| 单词 |
standgale |
| 释义 |
ˈstandgale perverted form of staniel.
[1834Mudie Feathered Tribes I. 93 ‘Stannel’, or ‘stand⁓gall’, as it is sometimes pronounced, is ‘stand-gale’, and ‘wind-hover’ is ‘hoverer in the wind’, both of which express that wonderful power of poising..itself over a particular spot, despite the wind, which the kestrel possesses.] 1865Cornhill Mag. July 41 With it may be compared another local name, ‘stand-gale’, and also ‘crutch-tail’, formerly applied to a kite. |
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