Chiefly Scottish, English regional (northern) and Irish English (northern). A lamb or (later occasionally) other domestic animal reared by hand; =…
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释义 | the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > pet (10) pet1539 Chiefly Scottish, English regional (northern) and Irish English (northern). A lamb or (later occasionally) other domestic animal reared by hand; =… peat1566 A pet animal. Obsolete. companion1608 A (domestic) animal serving as company for a person; a pet. Cf. animal companion n. at animal, n. compounds 2. sock1840 A pet child or young animal. dumb friend1870 Applied to the lower animals (and, by extension, to inanimate nature) as naturally incapable of articulate speech. Esp. in phrases dumb chum, dumb f… Subcategories:— being suitable for (1) — stray (3) — lover of (1) |
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