单词 | box call |
释义 | > as lemmasbox call box call n. a small, hollow box, traditionally of wood, with a pivoting lid which is scraped against the box's edge to make a sound imitating the call of a turkey, used esp. by hunters to attract them. ΚΠ 1897 J. S. Wise Diomed xvii. 289 After loud laughter at this sally master essayed the use of the box call. 1960 Pop. Mech. Nov. 195/1 The box call..is held in the left hand..while the right hand moves the tongue, which has been coated with chalk, across the edges of the box in a rolling motion. 2020 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 22 Apr. 6 A little before 7 I took out my box call and showed my partner how to make a series of hen yelps. < as lemmas |
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