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▪ I. magnum, n.|ˈmægnəm|
[n. use of neut. sing. of L. magnus great.]
1. A bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits; also, the measure of liquor contained in such a bottle.
1788Burns Prose Wks. 40 If you add a tankard of brown stout, and superadd a magnum of right Oporto. 1816Scott Antiq. ii, Bearing in his hand an immense double quart bottle, or magnum, as it is called in Scotland. 1855Ld. Houghton in Life (1891) I. xi. 505 Tell my father we had four magnums of 1841 claret on the table. 1893Vizetelly Glances back I. xvii. 328 [His] weakness was a too great partiality for..magnums of old port. 1895Strand Mag. X. 556/2 The party broached a magnum of whisky.
b. nonce-use. A large glass (of spirits).
1837Dickens Pickw. xix, They..ordered a glass of brandy and water all round, with a magnum of extra strength, for Mr. Samuel Weller.
2. Short for magnum bonum 2.
1889Daily News 25 Nov. 7/6 Potatoes at wholesale Prices—112 lb. Floury Magnums, 3s. 6d.
Add:3. Zool. The section of a bird's oviduct which secretes albumen.
1935Warren & Scott in Poultry Sci. XIV. 196/2 Five major divisions have been recognized, the infundibulum (funnel), albumin-secreting section, isthmus, uterus and vagina. The second region ‘albumin-secreting section’ is apparently one portion which has remained unnamed except for the cumbersome descriptive phrase. We, therefore, propose the term ‘magnum’ which is somewhat descriptive of the region and much more concise. 1959New Biol. XXX. 16 Within about 15 minutes the yolk has entered the more solid-looking albumen secreting region or magnum. 1970Sci. Amer. Mar . 89/3 As the yolk passes along the oviduct, layers of albumen are laid down in the magnum. 1979Nature 6 Dec. 567/2 Conalbumin (or ovotransferrin) is one of the major egg white proteins synthesised by the tubular gland cells of the magnum portion of hen oviduct.
▪ II. magnum, a.|ˈmægnəm|
[Cf. magnum.]
(Freq. with capital initial.) Of a cartridge: adapted so as to be more powerful than its calibre suggests. Of a gun: designed to fire such cartridges. Also absol.
Magnum is registered as a proprietary name in the U.S.
1935Official Gaz. (U.S. Pat. Office) 26 Mar. 718/2 Smith & Wesson, Inc., Springfield, Mass. Filed Feb. 20, 1935. Magnum for Revolvers. Claims use since Dec. 28, 1934. 1937P. B. Sharpe Compl. Guide Handloading xxx. 286/1 A Magnum load..is anything which is ‘stepped up’ in power and should be so treated by the handloader. 1962Amer. Speech XXXVII. 267 A ·357 Magnum bullet. 1970New York 16 Nov. 50/1 A picture of Huggins and his Magnum on the floor of UCLA. 1971V. Canning Firecrest xiii. 188 Guards who carried twelve-bore shotguns and ·375 Magnum rifles. 1973Black Panther 31 Mar. 6/3 It was a magnum type revolver bullet that killed Carr. 1973G. C. Nonte Firearms Encycl. 157 While magnum cartridges are legion in the rifle field, there are currently only three used in handguns. |