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单词 coo
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coon.

Brit. /kuː/, U.S. /ku/
Etymology: < coo v.
a. The sound uttered by doves and pigeons; a sound resembling this.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > pigeon > sound made by
cooing1695
coo1729
the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > dove > sound made by
cooing1695
coo1729
doling1848
roucoulement1853
1729 R. Savage Wanderer i. (R.) Soft coos of distant doves.
a1851 D. M. Moir Bloom & Blight in Poet. Wks. (1852) v The cushat's coo of love.
1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist vi. 101 The wood-pigeon had uttered his last coo.
b. reduplicated.
ΚΠ
1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Sept. 2/1 The perpetual, never-ceasing song of the wind..and the coo-coo of the wood-pigeon.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

coov.

Brit. /kuː/, U.S. /ku/
Etymology: Imitative of the sound.
1.
a. intransitive. To make the soft murmuring sound or note characteristic of doves and pigeons.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of pigeon)
coo1672
roocoocoo1922
the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound (of dove)
mourna1522
crookle1574
crook1586
whorr1598
croo1611
coo1672
cruckle1691
roocoocoo1922
1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada ii. i. ii. 82 So, two kind Turtles..sit alone, And Cooe, and hearken to each others moan.
1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week v. 29 As the Wood Pidgeon cooes without his Mate.
1778 G. White Let. 9 Sept. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 241 Doves coo in an amorous and mournful manner.
1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. Pref. p. xxiii The Stock-dove is said to coo, a sound well imitating the note of the bird.
1887 W. Besant World went very well Then I. ii. 40 The doves cooed sleepily from the dovecot.
b. reduplicated.
ΚΠ
1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 213 The dove may be heard..coo-cooing still more softly..to her mate.
2. transferred. To utter a sound like that of a dove; esp. said of an infant.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > coo or crool
crool1574
coo1736
1736 E. Stanley tr. T. de Saint-Hyacinthe Histoire du Prince Titi 11 He was perpetually smiling or cooing..he never cried, nay did not so much as whimper.
1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 94 Between his three or four sleeps, he [sc. the Baby] coos like a pigeon-house.
1885 H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 233 As he cooed on in this way he applied the web like a plaster to the torn flesh.
3. To converse caressingly or amorously; usually in phr. to bill and coo: see bill v.2 3.
ΚΠ
1816 Ld. Byron Let. 24 Dec. (1976) V. 149 What are you doing now, Oh Thomas Moore?.. Billing or cooing now, Which, Thomas Moore?
1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxx. 295 Jenny and Jessamy..billing and cooing in an arbour.
4. transitive.
a. To utter or express by cooing.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (transitive)] > coo
coo1798
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (transitive)] > utter in flattering manner
coo1798
1798 B. Johnson Orig. Poems 73 No longer now he..cooes the praise of ev'ry fair.
1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 444 A pair of turtle-doves lived in one nest, and cooed their love on the same branch.
1891 Wingfield Maid of Hon. II. xviii. 262 ‘The good Marquise,’ she cooed. ‘The dear excellent Marquise.’
b. To send to rest, etc. by cooing.
ΚΠ
1814 S. Rogers Jacqueline ii. 3 The doves had cooed themselves to rest.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cooint.

Brit. /kuː/, U.S. /ku/
Forms: Also coo-er.
An exclamation expressing surprise or incredulity. slang.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection]
whatOE
well, wellOE
avoyc1300
ouc1300
ay1340
lorda1393
ahaa1400
hillaa1400
whannowc1450
wow1513
why?1520
heydaya1529
ah1538
ah me!a1547
fore me!a1547
o me!a1547
what the (also a) goodyear1570
precious coals1576
Lord have mercy (on us)1581
good heavens1588
whau1589
coads1590
ay me!1591
my stars!a1593
Gods me1595
law1598
Godso1600
to go out1600
coads-nigs1608
for mercy!a1616
good stars!1615
mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616
gramercy1617
goodness1623
what next?1662
mon Dieu1665
heugh1668
criminy1681
Lawd1696
the dickens1697
(God, etc.) bless my heart1704
alackaday1705
(for) mercy's sake!1707
my1707
deuce1710
gracious1712
goodly and gracious1713
my word1722
my stars and garters!1758
lawka1774
losha1779
Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784
great guns!1795
mein Gott1795
Dear me!1805
fancy1813
well, I'm sure!1815
massy1817
Dear, dear!1818
to get off1818
laws1824
Mamma mia1824
by crikey1826
wisha1826
alleleu1829
crackey1830
Madonna mia1830
indeed1834
to go on1835
snakes1839
Jerusalem1840
sapristi1840
oh my days1841
tear and ages1841
what (why, etc.) in time?1844
sakes alive!1846
gee willikers1847
to get away1847
well, to be sure!1847
gee1851
Great Scott1852
holy mackerel!1855
doggone1857
lawsy1868
my wig(s)!1871
gee whiz1872
crimes1874
yoicks1881
Christmas1882
hully gee1895
'ullo1895
my hat!1899
good (also great) grief!1900
strike me pink!1902
oo-er1909
what do you know?1909
cripes1910
coo1911
zowiec1913
can you tie that?1918
hot diggety1924
yeow1924
ziggety1924
stone (or stiffen) the crows1930
hullo1931
tiens1932
whammo1932
po po po1936
how about that?1939
hallo1942
brother1945
tie that!1948
surprise1953
wowee1963
yikes1971
never1974
to sod off1976
whee1978
mercy1986
yipes1989
1911 Punch 5 July 8/1 ‘My dear Bobby,’ I said, ‘I know everything about everything.’ ‘Coo—I bet you don't.’
1927 C. Mackenzie Vestal Fire iii. ii Coo! they don't mind bumping into you, do they?
1929 E. Raymond Family that Was i. ivCoo!’ exclaimed Joyce. ‘O Mummy, may he?’
1934 P. Fleming One's Company xxiii. 168 But M.'s enormous stature drew many subdued cries of ‘Ai-ai-ai-yah!’, which is Chinese for ‘Coo-er!’
1963 Times 22 Apr. 6/4 Coo, is that really the time?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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