释义 |
▪ I. woodie|ˈwʊdɪ| [-ie.] colloq. abbrev. of wood-pigeon.
1947Contemp. Rev. June 368 Their habits were not so regular as the woodies. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 23 Feb. 57/3 These birds eat wood pigeons' eggs... Some keen observers estimate that something like 80 per cent of the ‘woodies'’ eggs that are laid are so destroyed. 1972Shooting Times & Country Mag. 4 Mar. 17/3 There shouldn't be many woodies remaining in the area. 1980G. Hammond Reward Game ix. 129 Do you want sixty-odd woodies for the freezer? ▪ II. woodie var. widdy; obs. f. woody a. ▪ III. woodie var. woody n. |