It, as most Old English words, came from Germanic and like the modern German word for squirrel essentially means "oak horn."

正如大部分古英语词，它来自于日耳曼语，跟现代德语中松鼠这个词一样，实际上是“橡树喇叭”的意思。

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Most of them are old-fashioned, Victorian-style, solid and respectable, made of cast iron and English oak.

BBC: Park Life