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Ichabod|ˈɪkəbɒd|
Name given by Eli's daughter-in-law to her son, used as an exclamation of regret, in allusion to 1 Sam. iv. 21 (she named the child Ichabod, saying, ‘The glory is departed from Israel’).
1702I. Mather (title). Ichabod, or A discourse, shewing what cause there is to fear that the glory of the Lord, is departing from New-England. 1812Bogue & Bennett Hist. Dissenters IV. vi. 383 The orthodox dissenter would inscribe, ‘Ichabod, the glory is departed’. 1901‘A. Hope’ Tristram of Blent xxi, ‘Bring me some cold beef,’ he commanded, and the waiter brought it with an air that said ‘Ichabod’ for the Imperium. 1904‘H. S. Merriman’ Last Hope xxi, ‘Ichabod,’ he said, with a short laugh. 1915N. & Q. 6 Feb. 110/1 At one time the Scriptural name Ichabod was used, presumably with a knowledge of its derivation, with the sense of alas! regretting the good old times. 1941J. Gore King George V xi. 125 An income-tax, still adjusted from time to time in pennies below a shilling, left to the newly rich and the owners of ancient wealth, newly recruited, plenty over for luxurious living and only a scintilla of justification for crying Ichabod. 1957A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia xiii. 139 Belmonte—the first torero ever to wear a bowler hat, ichabod!
Hence Ichaˈbodian a., regretful, lamenting.
1887Daily News 1 Dec. 2/1 Dirges were sung with an Ichabodian refrain. |