game birdn.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪm ˌbəːd/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪm ˌbərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., bird n.

Etymology: < game n. + bird n.

1. Any of various breeds of domestic fowl bred originally for cockfighting; a bird of such a breed; = game fowl n. 2.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [noun] > cock > fighting cock

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1743 Foundling Hosp. for Wit No. 2. 9 The best Game Bird in all the Coop.

1845 Monthly Jrnl. Agric. (N.Y.) Dec. 264/1 In comparison with other breeds, the game bird is like the race horse beside that which draws the cart and plow.

1891 L. Wright Bk. Poultry (new ed.) xxxi. 487 The neat, light, whip-like figure of the true Game bird.

1914 Poultry Item Oct. 16/2 There has always been in America a lack of interest in any fowl having a semblance to the game bird.

1978 Texas Monthly Dec. 274/3 I won't deny I get a thrill out of seeing a game bird fight.

2007 E. Ekarius Pocketful Poultry 128 Phoenix... This breed was developed..by crossing Japanese long-tailed birds, called Onagadori, with game birds.

2. Any of numerous wild birds which are hunted, primarily for sport; spec. (in Ornithology) any bird of the order Galliformes, which comprises grouse, pheasants, quail, and their allies.

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the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [noun] > game-bird

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1770 Ess. Game Laws 22 As all kinds of Game Birds, brood upon the ground, I make no doubt but that they are often destroyed by Serpents.

1804 Med. Repository 2nd Hexade 2 126 Elegant dried specimens of the principal sorts of game-birds which are found in England.

1887 Trans. Shropshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 10 393 The kestrel takes young gamebirds and poultry.

1917 Recreation Apr. 164/2 To stare down from a limb into the uplifted maw of a 12-gauge is not quite the most rational thing for a game bird to do.

1965 E. Richardson Living Island 63 The American robin was long classed as a game bird in several southern states.

2009 J. A. Coyne Why Evol. is True ii. 50 Longer wings could also have evolved as running aids. The chukar partridge, a game bird,..represents a living example of this step.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	game bird
释义	game birdn. Brit. /ˈɡeɪm ˌbəːd/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪm ˌbərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., bird n. Etymology: < game n. + bird n. 1. Any of various breeds of domestic fowl bred originally for cockfighting; a bird of such a breed; = game fowl n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [noun] > cock > fighting cock fighting cock1538 cock of the game1569 gamecock1634 game fowl1742 game bird1743 1743 Foundling Hosp. for Wit No. 2. 9 The best Game Bird in all the Coop. 1845 Monthly Jrnl. Agric. (N.Y.) Dec. 264/1 In comparison with other breeds, the game bird is like the race horse beside that which draws the cart and plow. 1891 L. Wright Bk. Poultry (new ed.) xxxi. 487 The neat, light, whip-like figure of the true Game bird. 1914 Poultry Item Oct. 16/2 There has always been in America a lack of interest in any fowl having a semblance to the game bird. 1978 Texas Monthly Dec. 274/3 I won't deny I get a thrill out of seeing a game bird fight. 2007 E. Ekarius Pocketful Poultry 128 Phoenix... This breed was developed..by crossing Japanese long-tailed birds, called Onagadori, with game birds. 2. Any of numerous wild birds which are hunted, primarily for sport; spec. (in Ornithology) any bird of the order Galliformes, which comprises grouse, pheasants, quail, and their allies. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [noun] > game-bird fowl of game1671 game fowl1716 game bird1770 game1850 bird1877 1770 Ess. Game Laws 22 As all kinds of Game Birds, brood upon the ground, I make no doubt but that they are often destroyed by Serpents. 1804 Med. Repository 2nd Hexade 2 126 Elegant dried specimens of the principal sorts of game-birds which are found in England. 1887 Trans. Shropshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 10 393 The kestrel takes young gamebirds and poultry. 1917 Recreation Apr. 164/2 To stare down from a limb into the uplifted maw of a 12-gauge is not quite the most rational thing for a game bird to do. 1965 E. Richardson Living Island 63 The American robin was long classed as a game bird in several southern states. 2009 J. A. Coyne Why Evol. is True ii. 50 Longer wings could also have evolved as running aids. The chukar partridge, a game bird,..represents a living example of this step. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1743
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