chipping sparrown.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪpɪŋ ˌsparəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪpɪŋ ˌspɛroʊ/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of imitative origin, -ing suffix², sparrow n.

Etymology: Apparently < an element of imitative origin (compare cheep v.) + -ing suffix² + sparrow n. Compare earlier chipping bird n. and chip n.³, and later chip v.³, chip sparrow n.

A small New World sparrow, Spizella passerina (family Emberizidae), widespread in North and Central America, having grey and brown plumage with a reddish crown and a dark streak across the eye, and a distinctive call comprising a short ‘chip’ sound repeated at varying speeds.

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1810 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. II. 127 (heading) Chipping Sparrow. Fringilla socialis.

1867 Amer. Naturalist 1 402 Simultaneously with the Bluebird the Chipping Sparrow awakes, and is soon heard chanting his simple cricket-like song from the garden and lawn.

1904 M. E. Wallace Wood-carver iii. 144 I bethought me of the little chipping-sparrow's nest in a spruce tree.

1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 298/2 The friendly song and chipping sparrows nest in shrubbery close to houses.

2014 C. Rees & D. Thomas Birds of Feather 162 A chipping sparrow takes advantage as a gray squirrel ruffles the peonies and Echinacea, and spills seed fallen from the feeder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	chipping sparrow
释义	chipping sparrown. Brit. /ˈtʃɪpɪŋ ˌsparəʊ/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪpɪŋ ˌspɛroʊ/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of imitative origin, -ing suffix², sparrow n. Etymology: Apparently < an element of imitative origin (compare cheep v.) + -ing suffix² + sparrow n. Compare earlier chipping bird n. and chip n.³, and later chip v.³, chip sparrow n. A small New World sparrow, Spizella passerina (family Emberizidae), widespread in North and Central America, having grey and brown plumage with a reddish crown and a dark streak across the eye, and a distinctive call comprising a short ‘chip’ sound repeated at varying speeds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Emberizidae > subfamily Emberizinae (bunting) > genus Spizella > spizella passerina (chipping sparrow) chipping bird1791 chipping sparrow1810 chip-bird1824 chip sparrow1843 chippy1856 1810 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. II. 127 (heading) Chipping Sparrow. Fringilla socialis. 1867 Amer. Naturalist 1 402 Simultaneously with the Bluebird the Chipping Sparrow awakes, and is soon heard chanting his simple cricket-like song from the garden and lawn. 1904 M. E. Wallace Wood-carver iii. 144 I bethought me of the little chipping-sparrow's nest in a spruce tree. 1961 O. L. Austin Birds of World 298/2 The friendly song and chipping sparrows nest in shrubbery close to houses. 2014 C. Rees & D. Thomas Birds of Feather 162 A chipping sparrow takes advantage as a gray squirrel ruffles the peonies and Echinacea, and spills seed fallen from the feeder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1810
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