单词 | anthony |
释义 | Anthonyn. I. Compounds. 1. attributive and in the genitive, esp. in Anthony pig. Designating a pig kept by a religious order associated with St Anthony the Great, or a pig dedicated to the saint, which is allowed to roam freely and is typically thought of as being small, fat, and domesticated. In later use also: designating any pig with characteristics of this sort, esp. the smallest pig in a litter; also in extended use. Frequently in proverbs. Now rare (chiefly English regional).For the semantic motivation of this sense see note in etymology. For similar uses, cf. St Anthony n. 2, tantony n. c. ΚΠ ?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 109v, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Pigge Renners aboute fro house to hous as antonie pigges & fro towne to towne..seme þat þei kunne hele of alle maner sekenesse of þe yȝen. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 215 (MED) Þer come in-to þe howse vnto þaim a swyne of Saynt Antons. And he tuke bread, & keste vnto it & said, ‘Now sall itt appere wheþer þis Anton swyne will eatt of my bread; þat am cursyd, or nay.’ 1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) ccxliv. sig. ujv And there come to hem an Anthony pigge and folowed the hoost alle that way till they come to a grete water. 1533 J. Heywood Mery Play Iohan Iohan sig. A.i But she wyll go a gaddynge very myche Lyke an Anthony pyg. 1603 J. Stow Suruay of London (new ed.) 185 Whereupon was raysed a prouerbe, such a one will follow such a one, and whine as it were an Anthonie pig. 1736 F. Drake Eboracum i. vii. 315 Thence came the proverb, As fat as an Antony pig. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Anthony, or tantony pig, the favourite or smallest pig of the litter. 1865 J. Sleigh Attempt at Derbyshire Gloss. in Reliquary Jan. 156 Anthony-pig, the ruckling of the litter. 1899 W. T. Fernie Animal Simples 399 In Kent the smallest or favourite pig of a litter is called ‘Anthony pig’. 1899 E. C. Dowson tr. Voltaire La Pucelle II. xx. 369 Anthony's pig a faithful friend I found;—O pig Divine, emblem by monks confest! 1973 J. Brooks Expert 128 I was what you'd call an anthony pig, that's the smallest one of the litter. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > other diseases or conditions impetigo1398 deadingc1400 St Anthonyc1405 foulness1559 acrochordon1565 foulness1583 heat1597 bleach1601 Anthony's fire1609 desquamation1726 sivvens1762 erythema1778 rupia1813 morula1817 dermalgia1842 mycosis1846 cheloid1854 keloid1854 morule1857 kelis1864 dermatosis1866 epithelioma1872 vagabond's disease1876 vagabond's skin1876 dermatitis1877 erysipeloid1888 Ritter's disease1888 acanthosis nigricans1890 angiokeratoma1891 sunburn1891 porokeratosis1893 acrodermatitis1894 epidermolysis1894 keratolysis1895 dermographism1896 neurodermatitis1896 peau d'orange1896 X-ray dermatitis1897 dermatomyositis1899 papulo-erythema1899 pyodermia1899 tar acne1899 dermographia1900 radiodermatitis1903 poikiloderma1907 neurodermatosis1909 leishmanoid1922 razor burn1924 pyoderma1930 photodermatosis1931 photodermatitis1933 necrobiosis lipoidica1934 pyoderma gangrenosum1936 fassy1943 acrodermatitis enteropathica1945 chicken skin1946 nylon stocking dermatitis1947 Sézary('s) syndrome1953 pigskin1966 washerwoman's skin1981 strimmer rash1984 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [noun] > erysipelas wildfirec1000 St. Francis' fireOE burning1382 erysipelas1398 holy fire1398 rose1599 fieriness of the face1600 fiery1600 Anthony's fire1609 sacred fire1693 sideration1828 1609 W. Cowper Three Heauenly Treat. Romanes i. 175 He who now is payned with the tooth ach, takes some comfort when he sees another..burnt vp with Anthonies fire. 1704 Dict. Rusticum Low-worm; is a Disease in Horses, hardly known from the Anthony-Fire, or the Shingles, having the self same symptoms; 'tis a Worm that is bread in the back of a Horse. 1710 W. Salmon Botanologia II. 900/1 It quenches the heat, and allays the fury of Anthonies Fire. 1888 J. S. Stallybrass tr. J. Grimm Teutonic Mythol. IV. 1805 Never burn a broom, and you are safe from Antony's fire. 1906 A. Conan Doyle Sir Nigel xxi. 300 Whom should I see but a big man with a white face, red hair, and a touch of Anthony's fire upon his cheek! II. Simple uses. 3. English regional (chiefly southern) and Irish English (northern). The smallest pig in a litter. Also in extended use. Cf. sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > young > litter > runt tantony1659 whinnock1691 runt1798 poke-shakings1808 Anthony1867 rit1880 1867 Standard 24 May 3/5 ‘What is an “Anthony”?’.. ‘The littlest pig, your honour. The little pig is always “Anthony”.’ 1896 P. Maylam in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1898) I. 61/2 The word Anthony is by analogy used [in Kent] as a diminutive generally. 1931 A. Uttley Country Child (1936) xviii. 289 ‘You're a bad thing,’ she scolded the sow, ‘to leave your Anthony out in the cold.’ 1967 H. Orton & M. F. Wakelin Surv. Eng. Dial. IV. 328 Q[uestion]. What do you call the smallest and weakest pig of the litter?.. [Kent] Anthony. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 7/1 Anthony, the smallest of a litter of pigs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?a1425 |
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