SWAN-UPPING

Meaning of SWAN-UPPING in English

■ noun the annual practice of catching swans on the River Thames and marking them to indicate ownership by the Crown or a corporation.

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SWAN-UPPING — -piŋ noun ( -s ) 1. : the practice or process of marking young swans for the owners 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAN-UPPING — (n.) A yearly expedition on the Thames to take up young swans and mark them, as by Companies of Dyers …
Английский словарь Webster
SWAN-UPPING — ( n. ) A yearly expedition on the Thames to take up young swans and mark them, as by Companies …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAN-UPPING — /swon"up'ing/ , n. Brit. 1. the taking up of young swans to mark them with nicks on the beak for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAN-UPPING — noun a yearly expedition on the thames to take up young swans and mark them, as by companies of dyers …
Webster English vocab
SWAN-UPPING — swan-upp|ing BrE AmE ˌswɒn ˈʌp |ɪŋ ˈ•ˌ•• AmE ˌswɑːn- ▷ swan-upp|er/s ə/z AmE ə r/z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWAN-UPPING — n [ U ] a ceremony that takes place every summer on the River Thames , in which groups of …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SWAN-UPPING — клеймение или маркировка лебедей (ежегодная церемония, во время кот. лебедей, принадлежащих монарху, а тж. Ливрейной компании красильщиков и Ливрейной компании …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
SWAN-UPPING — клеймение или маркировка лебедей (ежегодная церемония, во время кот. лебедей, принадлежащих монарху, а тж. Ливрейной компании красильщиков [Dyers] и Ливрейной …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
SWAN — n. & v. --n. 1 a large water-bird of the genus Cygnus etc., having a long flexible neck, webbed feet, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWAN — n. & v. n. 1 a large water-bird of the genus Cygnus etc., having a long flexible neck, webbed feet, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWAN — n. & v. --n. 1. a large water-bird of the genus Cygnus etc., having a long flexible neck, webbed feet, …
Oxford English vocab
SWAN — I Long-necked, heavy-bodied, big-footed waterfowl (genus Cygnus , family Anatidae). Among waterfowl, swans are the largest and fastest, both swimming …
Английский словарь Британика
SWAN — I. ˈswän also -wȯn noun ( plural swans also swan ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPPING — present part of up
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAN — (n.) Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called …
Английский словарь Webster
SWAN — (n.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily …
Английский словарь Webster
SWAN — ( n. ) Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAN — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAN — swan 1 — swanlike , adj. /swon/ , n. 1. any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAN — I. ˈswän noun ( plural swans ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German swan and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWAN — noun the constellation cygnus. 2. swan ·noun fig.: an appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace …
Webster English vocab
SWAN — [swan] n, pl swans [ME, fr. OE; akin to MHG swan and perh. to L sonus sound--more at sound] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWAN
Britannica English vocabulary
SWAN — swan, Swan BrE AmE swɒn AmE swɑːn ▷ swanned swɒnd AmE swɑːnd ▷ swanning ˈswɒn ɪŋ AmE ˈswɑːn ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWAN — I. swan 1 /swɒn $ swɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] a large white bird with …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWAN — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Apparently the ballerina Pavlova came here to learn to dance like a swan for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWAN — (BIRD) [noun] [C] - a large usually white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes. There …
Cambridge English vocab
SWAN — n. Swan River Swan Sir Joseph Wilson trumpeter swan whistling swan
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SWAN — n. Long-necked, heavy-bodied, big-footed waterfowl (genus Cygnus , family Anatidae). Among waterfowl, swans are the largest and fastest, both swimming …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SWAN — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ black , white ▪ beautiful , graceful ▪ dying ( figurative ) SWAN + VERB ▪ float …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SWAN — сущ. 1) лебедь Syn : cob 2) (Swan) астр. созвездие Лебедя 3) бард, поэт Syn : bard, poet (зоология) лебедь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPPING — Подъём
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
UPPING — Подъем
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SWAN — swan.ogg swɒn n ( pl тж. без измен.) 1. зоол. лебедь ( Cygnus ) white swan - белый лебедь black …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UPPING — поднимать, подниматься, повышать, вскакивать по; вверх зависеть от кого-л. (напр, "это зависит от тебя") задумать собраться (что-л. сделать); знать о …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SWAN — n ( pl тж. без измен.) 1. зоол. лебедь ( Cygnus ) white ~ - белый лебедь black ~ - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SWAN — n ( pl тж. без измен.) 1. зоол. лебедь ( Cygnus ) white swan - белый лебедь black swan - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SWAN — лебедь (Cygnus); (лебедь-)шипун (Cygnus olor) - Bewick's swan - black swan - black-necked swan - coscoroba swan - mute swan - pen swan - trumpeter swan - whistling …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SWAN — лебедь ( Cygnus ) ; (лебедь-)шипун ( Cygnus olor ) - Bewick's swan - black swan - black-necked swan - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SWAN — _n. 1> лебедь; black swan - черный лебедь; _перен. аномалия, странное явление; mute swan - лебедь-шипун; whooping swan - лебедь-кликун …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SWAN — n. 1. лебедь; black swan - черный лебедь; перен. аномалия, странное явление; mute swan - лебедь-шипун; whooping swan - лебедь-кликун …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
UPPING — поднимать, подниматься, повышать, вскакивать по; вверх зависеть от кого-л. (напр, "это зависит от тебя") задумать собраться (что-л. сделать); знать о чем-л. (секретном) делать …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SWAN — _n. 1> лебедь; black swan чёрный лебедь; _перен. аномалия, странное явление; mute swan лебедь-шипун; whooping swan лебедь-кликун 2> (S.) _астр. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SWAN — сущ. 1) лебедь Syn : cob 2) (Swan) астр. созвездие Лебедя 3) бард, поэт Syn : bard, poet (зоология) лебедь …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE-UP — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ transitive verb ( one-upped ; one-upped ; one-upping ; one-ups ) Etymology: back-formation from one-upmanship : to practice …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAN-HOPPING — -piŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: by alteration : swan-upping
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAN-HOPPING — (n.) A corruption of Swan-upping.
Английский словарь Webster
SWAN-HOPPING — ( n. ) A corruption of Swan-upping.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UP
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RE-UP — /ree up"/ , v.i., v.t., re-upped, re-upping . Mil. Informal. to reenlist. [ 1905-10, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE-UP — /wun"up"/ , v.t., one-upped, one-upping . to get the better of; succeed in being a point, move, step, etc., ahead …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAN-HOPPING — noun a corruption of swan-upping.
Webster English vocab
UP — up BrE AmE ʌp ▷ upped ʌpt ▷ upping ˈʌp ɪŋ ▷ ups ʌps ▶ ˌ ups and ˈ downs …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMOKER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a smoker's cough (= one caused by smoking ) heavy smoker ▪ I used to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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