sea-calfn.

Etymology: calf n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-calf.

a. A common name for the seal, esp. the common seal, Phoca vitulina. [So medieval Latin vitulus marinus, French veau marin, German seekalb.]

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Pinnipedia (seal, sea lion, or walrus) > [noun] > family Phocidae > genus phoca > phoca vitulina (common seal)

sealc893

sea-calfa1387

sea-dog1598

soile1602

harbour seal1766

doter1770

ranger1771

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 13 Þere beeþ ofte i-take dolphyns, and see calues [L. vituli marini], and baleynes.

1558 C. Gesner Historiæ Animalium IV. 831 Angli etiam nominant a Sea caulfe: uel Seele.

1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 26 Some also hang..the skinne of the Sea-Calfe in the middle of the garden..as a prooued defence to it against tempestes.

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) ii. i. 89 The playing of two Sea-Calves before a Storm.

1880 Standard 20 May 3 The ‘sea calves’ of the North Atlantic are solely ‘hair seals’.

attributive.c1440 Pallad. on Husb. i. 961 A seecalf skyn.

b. allusively.

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1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia (1769) II. 67 You grow pert, madam, since you have caught your sea-calf.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island ii. viii. 66 ‘Why, what a precious old sea-calf I am!’ he said.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	sea-calf
释义	sea-calfn. Etymology: calf n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-calf. a. A common name for the seal, esp. the common seal, Phoca vitulina. [So medieval Latin vitulus marinus, French veau marin, German seekalb.] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Pinnipedia (seal, sea lion, or walrus) > [noun] > family Phocidae > genus phoca > phoca vitulina (common seal) sealc893 sea-calfa1387 sea-dog1598 soile1602 harbour seal1766 doter1770 ranger1771 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 13 Þere beeþ ofte i-take dolphyns, and see calues [L. vituli marini], and baleynes. 1558 C. Gesner Historiæ Animalium IV. 831 Angli etiam nominant a Sea caulfe: uel Seele. 1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 26 Some also hang..the skinne of the Sea-Calfe in the middle of the garden..as a prooued defence to it against tempestes. 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) ii. i. 89 The playing of two Sea-Calves before a Storm. 1880 Standard 20 May 3 The ‘sea calves’ of the North Atlantic are solely ‘hair seals’. attributive.c1440 Pallad. on Husb. i. 961 A seecalf skyn. b. allusively. ΚΠ 1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia (1769) II. 67 You grow pert, madam, since you have caught your sea-calf. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island ii. viii. 66 ‘Why, what a precious old sea-calf I am!’ he said. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas sea-calf sea-calf n. a popular name of the seal, esp. Calocephalus vitulinus (or Phoca vitulina).extracted from calfn.¹ < n.a1387 as lemmas
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