英语词汇pecos bill的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pecos bill
词源	Pecos Bill. A legendary folk hero of the Southwest, whose range-riding cowboy exploits rival the exploits of Paul Bunyan in the Northwest lumber camps.
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