| 单词 |
towillee |
| 释义 |
toˈwillee dial. [See. quot. 1758.] A local name for the Sanderling: cf. curwillet; also, for the Ringed Plover: cf. dulwilly.
1758Borlase Hist. Cornw. 247 Here we have coots, sanderlings, (which, from the noise they make when flying, we call Towillees), sea-larks, sea-pies. 1804T. Bewick Brit. Birds II. 1 Sanderling, Towillee, or Curwillet. 1880Rodd Birds Cornw. 315/2 Towillees, and Turwillie, Ringed Plover. |
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