单词 | washoe canary |
释义 | > as lemmasWashoe canary Washoe canary n. U.S. colloquial a burro. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > male or jackass stone-assa1607 Jack1631 jackass1727 burro1800 dickass1825 Washoe canary1867 Rocky Mountain canary1889 1867 Daily Territorial Enterprise (Virginia City, Nevada) 8 Mar. 3/1 The discouraged ‘Washoe canary’ refuses to cheer us with its tuneful warblings. 1876 W. Wright Hist. Big Bonanza xiii. 114 A queer genius thus described the donkey, called by everybody in that region, ‘The Washoe Canary’. 1947 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 10 May 32/2 He is..discoursing on the Washoe zephyr and the Washoe canary. < as lemmas |
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