compon.¹adj.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmpəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈkɑmpoʊ/

Etymology: Shortened < composition n., composite adj. and n.

In technical or vulgar use.

A. n.¹

1. = composition n. 20, stucco, cement. carvers' compo: a mixture of whiting, resin, and glue, used instead of plaster of Paris for wall and cornice ornamentation. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > plaster > [noun] > coarse

lime-work1589

stuc1632

compositiona1719

stucco1734

compo1823

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 390 Compo, or Compos..implies the materials with which Roman or any other similar cement is composed.

1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning ii. v Beneath a compo portico..which adorned the physician's door.

1860 All Year Round 28 Apr. 60 A vulgar compo parapet and cast-iron railing.

1881 Mechanic §1375 The coating of compo or stucco with which a wall is covered.

2. A metallic composition for ornaments, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys

yellow gold1558

Mannheim gold1790

spelter1815

music plate1839

Florence-leaf1858

silver-powder1875

compo1879

mokum1889

Stellite1913

Vitallium1935

Mazak1937

ceramal1949

cermet1950

metal-ceramic1950

mokume gane1979

1879 C. Hibbs Jewellery in Cassell's Techn. Educator IV. 308/1 Honest brass, dignified sometimes with more high sounding names, and technically known as ‘compo’.

3. The composition used for making printers' inking-rollers.

a. A composition paid by a debtor.

b. ‘The monthly portion of wages paid to a ship's company’ (Adm. Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.).

B. adj. (attributive).

a. = composite adj. 6b.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > other types of passenger carriage

caravan1821

private car1826

Jim Crow car1835

ladies' car1841

saloon car or carriage1842

palace car1844

ladies' carriage1847

parliamentary carriage1849

parlour car1859

composite carriage1868

Pullman1869

observation car1872

first1873

compo1878

bogie carriage1880

chair-car1880

club car1893

corridor carriage1893

tourist-car1895

birdcage1900

dog box1905

corridor coach1911

vista-dome1945

Stolypin1970

1878 F. S. Williams Midland Railway (ed. 4) 666 The compo bogie carriages of Mr. Clayton.

b. = composite adj. 1, as in compo pack n. a composite pack of (tinned) food, esp. one designed to last several days; so compo rations, compo tea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > supply for journey

stoverc1330

wayfooda1382

prog1655

viaticum1665

padkos1848

compo pack1943

baon1956

1943 Times Weekly 10 Feb. 19 The ‘compo pack’ is designed to feed 14 men for one day and is made up of tinned foods of various kinds, including chocolate and biscuits.

1945 ‘A. Melville’ First Tide 72 I used to cadge a cup of compo tea from them.

1945 ‘A. Melville’ First Tide 73 You rarely saw the men..cooking their compo rations on a fire out in the open.

1954 W. Noyce South Col i. 11 There were the Army-type Compo rations for the march.

1963 Times 11 Mar. 11/4 An Australian 24-hour compo. pack, a metal container like a very large sardine tin.

Derivatives

ˈcompo v. (transitive) to cover with ‘compo’ (sense A. 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > clad or cover [verb (transitive)] > clad or cover with other materials

pitcheOE

lute1495

loam1600

bitume1609

wainscota1631

mud1632

putty1719

compo1809

belute1837

smear1839

puddle1844

plash1864

canvas1865

cement1886

TP1962

toilet-paper1964

1809 European Mag. 55 21 Persons may have the front of their houses compo'd.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

compon.²

Brit.

/ˈkɒmpəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈkɑmˌpoʊ/, Australian English /ˈkɔmpoʊ/, New Zealand English

/ˈkɒmpʌu/

Etymology: Shortened < compensation n.: see -o suffix.

Australian and New Zealand slang.

= compensation n. 2, esp. that paid for an injury received while working. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > [noun]

yield601

angildeOE

maegboteOE

allowancea1325

finea1400

boota1450

reparationa1460

contentation1467

disdomage1502

contention1516

regard1568

contentment1603

atonement-money1611

satisfaction1621

satisfaction money1651

content1689

compensation1804

smart money1817

hoot1820

indemnization1836

compo1941

MCA1973

1941 K. Tennant Battlers xxvii. 290 ‘If you do slice your hand, they put you on compo.’ Seeing them puzzled, she explained: ‘Compensation money while it heals.’

1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 52 Compo king, a social parasite who makes a practice of injuring himself or malingering in order to secure workers' compensation.

1949 D. M. Davin Roads from Home v. 69 They're afraid they might have to pay out a bit of compo.

1949 Here & Now Oct. 34/1 The wharfies..must also of necessity carry their own insurance against damage and loss—as well as workers' compo.

