“shite、hawk”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

shite-hawk

释义

shite-hawk|ˈʃaɪthɔːk|
[f. shite) n. + hawk n.¹]
1. In India, a name used for a kite of the genus Milvus. (This sense probably much earlier in oral use.)
1967Partridge Dict. Slang. Suppl. 1356/2 Shite⁓hawk... A vulture: British Army in India: ca. 1870–1947.1971B. W. Aldiss Soldier Erect 75 The universal kite⁓hawks—universally known as ‘shite-hawks’—had been plentiful in Kanchapur; in Vadikhasundi, they were two a penny. Like the fly, the shite-hawk was one of India's essential scavengers.
2. transf. = shit n. 1 b.
1958M. K. Joseph I'll soldier no More iv. 95 That shitehawk... Why can't a man like that be shot like a sick horse.1981J. B. Hilton Playground of Death v. 64, I liked the man... And yet he was a shite-hawk. He was a journalist.

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