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单词 marcassin
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marcassinn.

Brit. /mɑːˈkasɪn/, U.S. /mɑrˈkæsᵻn/
Forms: 1700s– marcassin, 1900s– marcasine.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French marcassin.
Etymology: < French marcassin young wild boar (1549 in Middle French; 1496 in Picard form marquesin ), probably < marque mark n.1 + -assin (in bécassin jack snipe, or similar formations), as the animal's coat is striped.
A young wild boar. Also: the flesh of this animal used as food.Formerly spec. in Heraldry as a charge.
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1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Marcassin.
1847 H. Gough Gloss. Terms Brit. Heraldry 211 Marcassin, a young wild boar, distinguished from an old one by having its tail hanging down instead of twisted.
1964 Harper's Bazaar Sept. 125/1 I have bought and cooked marcassin (young wild boar) in Paris but it is no use looking for it here.
1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 May x. 24/1 We rewarded ourselves..with a fine lunch at the Auberge de l'Isle: a dozen hors d'oeuvres, a country soup, marcassin (young boar) and a delicate currant sorbet.
1992 Gourmet Feb. 127/1 There was also a marcassin (baby wild boar) in a cage—but he was a domestic pet, or so I was assured.
1993 Northumbrian 25 Winter 24/2 Continental chefs working in this country missed using marcasine (the young boar) and sanglier (slightly older boar) and were keen to find a supply.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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