broad-wingedadj.

Brit.

/ˈbrɔːdwɪŋd/,

/ˌbrɔːdˈwɪŋd/, U.S.

/ˈbrɔdˌwɪŋd/,

/ˈbrɑdˌwɪŋd/,

/ˌbrɔdˈwɪŋd/,

/ˌbrɑdˈwɪŋd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, winged adj.¹

Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + winged adj.¹

Esp. of a bird or flying insect: having broad wings.

1600 P. Holland in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 2nd Index sig. Eeeeee^v/2 Those that shewed ought by their flight & wings, were named Alites or Præpetes, as the buzzard, eagle, crane, grype, swan, and broad-winged foules.

1778 M. Harris Aurelian (new ed.) p. viii/1 It is often to be observed, those broad winged moths mostly proceed from Loopers, which have the smallest number of legs.

1816 J. Keats Let. Aug. (1958) I. 108 The broad winged Sea Gull never at rest.

1909 R. Kipling Actions & Reactions 41 The house..stood up as she had never seen it before, low-fronted, broad-winged.

1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World vii. 132 Another common species is the broad-winged katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium)... It occurs across the southern United States from coast to coast.

2006 Wildlife Soc. Bull. 34 1166/2 Experience of falconers resulted in an unwillingness to risk releasing a broad-winged bird in strong winds.

Compounds

broad-winged hawk n. (a) a medium-sized hawk native to North America, Buteo platypterus, having dark brown upperparts, barred white underparts, and relatively short broad wings; (b) (chiefly Falconry) any of various birds of prey, esp. of the genera Buteo and Parabuteo, which have relatively broad wings.

1812 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VI. 92 (heading) Broad-winged hawk. Falco pennsylvanicus.

1917 Nature 25 Jan. 409/2 The broad-winged hawks, such as the buzzards and the kestrel.., were all despised of the falconer; the kinds with long and narrow wings, like the merlin and the peregrine, were the ones he prized.

1977 Living Bird: 15th Ann. Cornell Lab. Ornithol. 1976 34 On nearing their nest.., Weaver heard the adults and soon noticed a Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) at the nest consuming the nestlings.

2000 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 59 Four broad winged hawks have been introduced into the modern pursuit: the red-tailed hawk, the ferruginous hawk, the common buzzard, and the Harris' hawk.

2008 J. M. Ryan Adirondak Wildlife vii. 125 The broad-winged hawk is a small forest hawk with a wingspan of roughly 34 inches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	broad-winged
释义	broad-wingedadj. Brit. /ˈbrɔːdwɪŋd/, /ˌbrɔːdˈwɪŋd/, U.S. /ˈbrɔdˌwɪŋd/, /ˈbrɑdˌwɪŋd/, /ˌbrɔdˈwɪŋd/, /ˌbrɑdˈwɪŋd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, winged adj.¹ Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + winged adj.¹ Esp. of a bird or flying insect: having broad wings. Π 1600 P. Holland in tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 2nd Index sig. Eeeeee^v/2 Those that shewed ought by their flight & wings, were named Alites or Præpetes, as the buzzard, eagle, crane, grype, swan, and broad-winged foules. 1778 M. Harris Aurelian (new ed.) p. viii/1 It is often to be observed, those broad winged moths mostly proceed from Loopers, which have the smallest number of legs. 1816 J. Keats Let. Aug. (1958) I. 108 The broad winged Sea Gull never at rest. 1909 R. Kipling Actions & Reactions 41 The house..stood up as she had never seen it before, low-fronted, broad-winged. 1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World vii. 132 Another common species is the broad-winged katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium)... It occurs across the southern United States from coast to coast. 2006 Wildlife Soc. Bull. 34 1166/2 Experience of falconers resulted in an unwillingness to risk releasing a broad-winged bird in strong winds. Compounds broad-winged hawk n. (a) a medium-sized hawk native to North America, Buteo platypterus, having dark brown upperparts, barred white underparts, and relatively short broad wings; (b) (chiefly Falconry) any of various birds of prey, esp. of the genera Buteo and Parabuteo, which have relatively broad wings. Π 1812 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VI. 92 (heading) Broad-winged hawk. Falco pennsylvanicus. 1917 Nature 25 Jan. 409/2 The broad-winged hawks, such as the buzzards and the kestrel.., were all despised of the falconer; the kinds with long and narrow wings, like the merlin and the peregrine, were the ones he prized. 1977 Living Bird: 15th Ann. Cornell Lab. Ornithol. 1976 34 On nearing their nest.., Weaver heard the adults and soon noticed a Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) at the nest consuming the nestlings. 2000 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 59 Four broad winged hawks have been introduced into the modern pursuit: the red-tailed hawk, the ferruginous hawk, the common buzzard, and the Harris' hawk. 2008 J. M. Ryan Adirondak Wildlife vii. 125 The broad-winged hawk is a small forest hawk with a wingspan of roughly 34 inches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < adj.1600
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