birdlime

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birdlime词义

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n. 粘鸟胶;圈套vt. 在…上涂粘鸟胶;使…上圈套


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birdlime (n.)
viscous sticky stuff prepared from holly bark and used to catch small birds, mid-15c., from bird (n.1) + lime (n.1). Used as rhyming slang for time (especially time in prison) by 1857.