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单词 uptrunk
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uptrunkn.

Etymology: up- prefix 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈuptrunk.
Punning reference to a brass musical instrument and the trunk of an elephant.Apparently an isolated use.
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1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xi. [Sirens] 273 Tuning up... That's music too... Brasses braying asses through uptrunks.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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