英语词汇“swan-upping”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	swan-upping
释义	swan-upping in British English noun British 1. the practice or action of marking nicks in swans' beaks as a sign of ownership 2. the annual swan-upping of royal cygnets on the River Thames Word origin C16: from up (in the archaic sense: to catch and mark a swan) swan-upping in American English (ˈswɑnˌʌpɪŋ; ˈswɔnˌʌpɪŋ) noun the practice in England of marking young swans with a notch in the upper beak as a sign of ownership Word origin < swan1 + up1, v.
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swan-upping in British English