| 单词 | cow pie |
| 释义 | > as lemmascow pie cow pie n. (a) humorous (in the Desperate Dan comic strip; see quot. 1939) a very large beef pie, depicted as having horns protruding from the crust; (b) North American colloquial a piece of (dried) cattle dung; a cowpat. ΚΠ 1939 Dandy 8 July 2 (cartoon caption) Dear Aunt Aggie,..I hope you'll have half a dozen of them famous cow pies of yours ready for me... Put five cows in each pie instead of four. 1947 C. B. Davis Jeremy Bell 9 Because there's a cow pie in the middle of the road don't mean there's a law you've got to step in it. 1975 J. Rosenthal Evacuees in Bar Mitzvah Boy & Other Television Plays (1987) 88 We'll..come back to school—where Zuckerman will no doubt continue his education by looking at pictures of Desperate Dan eating cow-pie. 1994 Harrowsmith (Camden East, Ont.) Feb. 36/2 While a cow pie in a pasture may not represent a threat to the environment, cattle are often allowed to pollute rivers and streams. < as lemmas |
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