单词 | cob-swan |
释义 | > as lemmascob-swan 2. A male swan; also cob-swan. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Cyginae (swans) > [noun] > member of genus Cygnus (miscellaneous) > cygnus olor (common swan) > male cob1570 1570 Order for Swans in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 962 Till due proofe be had..whose was the Swan, that is away; Be it Cobbe or Pen. 1611 B. Jonson Catiline ii. sig. D4 I'am not taken With a Cob-Swan, or a high-mounting Bull, As foolish Leda, and Europa were. View more context for this quotation a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 129 The hee swanne is called the Cobbe, and the shee-swanne the penne. 1840 R. Browning Sordello ii. 320 Out-soar them, cobswan of the silver flock! Sing well! < as lemmas |
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