squirreldom

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From squirrel +‎ -dom.

Noun[edit]

squirreldom (uncountable)

  1. The condition or state of being a squirrel, or of belonging to the world of squirrels; squirrels collectively.
    • 1881, Wilhelm Hauff, Longnose the dwarf, and other fairy tales:
      The dwarf looked hard and earnestly at the plant in his hand; it gave forth a sweet scent that unconsciously took him back to his days of slavery and squirreldom.
    • 2000, Frank Furlong Mathias, The GI Generation: A Memoir, page 83:
      These trees are seemingly ordained to lose their leaves earlier than most, thus revealing nuts hanging from bare branches — for the benefit of mankind and squirreldom alike.