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单词 papoose
释义
papoose
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈpuːs/us
/pæpˈuːs/
adevicelike abagforcarryingababy,tiedto thefrontor the back of an adult'sbody:
She had a three-year-oldchildby thehand, and ababyin a papoose.
picture of papoose
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old-fashionedoffensive
aNativeAmericanbabyorsmallchild
北美印第安人的婴儿（或幼儿）
More examples
  • He had with him ababycarriedin a papoose.
  • Withyourbabyclippedtoyourchestin a papoose, you goshoppingasnormallyaspossible.
  • Someprotestersbroughttheirchildrentuckedintocolourfulpapooses.
  • Theyboughta veryexpensivesheepskinpapoose fortheirbaby.
  • SiouxIndianstravelledthrough withsquawsand papooses.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Containers for carrying personal possessions
  • attaché case
  • baggage
  • baggage allowance
  • billfold
  • bindle
  • briefcase
  • excess baggage
  • fanny pack
  • garment bag
  • grip
  • hand luggage
  • handbag
  • pannier
  • pillbox
  • pocketbook
  • rucksack
  • sack
  • saddlebag
  • satchel
  • schoolbag
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Children & babies
(Definition ofpapoosefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
papoose
noun[C]
old-fashioned
uk
/pəˈpuːs/us
/pæpˈuːs/
aNative Americanbabyorsmallchild
北美印第安人的婴儿（或幼儿）

Examplesofpapoose

papoose
The babies were bound up like papooses, and the nurse had to unwind the little living mummies to care for them.
FromProject Gutenberg
They were followed by their patient wives who had baskets piled on their heads and papooses strapped on their backs.
FromProject Gutenberg
Sometimes their papooses are tied on their backs.
FromProject Gutenberg
His smile had lingered after he turned away; for like flies to an open syrup can the papooses had gathered around the girl.
FromProject Gutenberg
The papooses were chewing gum and staring at him solemnly.
FromProject Gutenberg
When he had an opportunity without being observed, which was seldom, he amused himself with the papooses.
FromProject Gutenberg
And those dear little papooses, aren't they ridiculously lovely.
FromProject Gutenberg
No doubt their papooses swung on the branches of this magnificent tree and played under its wide spreading arms.
FromProject Gutenberg
In this bundle the little papooses rode in great comfort, looking like blackbirds peering from a nest.
FromProject Gutenberg
I have seen them place papooses in this rude vehicle and the old pony wandered at will over the prairie.
FromProject Gutenberg
In several instances papooses were strapped to their backs, the youngsters looking as if they did not enjoy it any too well.
FromProject Gutenberg
For instance: when they, or any of the little papooses, were naughty or disobedient, they were put under what might be called the water-cure treatment.
FromProject Gutenberg
They were many hundreds, old and young, some sick, and some lame; many had papooses at their backs.
FromProject Gutenberg
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