| 词汇 | snowbirds |
| 词源 | snowbirds. Southwesterners use this term today for north- erners who come south for the winter, but it originated in the U.S. Army in the late 19th century as a name for men who en- listed for food and quarters during the winter and deserted in the spring. |
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