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单词 pondlet
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pondletn.

Brit. /ˈpɒndlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈpɑndlət/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pond n., -let suffix.
Etymology: < pond n. + -let suffix.
A small pond.
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1839 Atlas 18 May 320/2 There are some novelties in the sculpture-room and in the aviary, and at the little pondlet beside the Swiss cottage.
1872 J. Muir Let. in Life & Lett. J. Muir (1924) I. 355 A hundred of these glacial lakes from a mile to a hundred yards in diameter, with countless glistening pondlets not much larger than moons.
1880 S. Baring-Gould Mehalah I. xiv. 264 A thin film of ice was formed about the edges of these pondlets.
1974 V. Nabokov Look at Harlequins (1975) i. iii. 12 Emblematic irises surrounded a green pondlet.
2000 Scotsman (Nexis) 13 May 6 Too late, we notice the pondlets of ripening manure glistening around us.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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