| 单词 | bird-boy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbird-boy bird-boy n. now historical a boy who works with birds in some way; spec. a boy employed to prevent birds from eating a crop or sown seeds, typically by scaring them away. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > [noun] > driving away birds > bird-scarer crow-keeper1562 field keeper1620 bird-boy1786 crow-herd1805 bird-minder1828 crow-minder1837 rook-boy1856 crow-boy1868 tenting-lad1877 tent-boy1888 tending boy1898 scarer1930 1786 M. A. Meilan tr. A. Berquin Children's Friend I. 64 The bird-boy..told all his comrades, that in such a street, there liv'd a little lady, who would buy up all their birds. 1809 ‘M. Markwell’ Advice to Sportsmen 26 The bird-boy trips over the fallow,..His note scareing pie, daw, and swallow. 1850 Househ. Words 31 Aug. 545/1 You shall be bird-boy when the sowing season comes on. 1992 A. Thorpe Ulverton iii. 60 My bird-boy bagged two ravens this morning with a sling-shot, and hung them out to smell off the others. < as lemmas |
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