| 单词 | swan-drop |
| 释义 | > as lemmasswan-drop swan-drop n. (a) the knob on a swan's bill; in quot. 1821 transferred; (b) = swan-shot n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooting equipment > [noun] > shot-gun or fowling-piece > shot swan-shot1639 goose-shota1658 buck-shot1776 mustard seed1809 swan-drop1821 snipe-shot1822 buck1845 swan-post1846 loopers1886 the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Cyginae (swans) > [noun] > member of genus Cygnus (miscellaneous) > cygnus olor (common swan) > parts of swan-drop1821 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shot collectively > shot > large swan-shot1639 swan-drop1821 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 9 62 Hazlitt I own is not pale, because of his rubicund swan-drops. 1853 J. Palliser Solitary Rambles ii. 55 My own saddle-bags contained..powder and shot, and, by great good luck, some swan-drops. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Sept. 9/2 Firearms..loaded with heavy swan drops. < as lemmas |
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