Bombay duck

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, found in the waters around Mumbai
  2. A member of the Bombay regiments of the East India Company's army. India,historical,slang
    — For her sake he recounted his Indian experiences — told of his arrival in India; […] of the Bombay Ducks, that celebrated European regiment, of whom every man could drink a quart of rum a day, and fight a pitched battle if need were.

词形变化

Bombay ducks plural

词源

Uncertain. The first component may be a modification of Marathi बोंबील (bombīl), the local Marathi name for the fish. The second has been dubiously associated by folk etymology with dak (“Indian postal system”).
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