yardfowl

发音

UK /ˈjɑːdfaʊl/
US /ˈjɑɹdˌfaʊl/

词形变化

yardfowls 复数 yardfowls

别名

yard-fowl yard fowl

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A political sycophant.

    政治
  2. 2.

    A chicken raised in a yard.

词源

From yard + fowl. Sense 2 (“political sycophant”) may allude to the tendency of chickens to gather around a person who is feeding them.

来源：wiktionary