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Norfolk|ˈnɔːfək|
Also 5–7 Northfolk.
[OE. Norðfolc.]
a. The name of an English county on the East Coast, used attrib. to designate things peculiar to or characteristic of the district.
1407Nottingham Rec. II. 52 Pro ij. volets de Northfolk⁓thred, xd. 1573Tusser Husb. (1878) 209 For Norfolke wiles, so full of giles, Haue caught my toe. c1600[see dumpling]. 1609Dekker Ravens Alm. Ep., Of the nature of Dogs, & more nimble then Norfolke tumblers. 1663Dryden Wild Gallant ii. i, A parcel of melted flints set in gold, or Norfolk pebbles. 1728Vanbr. & Cib. Prov. Husb. i. ii, Sir, here's Norfolk-nog to be had at next door. 1840Penny Cycl. XVI. 262/1 Norfolk turkeys are well known as of peculiar size and delicacy. 1889A. J. Ellis Early Eng. Pron. v. 260 Every one has heard of the Norfolk ‘drant’, or droning and drawling in speech.
b. In special applications, as Norfolk capon, a red herring (cf. capon n. 3); Norfolk crag (see crag n.1 3); Norfolk dumpling, (a) a native or inhabitant of Norfolk; (b) a plain dumpling made from bread dough; Norfolk jacket, a loosely fitting jacket having a waistband, and used chiefly in shooting, fishing, cycling, etc.; Norfolk plover, the Stone Curlew; Norfolk reed, the common reed, Phragmites australis, grown in East Anglia for use as thatching material; Norfolk spaniel, a name formerly used for the English springer spaniel, a breed once associated with the estates of the Duke of Norfolk; Norfolk suit, a suit with a Norfolk jacket and knee breeches; Norfolk terrier, the drop-eared variety of the Norwich terrier (see Norwich); Norfolk turkey, a native or inhabitant of Norfolk.
1836Smith Individual 4 (Farmer), A *Norfolk capon is jolly grub. 1880–84Day Fishes Gt. Brit. II. 210 A red herring..is also known as a Norfolk capon.
1846Buchanan Techn. Dict., *Norfolk Crag, an English tertiary formation belonging to the older pliocene, and consisting of irregular beds of ferruginous sandy clay mixed with marine shells.
c1600, etc. *Norfolk dumplin [see dumpling 1 a]. a1661Fuller Worthies, Norfolk (1662) 247 Norfolk Dumplings... This..relates to the fare they commonly feed on. 1747H. Glasse Art of Cookery ix. 112 Norfolk Dumplings. Make a good thick batter... Eat them hot. 1787Grose Prov. Gloss., Norfolk Dumpling, a jeering nick-name for Norfolk-men. 1877Cassell's Dict. Cookery 458/1 Norfolk Dumplings... When bread is made at home, take a little of the dough.., make it up into small balls.., drop them into fast-boiling water... Send melted butter, sweetened and flavoured with lemon juice, to table with them. 1933C. H. Senn Century Cookery Bk. (ed. 10) 1013 Norfolk Dumplings,—Make an ordinary bread dough... Serve with a boat of rich gravy or other suitable sauce. 1972Mrs. Beeton's Family Cookery 449 Norfolk Dumplings..Boiling water, Salt, Bread, Dough... Make the dough... Cream the yeast with the sugar and add the warm water and the melted fat... Serve with..jam, treacle, golden syrup, or butter and sugar.
1866J. Macgregor Thousand Miles in Rob Roy Canoe i. 9 The ‘*Norfolk jacket’ is a loose frock⁓coat, like a blouse, with shoulder-straps, and belted at the waist, and garnished by six pockets. 1893Earl Dunmore Pamirs II. 276 An English-made Norfolk jacket. 1898G. B. Shaw Widowers' Houses Plays I. 4 You have nothing but that Norfolk jacket. 1969Queen 17–30 Sept. 76 Norfolk jacket in cream leather; long side vents; belt..45 gns.
1768Pennant Brit. Zool. II. 378 The *Norfolk Plover. 1840Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 235 This is the Stone Curlew, Whistling or Norfolk Plover, as it is variously designated. 1877Newton in Encycl. Brit. VI. 712/1 The..Stone-Curlew—called also, by some writers, from its stronghold in this country, the Norfolk Plover.
[1925E. G. Blake Roof Coverings ii. 18 The reeds are grown principally in the eastern counties, especially on the Norfolk Broads.] 1952Oxf. Jun. Encycl. VI. 440 A well-bedded thatch of *Norfolk reed..has been known to last as long as 50 years. Ibid., Although Norfolk reed is by far the most durable, it is also the most expensive. 1965P. Wayre Wind in Reeds ix. 111 Norfolk reed is in much demand for thatch, being most durable and of good length—often exceeding eight feet. 1971Country Life 18 Nov. 1403/1 The great tithe barn at Tisbury, in Wiltshire, has just been re⁓thatched with Norfolk reed.
1859Field 5 Mar. 180/3 Will any of the readers of The Field kindly inform me what *spaniels are considered the best for woodcock-shooting—the Sussex, Clumber, Norfolk, &c.? 1867‘Stonehenge’ Dogs Brit. Is. i. iii. 40 The Norfolk is one of the four descriptions of spaniels known as ‘springers’. Ibid., The Norfolk spaniel is now seldom to be obtained mute. 1945C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 65 The old name of Norfolk Spaniel..is obsolete.
1896Junior Army & Navy Stores Catal. p. xxxvi/2 *Norfolk Jackets..Suits. 1913C. Mackenzie Sinister St. I. i. vii. 112 An exciting Monday spent in buying a Norfolk suit and Eton collars. 1938J. Cary Castle Corner iii. 116 He was seen every day walking about Knockeen with his solemn, fierce air and his smartest norfolk suits.
1964Kennel Gaz. 419/2 On September 22, 1964, the General Committee of the Kennel Club agreed to register drop-eared Norwich Terriers as *Norfolk Terriers, a separate breed and not a variety. 1968C. G. E. Wimhurst Bk. Terriers xxi. 154 The Norfolk Terrier is one of the smallest of the terriers. 1971F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 463 The Norfolk Terrier was, until September 1964, the drop-eared Norwich Terrier. Ibid. 467 There is little or no difference in character between the Norwich and the Norfolk.
1811Ora & Juliet I. 100, I shall..shew them the difference of a highly-educated person, and the boorish manners of those *Norfolk turkeys.
c. ellipt. The dialect of Norfolk.
1895W. Rye Gloss. E. Anglia p. vii, The following specimens of modern Norfolk have been handed to me.
d. ellipt. A Norfolk jacket. In pl., a Norfolk suit.
1902E. Nesbit Five Children & It ii. 47 Nine pockets in my Norfolks. Ibid. viii. 215 A giant little boy—in Norfolks like my brother's. 1904T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring & Summer 87/1 Brownie Norfolks, made of dark green Tweed. 1969R. T. Wilcox Dict. Costume 248/1 The coat of the Duke of Norfolk's hunting suit, the first ‘Norfolk’, appeared in the 1880's with knickerbockers, a revival of knee breeches for day wear. 1970S. J. Perelman Baby, it's Cold Inside 28 Where'd you get that Norfolk?.. Brooks hasn't carried that model in years. |