单词 | sand laverock |
释义 | sand laverockn. British regional (now chiefly Scottish). Any of various small shorebirds or waders, esp. a sandpiper. Cf. sand lark n. 1. ΚΠ 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 181 Besides here [i.e. at Ross] are Eagles,..Seapyes, Sandelevericks [etc.]. 1831 J. Rennie Montagu's Ornithol. Dict. (ed. 2) 141 Dullwilly, (Charadrius Hiaticula, Linnæus.)... Provincial... Sand Laverock. 1913 W. P. Westell & H. E. Turner Seashore I Know vi. 51 In some other parts of Britain the Ringed Plover is called Wide-awake, as well as Sand Laverock, Sandy Loo, Shell Turner, and Stone Runner. 1991 I. Sutherland Caithness Dict. 47 San lairag, sandpiper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < |
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