n. †(a) skunkish character obsolete rare; (b) the world of skunks; skunks collectively. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > offensiveness > [noun] offensiveness1618 skunkdom1839 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mephitis (skunk) > collectively skunkdom1839 1839 J. Brown Lett. (1907) 49 My skunkdom requires only to be known to be felt! 1867 New Eng. Farmer Feb. 84/1 Reduce the tax on the faithful house and farm dog one-half from its present amount..and skunkdom would be shaken to its centre, while turkeys would gobble a merry requiem over the remains of their adversaries. 1945 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 16 Jan. 2/6 By all the rules of skunkdom he [sc. the skunk] ought to be asleep in a hole somewhere. 2012 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News (Nexis) 29 May There was much yapping at that [sc. a ceramic skunk]. Charlie ever meets the real deal of skunkdom, and the enthusiasm will fizzle, I'm sure. < as lemmas |
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