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单词 swan-upping
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
swan-up•ping  (swon′up′ing),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
  1. Birds, British Termsthe taking up of young swans to mark them with nicks on the beak for identification.
  2. Birds, British Termsan annual expedition for this purpose on the Thames.
  • swan1 + upping (up + -ing1) 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
swan-upping n Brit
  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
Etymology: 16th Century: from up (in the archaic sense: to catch and mark a swan)
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