| 释义 |
te-wit, te-whit
also 6 teuyt, tueit, imitations of the cry of some birds.
a1518Skelton Magnyf. 1005 And howe styll she [hawk] dothe syt! Teuyt, teuyt! Where is my wyt? 1549Compl. Scotl. vi. 39 The oxee cryit tueit. 1791Wolcott (P. Pindar) Commiss. Ep. Ld. Lonsdale 110 Jove's bird..Turn Owl to cry Tee-whit in some old barn. |