| 单词 | the gussis croo |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe gussis croo A pig, swine. †the gussis croo, i.e. the pig-stye, used jocularly as if the name of a constellation. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] swineOE hogOE grice?c1225 pig?a1425 pork?a1425 grunterc1440 gussie15.. grunting-cheat1567 snorter1601 sow's-baby1699 grumphie1786 piggy-wig1870 turf-hog1880 troughster1892 15.. King Berdok 3 in Laing Anc. Pop. Poetry 269 Quhen Phebus rang in sing of Capricorn And the mvne wes past the gussis cro. 1818 J. Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck II. 331 She didna only change me intil an ill-faurd he-sow, but guidit me shamefully ill a' the time I was a goossy. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Geassy, a pig. 1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags 172 A great fat gussie o' a loon they ca' Jock Wabster. < as lemmas |
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