| 单词 | water toy |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater toy water toy n. (a) a small or recreational watercraft (sometimes depreciative); (b) a toy which is played with in or on the water, or which contains or requires the use of water. ΚΠ 1838 E. Cook Melaia 4/3 ‘'Tis a sweet cockleshell,’ cried they, ‘well formed to please a boy; With silken sails the thing will be a pretty water toy.’ 1865 Intellect. Observer Aug. 10 A common aquarium..should be half filled with clear water... ‘Cloud forms’, says Mr. Campbell, ‘are copied with marvellous fidelity in this water toy.’ 1871 Railway News 7 Jan. 7/2 There are screw and paddle steamers of all sizes and prices... These..will be the choice of all who prefer water-toys to land-toys. 1906 Outing Mag. Aug. 543/2 She occasionally sets going some glittering geyser of a water-toy. 1934 Pop. Mech. Mag. July 117/1 An interesting water toy for the little tots consists simply of two boatlike floats... The child grasps one of these and kicks himself along in the water. 1992 A. Nelson In Land of Men (1999) 39 They..receive water toys that make Beth snort: for the boys, pistols, and for the girls, huge circular wands that create long tubelike bubbles. 2006 Yachting Sept. 98/1 Water toys, which includes pedal boats, sail-boats and kayaks, are available. < as lemmas |
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