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单词 lime twig
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lime twig


noun

a twig smeared with birdlime to catch birds.
a snare or trap.

Origin of lime twig

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby lime twig

limestone, limestone lettuce, limestone pavement, lime sulfur, lime tree, lime twig, limewater, limewood, limey, Lim Fjord, limicoline
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  • Now I should follow him; but love has laid a lime-twig for me, and made a lame god of me.

    Dryden's Works (8 of 18): Amphitryon; King Arthur; Cleomenes; Love Triumphant|John Dryden
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