sakabulan.

Brit.

/sakəˈbuːlə/, U.S.

/ˌsækəˈbulə/, South African English

/sækəˈbuːlə/,

/sʌkəˈbuːlə/

Forms: Also sac(c)aboola, etc.

Etymology: < Zulu iSakabuli widow-bird.

South African.

The long-tailed widow-bird, Euplectes progne, of the family Ploceidæ, the male of which is black, with red patches on the wings and very long tail-feathers. Also figurative.

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1877 M. A. Barker Year's Housek. S. Afr. ix. 179 Lynx tails hung down like lappets on each side of her face which was over-shadowed and almost hidden by the profusion of sakabula feathers.

1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines viii. 127 They wore upon their heads heavy black plumes of Sacaboola feathers, like those which adorned our guides.

1896 H. L. Tangye In New S. Afr. iv. 105 One of the most strange inhabitants of the Transvaal is a small black bird, the Sakabula.

1912 East London Daily Dispatch (S. Afr.) 20 July 3 They bartered the highly prized tail feathers of the sakaboola bird.

1937 S. Cloete Turning Wheels 362 A saccabula, gorgeous in his black spring feathers, his wings blotched with red, flew past them followed by his wives that were grey and dull.

1951 R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse x. 144 The finest variety [of widow-bird], the ‘Sakabula’, is quite a common sight.

1973 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 28 Apr. 3 The long-tailed black widow birds commonly known as sakabullas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sakabula
释义	sakabulan. Brit. /sakəˈbuːlə/, U.S. /ˌsækəˈbulə/, South African English /sækəˈbuːlə/, /sʌkəˈbuːlə/ Forms: Also sac(c)aboola, etc. Etymology: < Zulu iSakabuli widow-bird. South African. The long-tailed widow-bird, Euplectes progne, of the family Ploceidæ, the male of which is black, with red patches on the wings and very long tail-feathers. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Ploceinae (weaver) > genus Guplectes (bishop-bird) sakabula1877 bishop-bird1884 red bishop1884 king of six1913 bishop1934 1877 M. A. Barker Year's Housek. S. Afr. ix. 179 Lynx tails hung down like lappets on each side of her face which was over-shadowed and almost hidden by the profusion of sakabula feathers. 1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines viii. 127 They wore upon their heads heavy black plumes of Sacaboola feathers, like those which adorned our guides. 1896 H. L. Tangye In New S. Afr. iv. 105 One of the most strange inhabitants of the Transvaal is a small black bird, the Sakabula. 1912 East London Daily Dispatch (S. Afr.) 20 July 3 They bartered the highly prized tail feathers of the sakaboola bird. 1937 S. Cloete Turning Wheels 362 A saccabula, gorgeous in his black spring feathers, his wings blotched with red, flew past them followed by his wives that were grey and dull. 1951 R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse x. 144 The finest variety [of widow-bird], the ‘Sakabula’, is quite a common sight. 1973 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 28 Apr. 3 The long-tailed black widow birds commonly known as sakabullas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877
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