To drive up and catch (swans, etc.) so as to provide with the mark of ownership. Cf. upping, n.2 1 ? Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [verb (transitive)] > mark swan (4) up1560 To drive up and catch (swans, etc.) so as to provide with the mark of ownership. Cf. upping, n.2 1 ? Obsolete. footmarka1642 transitive. To mark (a bird, esp. a swan) with a footmark (footmark, n. 2). Now rare. neb-marka1642 transitive. To mark (a swan) on the beak as a sign of ownership. Subcategories:— the practice of 'upping' (1) |
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