单词 | cannon fly |
释义 | > as lemmascannon fly cannon fly n. Angling (now rare) = oak fly n. at oak n. Compounds 3. ΚΠ ?1758 R. Bowlker Art of Angling Improved 56 Canon, or Down-hill Fly. 1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) II. x. 297 The oak-fly. Some call this..the cannon-fly. 1932 A. C. Williams Trout Flies xx. 190 From its [sc. the Oak Fly's] characteristic attitude of resting head downwards, it is commonly known as the ‘Down Looker’. Other local names are Woodcock Fly, Cannon Fly and Ash Fly. < as lemmas |
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