rattlemouseとは意味・読み方・使い方

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/10/10 21:06 UTC 版)

rattlemouse (plural rattlemice)

(obsolete) A bat (the animal).
- 1588, George Puttenham, The Arte of English Poesie:
  
  the tale of the Rattlemouſe who in the warres proclaimed betweene - the foure footed beaſts , and the birdes, beyng ſent for by Lyon to be at his muſters, excuſed himself for that he was a foule and flew with winges : and beyng ſent for by the Eagle to serue him, sayd that he was a foure footed beaſt […]

Wiktionary英語版での「rattlemouse」の意味