| 释义 |
rood goose Sc.
Also 8–9 rude goose.
[Of obscure origin.]
= road-goose.
The two earliest quots., which relate to Ross-shire, are the only real evidence for the name.
1791Statist. Acc. Scotl. I. 265 A species of geese called rood geese, which are esteemed good eating. 1794Ibid. XII. 274 Rude geese and swans sometimes come there in the winter and spring. 1817Forster Nat. Hist. Swallow Tribe (ed. 6) 94 Rat or Road goose, Clatter goose, Brand goose, Rood goose. 1862Johns Brit. Birds Index, Rood Goose, the Brent Goose. |