单词 | bonham |
释义 | bonhamn. Irish English. A young pig. Cf. boneen n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > young > sucking-pig suckerc1384 sucking-pig1553 sow's-baby1699 bonham1849 1849 Freeman's Jrnl. 4 Sept. Store pigs brought from 50s. to 60s., and bonhams from 15s. 1878 Shamrock 5 Oct. 19/1 There is three or four o' the bonhams dead already, misther. 1938 J. Cary Castle Corner v. 279 She's as fat as a bonham. 1975 Cork Examiner 30 May 21/1 (advt.) For sale first litter sow and eight bonhams. 2008 J. Quinn Goodnight Ballivor xxxvii. 169 A creel of bonhams, one of whom emits ear-splitting shrieks as he is hauled out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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