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单词 redd
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redd1

verb rɛdred
[with object]redd something upIrish, Scottish
  • Put something in order; tidy.

    you take this baby while I redd the room up

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'clear space'): perhaps related to rid.

Rhymes

abed, ahead, bed, behead, Birkenhead, bled, bread, bred, coed, cred, crossbred, dead, dread, Ed, embed, Enzed, fed, fled, Fred, gainsaid, head, infrared, ked, lead, led, Med, misled, misread, Ned, outspread, premed, pure-bred, read, red, said, samoyed, shed, shred, sked, sled, sped, Spithead, spread, stead, ted, thread, tread, underbred, underfed, wed

redd2

noun rɛdrɛd
  • A hollow in a riverbed made by a trout or salmon to spawn in.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The female rests after spawning and then repeats the operation, creating a new redd, depositing more eggs, and resting again until spawning is complete.
    • There is a relatively high amount of territorial behavior found in brook trout and territory is established shortly after emergence from the redd.
    • With all the water rushing down our rivers and streams, some of the redds might have been washed out, but nature has an excellent habit of looking after itself.
    • The female digs a shallow redd into which the eggs are deposited.
    • During the courtship, which can last up to several hours, the male vibrates and crosses in front of the female, while the female is preparing for spawning by digging the redd.

Origin

Mid 17th century (originally Scots and northern English in the sense 'spawn'): of unknown origin.

 
 

redd1

verbred
[with object]redd something upIrish, Scottish
  • Put something in order; tidy.

    you take this baby while I redd the room up

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘clear space’): perhaps related to rid.

redd2

nounredrɛd
  • A hollow in a riverbed made by a trout or salmon to spawn in.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The female digs a shallow redd into which the eggs are deposited.
    • The female rests after spawning and then repeats the operation, creating a new redd, depositing more eggs, and resting again until spawning is complete.
    • With all the water rushing down our rivers and streams, some of the redds might have been washed out, but nature has an excellent habit of looking after itself.
    • There is a relatively high amount of territorial behavior found in brook trout and territory is established shortly after emergence from the redd.
    • During the courtship, which can last up to several hours, the male vibrates and crosses in front of the female, while the female is preparing for spawning by digging the redd.

Origin

Mid 17th century (originally Scots and northern English in the sense ‘spawn’): of unknown origin.

 
 
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