单词 | neigher |
释义 | neighern.1 rare. A creature that neighs, a horse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun] horsec825 blonkOE brockc1000 mareOE stota1100 caplec1290 foala1300 rouncyc1300 scot1319 caballc1450 jade1553 chival1567 prancer1567 ball1570 pranker1591 roussin1602 wormly1606 cheval1609 sonipes1639 neigher1649 quadruped1660 keffel1699 prad1703 jig1706 hoss1815 cayuse1841 yarraman1848 quad1854 plug1860 bronco1869 gee-gee1869 quadrupedant1870 rabbit1882 gee1887 neddy1887 nanto1889 prod1891 goat1894 skin1918 bang-tail1921 horsy1923 steed- 1649 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs 101 Amadis, Sir Guy and Topaz With his fleet Neigher shall keep no-pace. 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind iv. 63 The horse is the neigher. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). neighern.2 Scottish and Irish English (northern). A neigh, whinny. Also (in extended use): a loud laugh. ΚΠ 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. iv. iii. 30 A sudden recollection..would..cause his sob to change into a most irreverent neigher. 1984 Amer. Speech 59 324 Nicker is the usual Ulster word.., which occurs also in the form neigher. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.11649n.21830 |
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