| 单词 | quill pig |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquill pig quill pig n. North American regional (chiefly northern) a porcupine. ΚΠ 1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Sept. 254/2 One or two halts among the cranberry bushes, on which his hedgehogship (quill-pig is the vernacular) was browsing, and..we stepped over the edge of Katahdin. 1943 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 28 May 10/1 The quill pig bounty has been jumped from 20 cents a head to 50 cents a head... There should be a chance to control porcupines now. 1998 M. Collins & J. Collins Riding Wild Side of Denali xi. 184 The quill pig had lashed his stickery tail against Comet's loose jowls. < as lemmas |
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