| 单词 | old-field colt |
| 释义 | old-field colt音节分段：old-field colt; An illegitimate child.Also called Regional catch colt Regional woods colt; 语源：; [From the unsupervised breeding of horses in unfrequented fields]; Old-field colt is one of several old-fashioned regional euphemisms for an illegitimate child. The term is native to the Virginia Piedmont,whereold-field refers to an overcultivated field allowed to lie fallow. Being isolated and usually undisturbed,these fields provided a place for unplanned breeding of horses and, figuratively, of children.A related Southern expression iswoods colt. The Western U.S. equivalent iscatch colt. |
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