单词 | burro |
释义 | burron. A donkey. Now esp. U.S. (common in Western states). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > male or jackass stone-assa1607 Jack1631 jackass1727 burro1800 dickass1825 Washoe canary1867 Rocky Mountain canary1889 1800 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 119 The easy pace and sure step of the John burros. 1803 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 129 By the aid of a burro and the good baiting-places in the way. [Frequent in Southey.] 1845 T. J. Green Jrnl. Texian Exped. xii. 166 The sick were permitted to ride upon ‘burros’ (jack-asses). 1882 Rep. Precious Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) 569 With these attached a burro or horse runs the machine. 1884 Harper's Mag. Oct. 750/2 Even pottery and singing-birds, are..brought burro-back, packed in..crates. 1932 E. Wilson Devil take Hindmost xviii. 197 One of the burros is laden with wooden casks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1800 |
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