单词 | neb-mark |
释义 | † neb-markn. Obsolete. rare. A mark of ownership on the beak of a swan. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > keeping of swans > marking of swan > mark swan-mark1550 gap1558 footmark1614 neb-marka1642 a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 129 The kings swanner hayth all the markes, both nebbe-markes and foote-markes, sette downe in his booke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † neb-markv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To mark (a swan) on the beak as a sign of ownership. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [verb (transitive)] > mark swan up1560 footmarka1642 neb-marka1642 a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 129 If wee doe not intende to nebbe-marke them..then wee putte them up to feedinge soe soone as they come hoame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1642v.a1642 |
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