英语词汇quey calves are dear veal的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	quey calves are dear veal
词源	quey calves are dear veal. A quey is a female calf, that is, a valuable calf that will one day give milk. To kill such a calf for veal would be foolish, which gives us this old saying similar to killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
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