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单词 feathered oof-bird
释义

feathered oof-bird

English

Etymology

UK late 19th century–1920s.

Noun

feathered oof-bird (plural feathered oof-birds)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, British slang) Any large, plentiful source or supplier of money.
    • 2015 April 24, Dimenno, Francis, “The Information #883”, in dimenno:
      And didn’t Conklin say ‘Hah! Hah! Hah! I want gold!’ or words to that effect? And didn’t you tell him that the pawn shop that he has there is the home of the feathered oof-bird?”

References

  • Farmer, John Stephen (1902) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 5, page 107
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