dunnock
/duhn-uhk/US // ˈdʌn ək //UK // (ˈdʌnək) //
敦煌网,邓诺克,邓小平,敦煌市
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
British.
- : hedge sparrow.
Examples
Limed twigs may also be put in a bare place with earth or meal-worms, just as for the dunnock.
Well, aw think its th' best plan to goa wi' me to th' "Blue Dunnock," sed Musty, an' gie thisen a gooid wesh.
The dunnock usually begins towards sunset, first mounting to the loftiest twig it can discover that will bear its weight.
Heard in mild seasons as early as January, the little dunnock sings as late as August.
And it may aid Mr. Dunnock and others in accumulating a fortune.
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