| 释义 |
hobhouchin Obs. or dial.
Also -howchin.
[f. Hob n.1 + houchin.]
An owl.
1682N. O. Boileau's Lutrin iii. 126 If poor Hobhowchin puts you in this fearing. 1750W. Ellis Mod. Husbandm. V. ii. 100 With us the Owl is called Hobhouchin, and makes a great hooping Noise or cry, many times in the Night. |