| 单词 | rocky mountain canary |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRocky Mountain canary Rocky Mountain canary n. U.S. colloquial a donkey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > male or jackass stone-assa1607 Jack1631 jackass1727 burro1800 dickass1825 Washoe canary1867 Rocky Mountain canary1889 1889 H. A. Bird Hist. of Line (Colorado Midland Railway) 86 The only means of transportation then was the horse and the pack animal or burro, humorously called the Rocky Mountain canary. 1905 Outing Apr. 47/2 His varied outfit he packs on the back of the ‘Rocky Mountain canary’. 1950 R. Moody Little Britches ii. 26 Standing between the two big horses was a Rocky Mountain canary. 1995 San Antonio (Texas) Express-News 1 Oct. 1 The Dallas billionaire's latest publicity stunt is no more ‘significant’ than a flea bite on a Rocky Mountain canary's rump. < as lemmas |
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