tallywag

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A testicle. archaic,in-plural,slang
    — And not forget that Pious Prince / Whose Tarriwags it held long since. / What tho’ that Codpiece’s dimension, / Shows something was of large extention
  2. The penis. archaic,slang
    — Mrs. Hemstock (rather faintly): I canna abide to feel a man’s arms shiverin’ agen me. It ma’es me feel like a tallywag post hummin’.
  3. The black sea bass, Centropristis striata. uncommon
    — 72. CENTROPRISTIS STRIATA. (the black sea-bass, black-fish, tally-wag, hannahill, black-will, black harry)

词形变化

tallywags plural tarriwag alternative tarrywag alternative tarrywock alternative

词汇关系

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词源

Unknown. Possibly a compound of tally (“a corresponding half”, noun) + wag (verb).
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