单词 | truffling pig |
释义 | > as lemmastruffling pig C1. attributive, designating an animal used in truffle-hunting, as truffling dog, truffling pig, etc. ΚΠ 1891 Rep. Commissioners Universal Expos. 1889 Paris V. 43 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (51st Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 410, Pt. 5) XLII There exists a race of truffling swine, as there does of hunting dogs. 1975 Times 28 June 6/3 Lunache was René's best truffling pig. 1990 Irish Times 25 Dec. 17/7 A national contest for truffling dogs..saw a German Shepherd called Adrar win after digging up six truffles in a minute and a half. 2003 M. Sherrington Added Value i. 6 The truffling pig, whose sense of smell is such that it can detect the precious fungi several feet below the ground. < as lemmas |
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