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单词 chickell
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chickelln.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a first element of expressive or imitative origin, -el suffix1.
Etymology: Apparently < a base imitative of the bird's cry (compare earlier chick n.3 2, and also quot. 1885 at chuck n.1 2) + -el suffix1. Compare earlier chack n. 3, chuck n.1 2.
English regional (south-western). Obsolete.
The (northern) wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe.Cf. chack n. 3, chuck n.1 2.
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1809 Monthly Mag. Jan. 545/2 Chickell, the wheatear. C[ornwall].
1828 J. Fleming Hist. Brit. Animals 67 S[axicola] Oenanthe. Fallow-chat... E[nglish names], Wheat-ear, Fallow-smich, White-tail, Chickell.
1908 Spectator 29 Aug. 290/1 In various parts of the country the wheatear is known by such peculiar names as ‘chickell’, ‘chuckbird’, and ‘stone-chucker’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).
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