单词 | tit bell |
释义 | > as lemmastit bell tit bell n. British and Irish English a bird feeder, esp. for tits, consisting of a bell-shaped container filled with seeds, fat, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feeding animals > [noun] > bird-feeding device bird feeder1829 tit bell1929 seed feeder1944 1929 Scotsman 16 Feb. 9/3 (advt.) An H.M.B. tit bell is an artistic garden hanging from which only tits can feed. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 3 Nov. 12/3 Another useful device for feeding tits and woodpeckers is to make a ‘tit bell’. 2008 Irish News (Nexis) 18 Dec. 26 Half coconuts and tit bells filled with fat, bird cake, etc can be hung from your bird table, a tree or from a bracket on a wall. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。