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单词 bonham
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bonhamn.

Brit. /ˈbɒnəm/, U.S. /ˈbɑnəm/, Irish English /ˈbɑnəm/
Forms: 1800s– bonham, 1900s– banam, 1900s– bonam, 1900s– bonamh, 1900s– bonyon.
Origin: Probably a borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish banbh.
Etymology: Probably < Irish banbh (see boneen n.). Compare earlier boneen n.
Irish English.
A young pig. Cf. boneen n.
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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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