Uncountable boy
He bent down and peered under tha table. "I smell boy!"
"Nonsense," said his wife. "Eat your breakfast."
Grumbling, the giant sat down to ten roasted oxen and four barrels of milk. Then he shouted, "Wife, bring me my magic hen!"
The 'boy' can be used as an uncountable noun like 'chicken?'
'chicken' = the meat of a chicken
'boy' = the meat of a boy ?
As a matter of course, a learner's dictionary as well as a college level dictionary I have do not contain the meaning sense. (the meat of a boy)
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anonymous He bent down and peered under tha table. ''chicken' = the meat of a chicken'boy' = the meat of a boy ? Yes—that is the skill of this writer.
- anonymous He bent down and peered under tha table.
- ''chicken' = the meat of a chicken'boy' = the meat of a boy ?
- Yes—that is the skill of this writer.
- It is a jocular use of that structure.
- anonymous a learner's dictionary as well as a college level dictionary I have do not contain the meaning sense.
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anonymousHe bent down and peered under tha table. "I smell boy!"...The 'boy' can be used as an uncountable noun like 'chicken?''chicken' = the meat of a chicken'boy' = the meat of a boy ?
Yes—that is the skill of this writer. It is a jocular use of that structure.
anonymousa learner's dictionary as well as a college level dictio
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