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单词 carwidgeon
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carwidgeonn.

Forms: 1600s carwidgen.
Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: carriwitchet n.
Etymology: Perhaps a variant of carriwitchet n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: carˈwidgeon.
? = carriwitchet n.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > play on words, pun > riddle involving pun
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carawimple1672
conundrum1790
a1627 T. Middleton Mayor of Quinborough (1661) v. i. 63 2 Cheat. The Whirligig, the Whibble, the Carwidgen. Sym. Hey day, what names are these! 2 Cheat. New names of late.
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