| 单词 | whooper |
| 释义 | whooper|ˈhuːpə(r), ˈhw-|
Also 7 whopper.
[f. whoop v. + -er1.]
A person or animal that whoops. a. gen. (See also hooper2 1.) Also whooper-up.
1826Southey Let. to N. White 11 Feb., Two of my whoopers still favour us with a little kennel-music. 1904N.Y. Times 4 July 1 The only candidate who has back of him a boom which is not characterized by ‘whooper-up’ methods. 1908Academy 27 June 926/2 The whoopers and the screamers and the female stump-orators. 1909J. R. Ware Passing Eng. 266/1 Whooperups.., inferior, noisy singers. 1932H. Crane Let. 12 Apr. (1965) 408 They're generally preferable to all the trained and professional strummers and whoopers-up I've ever heard.
b. spec. The wild or whistling swan, Cygnus musicus (ferus): also whooper swan. (See also hooper2 2.) Also, = whooping crane s.v. whooping ppl. a.
1660May Accompl. Cook (1665) 217 Turkey, Swan, Goose, Bustard, Crane, Whopper, wilde Geese, Brand-Geese,..and many more. 1838C. H. Matschat Suwannee River 286 It is the favorite haunt of the gray whoopers. 1860Southern Cultivator XVIII. 324 Here [in Florida] is found every grade, kind, size, and color..from the beautiful little morning Dove..to the tall Whooper, of 5 or 6 feet high. 1880Baring-Gould Mehalah i, Occasionally the whooper swan sounds his loud trumpet. 1889Blackw. Mag. Dec. 828 The whooper is the largest of our wild swans. 1902H. W. Tompkins Highways Hertfordsh. v. 104 A pair of whooper swans frequented Water End near Great Gaddesden. 1979Time 2 Apr. 23/3 Whatever he felt about the whooper, Carter appreciated the award, which recognized his support for environmental protection and recreation. |
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