单词 | rippock |
释义 | rippockn. Scottish (Orkney and Shetland). Now rare. A tern; = rittock n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Laridae (gulls and terns) > [noun] > member of genus Sterna (tern) stern1609 sternet1638 sea-swallow1647 tern1678 rittock1774 mackerel gull1792 gull-teaser1802 kip1802 rippock1806 kingbird1831 pirr1875 1806 P. Neill Tour Orkney & Shetland 202 (Gloss.), at Tarrock In Shetland it is commonly called the rippock... In England it is called the tern or sea-swallow. 1813 G. Montagu Suppl. Ornithol. Dict. at Tern—Common Extends to the Orkney and Zetland Islands, where we are assured by Mr. Fleming they are known by the several names of Tarrock,..Rittock or Rippock. 1895 R. Kearton Brit. Birds' Nests 288 Local names: Sea Swallow, Tarney or Pictarney, Tarrack, Tarret, Rittock, Rippock, Sporre, Scraye, Pirr, Gull Teaser. 1932 A. Horsbøl tr. J. Jakobsen Etymol. Dict. Norn Lang. in Shetland II. 701/2 Rippek, rippek-maw, three-toed gull. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806 |
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