come-by-chancen.

Brit.

/ˈkʌmbətʃɑːns/,

/ˈkʌmbətʃans/, U.S.

/ˈkəmbəˌtʃæns/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: come v., by prep., chance n.

Etymology: < come v. + by prep. + chance n.

colloquial.

A person or thing that comes by chance; spec. an illegitimate child.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > illegitimate child

avetrolc1300

bastardc1330

misbegetc1330

whoresonc1330

horcop14..

get?a1513

misbegotten1546

misbegot1558

mamzer1562

base1571

bantling1593

by-blow1595

by-chopa1637

by-scape1646

by-slipa1670

illegitimate1673

stall-whimper1676

love brata1700

slink1702

child, son of shame1723

babe of love1728

adulterine1730

come-by-chance?1750

byspel1781

love-child1805

come-o'-will1815

chance-child1838

chance-bairn1863

side-slip1872

fly-blow1875

catch colt1901

illegit1913

outside child1930

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > person or thing that comes by chance

chance-comer1667

visitant1743

come-by-chance1876

?1750 Luck in Basket 3 He said my Come by chance wants feeding: a pretty singing Bird have I.

1760 Life & Adventures of Cat 35 He put me out to nurse..since I was a comeby-chance.

1876 G. J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto xix. 213 Could it be that she already loved this come-by-chance.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Come-by-chance, a bastard. A stray pigeon who has taken up his abode with your flock is a come-by-chance. Any article found and appropriated is so called.

1908 Amer. Ann. of Deaf Mar. 150 Mankind are rank ‘come by chances’ from a breeder's point of view, as what the offspring may be is never taken into consideration in contracting marriages.

1925 M. Wiltshire Thursday's Child ii. 43 Her come-by-chance brat of a child.

2009 D. L. Hardy Lover's Knot iii. 45 They had enough little ones around the house without Meg bringing in another, and a come-by-chance at that.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	come-by-chance
释义	come-by-chancen. Brit. /ˈkʌmbətʃɑːns/, /ˈkʌmbətʃans/, U.S. /ˈkəmbəˌtʃæns/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: come v., by prep., chance n. Etymology: < come v. + by prep. + chance n. colloquial. A person or thing that comes by chance; spec. an illegitimate child. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > illegitimate child avetrolc1300 bastardc1330 misbegetc1330 whoresonc1330 horcop14.. get?a1513 misbegotten1546 misbegot1558 mamzer1562 base1571 bantling1593 by-blow1595 by-chopa1637 by-scape1646 by-slipa1670 illegitimate1673 stall-whimper1676 love brata1700 slink1702 child, son of shame1723 babe of love1728 adulterine1730 come-by-chance?1750 byspel1781 love-child1805 come-o'-will1815 chance-child1838 chance-bairn1863 side-slip1872 fly-blow1875 catch colt1901 illegit1913 outside child1930 the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > person or thing that comes by chance chance-comer1667 visitant1743 come-by-chance1876 ?1750 Luck in Basket 3 He said my Come by chance wants feeding: a pretty singing Bird have I. 1760 Life & Adventures of Cat 35 He put me out to nurse..since I was a comeby-chance. 1876 G. J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto xix. 213 Could it be that she already loved this come-by-chance. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Come-by-chance, a bastard. A stray pigeon who has taken up his abode with your flock is a come-by-chance. Any article found and appropriated is so called. 1908 Amer. Ann. of Deaf Mar. 150 Mankind are rank ‘come by chances’ from a breeder's point of view, as what the offspring may be is never taken into consideration in contracting marriages. 1925 M. Wiltshire Thursday's Child ii. 43 Her come-by-chance brat of a child. 2009 D. L. Hardy Lover's Knot iii. 45 They had enough little ones around the house without Meg bringing in another, and a come-by-chance at that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1750
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