单词 | turtling |
释义 | turtlingn. The action or occupation of ‘fishing’ for or catching turtle. Also attributive and as present participle (as if from turtle v.2). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun] > conversing caressingly or amorously turtling1669 billing1733 cooing1821 turtle-doveism1850 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting other marine animals > [noun] > hunting turtles turtling1726 turkling1978 1669 High Court of Admiralty Exam. 77 19 Aug. Intended to goe..with the ship to the island of Kiamanas to make a turtling voyage. 1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 19 I sent my Boat ashore, to see..if any People were there a Turtling. 1810 Sporting Mag. 35 287 The French fishermen come there turtling. 1889 H. H. Romilly Verandah in New Guinea 184 A turtling trip. 1889 H. H. Romilly Verandah in New Guinea 189 The turtling was not very successful. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1669 |
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