单词 | finched |
释义 | finchedadj. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [adjective] > having particular markings hawked?a1513 scored1535 tailed1539 rigged1555 spink1558 spanged1582 spinked1588 wanded1713 finched1786 sparky1787 finch-backed1790 sheeted1834 1786 G. Culley Observ. Live Stock 56 They [Long-horned Cattle]..have (in general) a white streak or lace along their back, which the breeders term finched. 1794 T. Wedge Gen. View Agric. Chester 31 Their [cows'] prevailing colours are red, brindled and pied; with almost universally ‘finched’, or white backs. 1825 in J. C. Loudon Encycl. Agric. §6108. 954 (quoting Culley). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1786 |
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