| 单词 | teal-catcher |
| 释义 | > as lemmasteal-catcher C1. attributive and in other combinations, as teal-catcher, teal-duck, teal-flapper (flapper n.1 3), teal-shooting, teal-springing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Anas (miscellaneous) > anas crecca (teal) teal1314 Colman's birda1387 sarcellea1387 cercelle1387 greenwing1813 teal-duck1845 jay-teal1885 the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > [noun] > shooting other birds ducking1589 pouting1672 partridging1682 cocking1686 teal-shooting1874 sniping1875 the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowler > [noun] > teal hunter teal-catcher1902 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. v. §4. 156 To the Teal-kind should be reduced that other fowl..called Gargane. 1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIV. 122 Teal-duck..are found here. 1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting xv. 193 In no other branch of wild-fowling is a breech-loader of more advantage than in teal-shooting. 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. iii. 31 I was off the old pony and into the water like a teal flapper. 1902 T. W. Webber Forests Upper India xviii. 247 A..canoe..which belongs to the teal-catchers. < as lemmas |
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