| 单词 | dung-bred |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdung-bred dung-bred adj. now rare (a) (of a beetle, fly, etc.) bred in or from dung; that breeds or feeds on dung; (b) figurative (of a person) vile, contemptible. ΚΠ 1599 M. Drayton Idea in Englands Heroicall Epist. (new ed.) sig. Qiv I scorne all earthlie dung-bred scarabies. 1796 ‘A. Pasquin’ New Brighton Guide 63 Then does the fierce high-mettled steed Smite with his tail.., Scorning by nobler means than those, To extirpate the dung-bred foes. 1841 T. W. Harris Rep. Insects Massachusetts 413 These filthy, dung-bred creatures swarm in some houses, covering every article of food by day, and absolutely blackening the walls by night. 1915 South Eastern Naturalist 19 81 The majority of the dung-bred flies are not house frequenting nor cattle pestering flies, but are beneficial scavengers. 1974 R. Adams Shardik xxxiv. 288 If any more of you dung-bred bastards try to betray me, you'll be the first to die. < as lemmas |
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