booly

发音

/ˈbuːli/

词形变化

boolies 复数 boolies

别名

boley bolye booley bouillie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk.

    爱尔兰 废旧
  2. 2.

    An enclosed shelter in the pasture land, usually in the mountainous parts, for the shelter of cattle or their herders.

    爱尔兰 废旧

    The term booley was not confined to the mountainous districts; for in some parts of Ireland it was applied to any place where cattle were fed or milked, or which was set apart for dairy purposes.

词源

From Irish buaile (“cattle enclosure, summer pasturage for cows”), from Old Irish bó (“cow”) or būale, probably from Latin bovile (“cattle stall”) or bubile, from Latin bos (“cow, bull, ox”) (bov-).

来源：wiktionary