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单词 bonxie
释义

bonxie

[ bongk-see ]
/ ˈbɒŋk si /

noun

skua (def. 1).

Origin of bonxie

First recorded in 1765–75; of uncertain origin; final element is apparently -sy

Words nearby bonxie

bonus baby, Bonus Eventus, bonus issue, bon vivant, bon voyage, bonxie, bony, bony ankylosis, bony bream, bony fish, bony labyrinth
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Example sentences from the Web for bonxie

  • They seem to be identical in species with the "skua," or "bonxie" of the Shetlands.

    Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer

British Dictionary definitions for bonxie

bonxie
/ (ˈbɒŋksɪ) /

noun

(originally in Shetland) the great skuaSee skua

Word Origin for bonxie

C19: probably of Scandinavian origin: compare Norwegian bunke heap, something dumpy
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