| 单词 | swineherdship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈswineˌherdship ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of pigs > [noun] swine herding1851 swineherdship1863 sybotism1876 1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iv. xxi. 88 An Under-Swinheardship did serue, he sought not to be chiefe.] 1863 M. Howitt Twin Sisters & Fairy-godmother vi, in Poet's Children 103 Fortunately..he did not fill this office longer than the close of the summer, so that to whatever degradation his swineherdship might have reduced him, he was saved from it. 1899 tr. H. Heine in Q. Rev. Apr. 443 I have returned to God like the prodigal son after my long swineherdship among the Hegelians. 1907 Tamworth Herald 13 July 8/2 As the ‘swineherdship’ is vacant the Emperor offers it to the new-comer, who gladly accepts, agreeing to live in a hut near the pigstyes. < as lemmas |
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