1961 P. White Riders in Chariot viii. 243 You got a bad hand. You see the doc... You'll get compo of course.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	compo
释义	compon.¹adj. Brit. /ˈkɒmpəʊ/, U.S. /ˈkɑmpoʊ/ Etymology: Shortened < composition n., composite adj. and n. In technical or vulgar use. A. n.¹ 1. = composition n. 20, stucco, cement. carvers' compo: a mixture of whiting, resin, and glue, used instead of plaster of Paris for wall and cornice ornamentation. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > plaster > [noun] > coarse lime-work1589 stuc1632 compositiona1719 stucco1734 compo1823 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 390 Compo, or Compos..implies the materials with which Roman or any other similar cement is composed. 1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning ii. v Beneath a compo portico..which adorned the physician's door. 1860 All Year Round 28 Apr. 60 A vulgar compo parapet and cast-iron railing. 1881 Mechanic §1375 The coating of compo or stucco with which a wall is covered. 2. A metallic composition for ornaments, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys yellow gold1558 Mannheim gold1790 spelter1815 music plate1839 Florence-leaf1858 silver-powder1875 compo1879 mokum1889 Stellite1913 Vitallium1935 Mazak1937 ceramal1949 cermet1950 metal-ceramic1950 mokume gane1979 1879 C. Hibbs Jewellery in Cassell's Techn. Educator IV. 308/1 Honest brass, dignified sometimes with more high sounding names, and technically known as ‘compo’. 3. The composition used for making printers' inking-rollers. 4. a. A composition paid by a debtor. b. ‘The monthly portion of wages paid to a ship's company’ (Adm. Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.). B. adj. (attributive). a. = composite adj. 6b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > other types of passenger carriage caravan1821 private car1826 Jim Crow car1835 ladies' car1841 saloon car or carriage1842 palace car1844 ladies' carriage1847 parliamentary carriage1849 parlour car1859 composite carriage1868 Pullman1869 observation car1872 first1873 compo1878 bogie carriage1880 chair-car1880 club car1893 corridor carriage1893 tourist-car1895 birdcage1900 dog box1905 corridor coach1911 vista-dome1945 Stolypin1970 1878 F. S. Williams Midland Railway (ed. 4) 666 The compo bogie carriages of Mr. Clayton. b. = composite adj. 1, as in compo pack n. a composite pack of (tinned) food, esp. one designed to last several days; so compo rations, compo tea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > supply for journey stoverc1330 wayfooda1382 prog1655 viaticum1665 padkos1848 compo pack1943 baon1956 1943 Times Weekly 10 Feb. 19 The ‘compo pack’ is designed to feed 14 men for one day and is made up of tinned foods of various kinds, including chocolate and biscuits. 1945 ‘A. Melville’ First Tide 72 I used to cadge a cup of compo tea from them. 1945 ‘A. Melville’ First Tide 73 You rarely saw the men..cooking their compo rations on a fire out in the open. 1954 W. Noyce South Col i. 11 There were the Army-type Compo rations for the march. 1963 Times 11 Mar. 11/4 An Australian 24-hour compo. pack, a metal container like a very large sardine tin. Derivatives ˈcompo v. (transitive) to cover with ‘compo’ (sense A. 1). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > clad or cover [verb (transitive)] > clad or cover with other materials pitcheOE lute1495 loam1600 bitume1609 wainscota1631 mud1632 putty1719 compo1809 belute1837 smear1839 puddle1844 plash1864 canvas1865 cement1886 TP1962 toilet-paper1964 1809 European Mag. 55 21 Persons may have the front of their houses compo'd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). compon.² Brit. /ˈkɒmpəʊ/, U.S. /ˈkɑmˌpoʊ/, Australian English /ˈkɔmpoʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈkɒmpʌu/ Etymology: Shortened < compensation n.: see -o suffix. Australian and New Zealand slang. = compensation n. 2, esp. that paid for an injury received while working. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > [noun] yield601 angildeOE maegboteOE allowancea1325 finea1400 boota1450 reparationa1460 contentation1467 disdomage1502 contention1516 regard1568 contentment1603 atonement-money1611 satisfaction1621 satisfaction money1651 content1689 compensation1804 smart money1817 hoot1820 indemnization1836 compo1941 MCA1973 1941 K. Tennant Battlers xxvii. 290 ‘If you do slice your hand, they put you on compo.’ Seeing them puzzled, she explained: ‘Compensation money while it heals.’ 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 52 Compo king, a social parasite who makes a practice of injuring himself or malingering in order to secure workers' compensation. 1949 D. M. Davin Roads from Home v. 69 They're afraid they might have to pay out a bit of compo. 1949 Here & Now Oct. 34/1 The wharfies..must also of necessity carry their own insurance against damage and loss—as well as workers' compo. 1961 P. White Riders in Chariot viii. 243 You got a bad hand. You see the doc... You'll get compo of course. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.¹adj.1809n.²1941
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