单词 | squab-virtuoso |
释义 | > as lemmassquab-virtuoso a. In sense 2, as squab-condition, squab-gull, squab-pigeon, squab-virtuoso. ΚΠ 1686 F. Spence tr. A. Varillas Ἀνεκδοτα Ἑτερουιακα 227 He nurs'd up these Squab-virtuoso's in Literature almost from the very Cradle. 1737 Compl. Family-piece (ed. 2) i. iii. 219 To pickle Sparrows or Squab-Pigeons. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxiv. 320 The squab-gull of Hans Island has a well-earned reputation..for its delicious juices. 1877 Newton in Encycl. Brit. VI. 407 The young [of the cormorant]..remain for some time in the squab-condition. < as lemmas |
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