单词 | to put to walk |
释义 | > as lemmasto put to walk 17. A farm or cottage to which a young hound is sent in order to become accustomed to a variety of surroundings. Frequently in at walk, to put to walk. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping dogs or cats > [noun] > keeping or affinity with dogs > dog-training > training hounds entering1714 walk1735 entry1845 1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. Argt. Of the litter of whelps..of setting them out to their several walks. 1781 P. Beckford Thoughts on Hunting v. 60 The distemper makes dreadful havoc with whelps at their walks. 1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports iv. v. §3. 474 Hounds are usually named at the time they are sent out to their walks. 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports ii. iv. §340 The Walks for the Young Hounds should be chosen in such situations as that they shall be accustomed to all sorts of company from children to horses. 1881 E. D. Brickwood Hound in Encycl. Brit. XII. 315/2 When about ten or twelve weeks old [foxhound] puppies are sent out to walk. 1921 Times 1 Nov. 11/4 There is reason to believe that there has been an increase in the number of puppies which have been sent out to walk. 1998 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 14 Dec. 11 In the North-East there are: 111 puppies at walk. < as lemmas |
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