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 [ swon-uhp-ing ] / ˈswɒnˌʌp ɪŋ / noun British. the taking up of young swans to mark them with nicks on the beak for identification. an annual expedition for this purpose on the Thames. Origin of swan-upping 1800–10; swan¹ + upping (up + -ing¹) Words nearby swan-upping swanskin, swan's neck, swan's neck pediment, Swanson, swan song, swan-upping, Swanz, swap, swap horses, swap meet, SWAPO Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swan-upping The time-honoured brutality of swan-upping is now mitigated by law, its cruelty being obvious. The Naturalist on the Thames\|C. J. Cornish This is called "swan-upping," and a good time it used to be. The Nursery, July 1881, Vol. XXX\|Various The young cygnets were marked at the annual festival of “swan-upping,” at which the City magnates used hugely to enjoy themselves. The Great North Road: London to York\|Charles G. Harper British Dictionary definitions for swan-upping swan-upping noun British the practice or action of marking nicks in swans' beaks as a sign of ownership the annual swan-upping of royal cygnets on the River Thames Word Origin for swan-upping C16: from up (in the archaic sense: to catch and mark a swan) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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