owling

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Birding, specifically to catch owls. uncountable
  2. A small, juvenile, or baby owl; owlet.
    — Owls are extra hungry then, there being a batch of Greatlings or Hornlings or Owlings or whatever Great Horned Owl babies are called sitting on the edge of a nest waiting on Pa and Ma Owl to bring home the bacon.
  3. The smuggling of sheep or wool out of England. historical,uncountable
  4. A variation on planking in which a person is photographed or filmed squatting down in an unusual location. Internet,uncountable
    — Planking was soon replaced by owling.

词形变化

owlings plural owlling alternative

词汇关系

相关词
owler

词源

词源 1
From owl + -ing. Smuggling of sheep is so called because it was done at night, when owls call.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English owl
Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.
Proto-Germanic *-ilaz
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
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Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ling
Old English -ling
Middle English -ling
English -ling
English owling
From owl + -ling.
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