单词 | to bark |
释义 | > as lemmasto bark 5. to bark (a squirrel, etc.): see quot. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > kill animal [verb (transitive)] > by specific method sticklOE worry1340 strikea1400 spaya1425 lipc1475 smeek1691 pith1805 whoo-whoop1812 halal1819 to bark1865 destroy1866 flight1892 lethalize1897 lethal1922 1828 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. I. 294 A common way of killing squirrels is..to strike with the ball the bark of the tree immediately beneath the squirrel; the concussion produced by which kills the animal instantly without mutilating it.] 1865 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 29 May, Fellows that with their heavy barrels and small-bores can ‘bark a squirrel.’ < as lemmas |
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