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発音

• IPA: /ˈmæŋksi/, enPR: mănkʹsē

名詞

Manxie (plural Manxies)

1. A nickname for a Manx person, i.e. from the Isle of Man.
   • 1924, Sophia Morrison, Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect, page 117:

     Yandher English taecher called our lil one 'a stupid Manxie'.

   • 2006, Mick Walker, The Manx Norton, page 91:

     Ken Kavanagh believes it was 'Manxie' Laing's accident that was to bring to an end the official Norton works effort.

2. An affectionate term for something which is Manx.
3. A Manx cat.
   • 1918, Alice Jean Cleaton, Animals, Volumes 51-53, page 29:

     “Manxie,” as the Manx cat is sometimes called, has been the theme of many cat enthusiasts. “Stubbin” he is called in Manx.

   • 2006, Andrea Spalding, Behind the Sorcerer's Cloak, page 93:

     “I'll call you Manxie,” she crooned. The cat purred. “Ooooh, you like that name. Look at Manxie, everyone.”

   • 2006, Various, The Manx Cat - A Collection of Historical Articles on the Origins and Characteristics of the Manx Cat:

     In 1936, Mr. Walt Disney imported for his studio in Hollywood a jet black specimen, Manxie, who travelled in state aboard the Franconia.

4. A Manx shearwater.
   • 2006, James Lowen, A Summer of British Wildlife, page 141:

     Manx shearwaters lounge on the sheeny swell before pattering along and coasting away on stiff, elongated wings. Keep your eyes peeled for a chocolate- and-oatcakecoloured version of the Manxie.

5. A Manx longhorn or Loaghtan sheep.

関連する語

• Manx
• Manxman
• Manxwoman
• Manxness
• Manks

アナグラム

• Maxine, Mixean, Xiamen, examin