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| 1. |
[n]
▶ tail covert (of a bird) |
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| 2. |
[n]
▶ tail pipe (of a turbine) |
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| 3. |
[n]
▶ receiver (of a rifle) |
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| 5. | A 2022-12-15 23:53:16 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | I think this has been our preferred style for the past few years. It's what I always use. Leaving out "of a", "in", etc. can result in ambiguities. |
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| 4. | A 2022-12-14 04:09:34 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Given the abbreviated style we usually adopt in dictionary entries, I really don't see how the addition of these 6 words improves the entry. |
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| 3. | A* 2022-12-14 01:22:22 | |
| Diff: | @@ -12 +12 @@ -<gloss>tail coverts (birds)</gloss> +<gloss>tail covert (of a bird)</gloss> @@ -16 +16 @@ -<gloss>tail pipe (turbine)</gloss> +<gloss>tail pipe (of a turbine)</gloss> @@ -20 +20 @@ -<gloss>receiver (rifle)</gloss> +<gloss>receiver (of a rifle)</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2019-10-29 02:19:28 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| 1. | A* 2019-10-29 02:00:38 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | Daijr (sense 1), GG5 (senses 1 & 2), リーダーズ+プラス (receiver -> 《小銃の》尾筒), WWII military glossary (sense 3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_feather#Tail_coverts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receiver_(firearms) |
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