释义 |
dun-fly [f. dun a.] a. A kind of artificial fly used in angling. b. A kind of gadfly.
a1450Fysshynge w. Angle (1883) 33 The donne flye: the body of the donne woll. 1653Walton Angler iv. 97, I will name..the dun flie, the stone flie, the red flie [etc.]. 1829Glover Hist. Derby I. 177 Oestrus Curvicauda, Gadbee or Dun Fly. |