单词 | whitewing |
释义 | whitewing in British English (ˈwaɪtˌwɪŋ) noun a name for various species of white-winged birds, including the chaffinch or white-winged dove whitewing in American English (ˈhwaɪtˌwɪŋ; ˈwaɪtˌwɪŋ) noun US, Informal, Obsolete a street cleaner wearing a white uniform whitewing in American English (ˈhwaitˌwɪŋ, ˈwait-) noun a person who wears a white uniform, esp. a public street cleaner Word origin [1850–55; white + wing]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, clear-cut, ethos, ethylene, segueExamples of 'whitewing' in a sentence |
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