单词 | spittard |
释义 | † spittardn. Obsolete. = spitter n.1There is probably some connection with spyccard n., but the exact nature of this is not clear. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [noun] > in its second year brocketa1425 pricketa1425 brockc1515 spittard1538 spitter1565 brocard1607 subulon1607 knub1617 knobber1677 knobbler1686 buck-fawn1786 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Subulo, an harte hauynge hornes without tynes, callyd as I suppose a spyttarde. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 122 When they [sc. harts] begin to haue hornes, which appeare in the second yeare of their age like Bodkins without braunches,..the Germans cal such an one Spirtzhirtz which, in English is called a Spittard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1538 |
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