jucking time英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Early morning or late evening, when partridges crow. rare

— Another method of discovering them is, by going to their haunts very early in the morning, or at the close of the evening, which is called the jucking-time.
The season of imitating crows to lure partridges out at such a time. rare

词形变化

juking time alternative

词源

First attested in 1681 as juking-time. From juke, juck (“to crow”), of onomatopoeic origin, but probably also influenced by jug, jouk (“to perch, of partridges”). Compare chuck.