pobblebonkn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒb(ə)lbɒŋk/, U.S.

/ˈpɑb(ə)lˌbɑŋk/, Australian English

/ˈpɔb(ə)lbɔŋk/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative; perhaps influenced by English regional (Berkshire) pobble the noise made by water bubbling as it starts to boil (see Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. pobble n.²) and bonk n.

Either of two Australian frogs of the genus Limnodynastes (family Myobatrachidae) having a loud, twang-like, single-note call: L. dorsalis of western Australia and L. dumerili of south-east Australia and Tasmania.

ΚΠ

1967 B. Y. Main Between Wodjil & Tor 84 The resonant twangs of the ‘banjo’ or pobble-bonk frogs.

1988 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 21 Oct. (Great Outdoors Suppl.) 5/1 Pobblebonks are native bullfrogs which plonk instead of croak.

2002 Preston Leader (Austral.) (Nexis) 4 Dec. 15 We were greeted by the sound of the southern brown, also known as the..pobblebonk or banjo frog.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pobblebonk
释义	pobblebonkn. Brit. /ˈpɒb(ə)lbɒŋk/, U.S. /ˈpɑb(ə)lˌbɑŋk/, Australian English /ˈpɔb(ə)lbɔŋk/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative; perhaps influenced by English regional (Berkshire) pobble the noise made by water bubbling as it starts to boil (see Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. pobble n.²) and bonk n. Either of two Australian frogs of the genus Limnodynastes (family Myobatrachidae) having a loud, twang-like, single-note call: L. dorsalis of western Australia and L. dumerili of south-east Australia and Tasmania. ΚΠ 1967 B. Y. Main Between Wodjil & Tor 84 The resonant twangs of the ‘banjo’ or pobble-bonk frogs. 1988 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 21 Oct. (Great Outdoors Suppl.) 5/1 Pobblebonks are native bullfrogs which plonk instead of croak. 2002 Preston Leader (Austral.) (Nexis) 4 Dec. 15 We were greeted by the sound of the southern brown, also known as the..pobblebonk or banjo frog. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1967
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