muskingn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌskɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈməskɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: musk v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < musk v. + -ing suffix¹.

The depositing of musk for scent marking by badgers and similar animals.Recorded earliest in the compound musking-place.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > member of > place for depositing musk

musking1920

1920 Chambers's Jrnl. May 291/2 The wolves have their calling-posts, the beavers have their castor-signs, the weasels have their musking-places.

1974 A. L. V. Middleton & R. J. Paget Badgers of Yorkshire & Humberside ii. 22 Voluntary musking is also seen commonly during courtship and prior to mating.

1988 Times (Nexis) 5 Mar. The clothes on her seven-stone frame are scruffy and unwashed, still scented by the accretions of badger muskings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	musking
释义	muskingn. Brit. /ˈmʌskɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈməskɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: musk v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < musk v. + -ing suffix¹. The depositing of musk for scent marking by badgers and similar animals.Recorded earliest in the compound musking-place. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > member of > place for depositing musk musking1920 1920 Chambers's Jrnl. May 291/2 The wolves have their calling-posts, the beavers have their castor-signs, the weasels have their musking-places. 1974 A. L. V. Middleton & R. J. Paget Badgers of Yorkshire & Humberside ii. 22 Voluntary musking is also seen commonly during courtship and prior to mating. 1988 Times (Nexis) 5 Mar. The clothes on her seven-stone frame are scruffy and unwashed, still scented by the accretions of badger muskings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920
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