wagtail

英 ['wægteɪl]美 ['wæɡtel]

n. 鹡鸰

中文词源

wagtail 鹡鸰

即摇尾巴的鸟。

英文词源

wagtail (n.)

c. 1500, kind of small bird that has its tail in continuous motion (late 12c. as a surname), earlier wagstart (mid-15c.), from wag (v.) + tail (n.). From 18c. as "a harlot," but this sense seems to be implied much earlier:

If therefore thou make not thy mistress a goldfinch, thou mayst chance to find her a wagtaile. [Lyly, "Midas," 1592]

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