cock robinn.

Brit.

/ˌkɒk ˈrɒbɪn/, U.S.

/ˈkɑk ˌrɑbən/,

/ˌkɑk ˈrɑbən/

Forms: see cock n.¹ and robin n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, robin n.¹

Etymology: < cock n.¹ + robin n.¹

†1. slang. A foolish or gullible man. Obsolete.In quot. 1633 probably merely intended as a humorous name without any specific meaning (cf. the somewhat similar cockle-de-moy n.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > male

cock robin1633

Oscar1918

dildock1935

bimbo1977

himbo1988

knob-end1989

bell end1992

1633 M. Parker Legend Sir Leonard Lack-wit sig. A5 An Alphantasticall (Alphabeticall, I should have said) note of all those ignoted Authors, that are negligently mentioned in this huge Volume... Cockle de Moy. Cocke Robin. Dapper Dicke [etc.].

1672 J. Phillips Maronides v. 96 Æneas soon as one could wake him, Spies formal fool, and thus bespake him; Epirides where's my Cock-Robin? Will he a while leave placket-bobbing, And for a Steed leave riding wenches?

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Cock-robin, a soft, easy fellow.

1707 Observator 12 Feb. Every Cock Robin of a Priest, that is qualify'd to mount a Pulpit, is Head of the Ecclesiastical Hydra.

2. A male robin. Also as a name for such a bird, usually in or with reference to the rhyme cited in quot. 1788.Earlier currency of this sense is probably implied by sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Erithacus > erithacus rubecula (robin)

ruddockOE

redbreasta1425

robineta1425

Robertc1430

robin redbreasta1525

robinc1550

Robin ruddock1554

Robin ruck1555

cock robin1710

robin breastie1824

1710 F. B. Tours d'une Tabatiere 6 He told us of a Cock-Robin that would suddenly appear, and teach us all to whistle a new Tune.

1788 ‘Nurse Lovechild’ Tommy Thumb's Song Bk. 34 Who did kill Cock Robin? I, said the Sparrow, With my Bow and Arrow, And I did kill Cock Robin.

1861 G. H. Kingsley in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 166 A starving cock-robin.

2016 Irish Voice (N.Y.) 30 Nov. 10 I noticed that our resident cock robin used her [sc. a tree] as a perch, along with sparrows and finches.

Compounds

cock-robin shop n. Printing slang (now rare) a small printing office which undertakes job printing of miscellaneous work such as posters, leaflets, cards, etc.; esp. one which pays low wages and produces low-quality work.

ΚΠ

1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 23 Cock robin shop, a small printer's office, where low wages are paid to journeymen who have never served a regular apprenticeship.

1865 Belfast News-let. 23 Jan. With the exception of a few of what are termed ‘cock robin’ shops being on the increase, the jobbing offices are about the same in number that they were then.

1968 ILR Rev. 21 308/2 ‘Cock-robin shops,’ small, nonunion job shops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cock robin
释义	cock robinn. Brit. /ˌkɒk ˈrɒbɪn/, U.S. /ˈkɑk ˌrɑbən/, /ˌkɑk ˈrɑbən/ Forms: see cock n.¹ and robin n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, robin n.¹ Etymology: < cock n.¹ + robin n.¹ †1. slang. A foolish or gullible man. Obsolete.In quot. 1633 probably merely intended as a humorous name without any specific meaning (cf. the somewhat similar cockle-de-moy n.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > male cock robin1633 Oscar1918 dildock1935 bimbo1977 himbo1988 knob-end1989 bell end1992 1633 M. Parker Legend Sir Leonard Lack-wit sig. A5 An Alphantasticall (Alphabeticall, I should have said) note of all those ignoted Authors, that are negligently mentioned in this huge Volume... Cockle de Moy. Cocke Robin. Dapper Dicke [etc.]. 1672 J. Phillips Maronides v. 96 Æneas soon as one could wake him, Spies formal fool, and thus bespake him; Epirides where's my Cock-Robin? Will he a while leave placket-bobbing, And for a Steed leave riding wenches? 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Cock-robin, a soft, easy fellow. 1707 Observator 12 Feb. Every Cock Robin of a Priest, that is qualify'd to mount a Pulpit, is Head of the Ecclesiastical Hydra. 2. A male robin. Also as a name for such a bird, usually in or with reference to the rhyme cited in quot. 1788.Earlier currency of this sense is probably implied by sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Erithacus > erithacus rubecula (robin) ruddockOE redbreasta1425 robineta1425 Robertc1430 robin redbreasta1525 robinc1550 Robin ruddock1554 Robin ruck1555 cock robin1710 robin breastie1824 1710 F. B. Tours d'une Tabatiere 6 He told us of a Cock-Robin that would suddenly appear, and teach us all to whistle a new Tune. 1788 ‘Nurse Lovechild’ Tommy Thumb's Song Bk. 34 Who did kill Cock Robin? I, said the Sparrow, With my Bow and Arrow, And I did kill Cock Robin. 1861 G. H. Kingsley in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 166 A starving cock-robin. 2016 Irish Voice (N.Y.) 30 Nov. 10 I noticed that our resident cock robin used her [sc. a tree] as a perch, along with sparrows and finches. Compounds cock-robin shop n. Printing slang (now rare) a small printing office which undertakes job printing of miscellaneous work such as posters, leaflets, cards, etc.; esp. one which pays low wages and produces low-quality work. ΚΠ 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 23 Cock robin shop, a small printer's office, where low wages are paid to journeymen who have never served a regular apprenticeship. 1865 Belfast News-let. 23 Jan. With the exception of a few of what are termed ‘cock robin’ shops being on the increase, the jobbing offices are about the same in number that they were then. 1968 ILR Rev. 21 308/2 ‘Cock-robin shops,’ small, nonunion job shops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633
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