SWAN-UPPING


Meaning of SWAN-UPPING in English

/swon"up'ing/ , n. Brit.

1. the taking up of young swans to mark them with nicks on the beak for identification.

2. an annual expedition for this purpose on the Thames.

[ 1800-10; SWAN 1 + upping (UP + -ING 1 ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .