单词 | swish-tail |
释义 | > as lemmasswish-tail swish-tail n. Brit. /ˈswɪʃteɪl/ , U.S. /ˈswɪʃˌteɪl/ †(a) slang a pheasant; (b) a long flowing tail which can be swished about (earlier switch n. tail); also attributive.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [noun] > tail > long flowing tail whisk tail1675 swing-tail1683 sweep tail1686 switch tail1689 swish-tail1796 swish1844 whiptail1887 the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > genus Phasianus > phasianus colchicus (pheasant) pheasantc1299 ring pheasant1777 swish-tail1796 ring-neck1825 Colchian pheasant1862 Mongolian pheasant1903 Mongolian1909 Kyrgyz pheasant1922 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Swish Tail, a pheasant; so called by the persons who sell game for the poachers. 1826 Sporting Mag. 18 431 [He] had four swishtail greys, but not of the right cut. 1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows I. iii. 62 His swish tail ain't long enough. < as lemmas |
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