单词 | high-hole |
释义 | Definition of high-hole in English:high-holenoun ˈhʌɪhəʊl US rare
OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), ornithologist and poet. Folk-etymological alteration of hickwall, after high and hole, perhaps on account of the typical location of its nest inside a nesting hole in a tree. Definition of high-hole in US English:high-holenounˈhʌɪhəʊl US rare
OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), ornithologist and poet. Folk-etymological alteration of hickwall, after high and hole, perhaps on account of the typical location of its nest inside a nesting hole in a tree. |
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