high-holdern.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪhəʊldə/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪˌhoʊldər/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: high-hole n.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of high-hole n., after holder n.¹, although the semantic motivation is unclear.

U.S. Now rare.

The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus; = high-hole n.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Picidae > genus Colaptes (flicker) > colaptes auratus (golden-wing)

goldenwing1785

high-hole1808

high-holder1813

yellow-shafted woodpecker1822

yellowhammer1826

pigeon woodpecker1844

wake-up1844

yellow-shafted flicker1855

1813 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VII. Index High-holder.

1857 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1856: Agric. 145 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (34th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 65, Pt. 4) XVI The golden-winged wood-pecker called..‘High Holder’..in other parts.

1884 Harper's Mag. Mar. 622/1 The pigeon-hawk..is about the size of our common flicker, or high-holder.

1939 Boys' Life June 45/1 I also showed them how to make..houses for woodpeckers, high-holders, yellow hammers or flickers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high-holder
释义	high-holdern. Brit. /ˈhʌɪhəʊldə/, U.S. /ˈhaɪˌhoʊldər/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: high-hole n. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of high-hole n., after holder n.¹, although the semantic motivation is unclear. U.S. Now rare. The northern flicker, Colaptes auratus; = high-hole n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Picidae > genus Colaptes (flicker) > colaptes auratus (golden-wing) goldenwing1785 high-hole1808 high-holder1813 yellow-shafted woodpecker1822 yellowhammer1826 pigeon woodpecker1844 wake-up1844 yellow-shafted flicker1855 1813 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VII. Index High-holder. 1857 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1856: Agric. 145 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (34th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 65, Pt. 4) XVI The golden-winged wood-pecker called..‘High Holder’..in other parts. 1884 Harper's Mag. Mar. 622/1 The pigeon-hawk..is about the size of our common flicker, or high-holder. 1939 Boys' Life June 45/1 I also showed them how to make..houses for woodpeckers, high-holders, yellow hammers or flickers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1813
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