单词 | full-head |
释义 | † full-headn.2 Obsolete. A stag which has been partially castrated as a fawn. Cf. havier n.Unlike fully castrated animals, a full-head will develop antlers in maturity. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [noun] > castrated full-head1803 1803 J. Sleight in Ann. Agric. 39 556 The fullheads..always herd with the bucks, excepting in the rut. 1867 E. P. Shirley Some Acct. Eng. Deer Parks xi. 241 The better plan is to make ‘full-heads’..as they not only throw up good horns, but are excellent venison. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.21803 |
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