| 单词 | swan-marker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈswan-ˌmarker ˈswan-ˌmarker n. an official who marks swans, a swan-upper. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > keeping of swans > marking of swan > one who swan-upper1557 swan-hopper1641 swan-marker1842 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 372/1 In creating this privilege the crown grants a swan-mark (cygninota), for a game of swans... The swan-markers of the crown and the two Companies [sc. Dyers and Vintners] of the city of London go up the river [Thames] for the purpose of..marking the young birds. < as lemmas |
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