English Dictionary

woggin

名詞

歴史的 俗語 廃用

(chiefly nautical, slang, now historical) A great auk (in the northern hemisphere). / (obsolete, nautical, slang) A penguin (in the southern hemisphere).

日本語の意味

北半球に生息する巨大なウミネコ（グレート・オーク）としての意味。 / 南半球に生息するペンギンとしての意味（ただし古語・海事の俗語的表現）。

While surveying the icy cliffs, the naturalist hoped to catch a glimpse of a woggin, though centuries had passed since their last sighting.

氷に覆われた崖を調査しながら、その博物学者はオオウミガラスを一目見られることを望んでいたが、最後に目撃されてから何世紀も経っていた。

意味（1）

(chiefly nautical, slang, now historical) A great auk (in the northern hemisphere).

4 mo 19th [19 April 1762] wind Started to Northward got on the [North Carolina Outer] Banks On the Latter Part Calm. Caught 10 wogens. […] 5 mo 10th [10 May 1762] the Wind Came Round to the Northward in a Flurry or hard Squall. Spoke with Seth Clark [master of an unidentified whaler]. Saw Wogæns. I Judge we are Nigh the Banks.

意味（2）

(obsolete, nautical, slang) A penguin (in the southern hemisphere).

at 1 PM Sent our Boat on Shore After Some refreshments She returned with A Plenty of Woggins we Cooked Some for Supper.

woggins （ plural ）