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单词 veterine
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veterineadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin veterīnus.
Etymology: < classical Latin veterīnus (of animals) used for draft or similar purposes (compare veterīnae (feminine plural), veterīna (neuter plural), draught animals) < veter- , vetus old (see veteran n.) + -īnus -ine suffix1.In quot. 1656 after T. Cooper Thesaurus:1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Veterinus,..that beareth burdeins. vt Veterina animalia. Plin. Beastes vsed in cariage, as horses, mules, asses.
Obsolete. rare.
Of an animal: used for pulling or carrying loads. Also as n. with the.With quot. 1656 compare note in etymology.
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the world > animals > domestic animal > [adjective] > labouring > that bears a burden
bearingOE
sumptery1546
veterine1656
burden-bearing1793
weight-carrying1883
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Veterine, that bears burdens; used in carriage.
1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. Bv The hoofes, are solid in those [animals] that are not cornigerous:..and they are renewed only in the veterine... The taile is..setose in the veterine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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