“churn-owl”的英英意思

单词	churn-owl
释义	ˈchurn-owl Obs. exc. dial. [app. a corruption of churr-owl: see churr n. and v.] The Goatsucker or Night-Jar; called also Jarr Owl. 1674Ray Eng. Birds 83 Churn-owl, Fern Owl or Goat sucker, Caprimulgus.1769G. White Selborne xxii. (1789) 62 One of these churn-owls came and settled on the cross of that little straw edifice and began to chatter.1832–5Jesse Gleanings (1843) 297. 1879 Shropsh. Word-Bk., Churn-owl, obsolescent.1883in Hampsh. Gloss.

　

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