单词 | canarding |
释义 | † canardingn. Obsolete. rare. The action of playing a wind instrument in such a way as to produce a harsh sound like that of a duck. ΚΠ 1828 H. Angelo Reminisc. I. 186 ‘Baw, baw!’ exclaimed the musician, ‘vorse and vorse; no more of your canarding, tis as a duck.’ 1840 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 553 He..had the good taste to quit the instrument [sc. the hautboy] because his master petulantly complained of his canarding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † canardingadj. Obsolete. rare. Of a wind instrument: that makes a harsh sound like that of a duck. ΚΠ 1827 W. H. Pyne World in Miniature: Eng., Scotl. & Ireland II. 241 A vagabond blowing with the force of a forge bellows, into that canarding instrument the hautboy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1828adj.1827 |
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