Womble

词形变化

Wombles 复数 Wombles

别名

womble Wamble

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fictional pointy-nosed furry creature. They are supposed to live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways.

    英国
  2. 2.

    A nickname of Wimbledon Football Club.

    英国
name
  1. 1.

    A surname.

相关短语

cock womble

词源

Created by author Elisabeth Beresford; they originally appeared in a series of children's novels from 1968. The name was suggested to the author by her young daughter's mispronunciation of the place name "Wimbledon" as "Wombledon" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8226039/Elisabeth-Beresford.htmlhttps://www.tidybag.uk/people/interview-with-elisabeth-beresford-daughter/. The books centre on the activities of a group of the creatures who live on Wimbledon Common.

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