Coolgardien.

Brit.

/kuːlˈɡɑːdi/, U.S.

/ˌkulˈɡɑrdi/, Australian English

/kuːlˈɡʌːdi/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Coolgardie.

Etymology: < Coolgardie, the name of a town in Western Australia (in the vicinity of which gold was discovered in 1892, resulting in considerable gold-mining activity in the 1890s and early 1900s).

Australian. Now chiefly historical.

I. Compounds

1. attributive. Designating a type of safe or box used for keeping food cool, consisting of a rigid framework covered with hessian or netting, and cooled by damp strips of fabric hanging down the sides of the safe from a pan of water on top. Chiefly in Coolgardie safe.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun] > preserving by cooling or freezing > place or machine for

ice room1758

ice chamber1768

icebox1792

cool chamber1801

ice chest1826

freezer1847

refrigerator1861

chill-room1884

ice cave1884

cold store1895

cool store1906

Coolgardie?1924

fridge1926

Frigidaire1926

deep freeze1941

chest freezer1947

hydro-cooler1947

reefer1958

fridge-freezer1971

flash freezer1984

blast freezer1986

?1924 M. F. Maw & M. Jordan Hints for Pioneering Homemakers 5 Coolgardie safes—All sizes, both straight and sloping sides, galvanised frames, covered with hessian.

1940 A. Gaston Coolgardie Gold xi. 135 Eventually one of the most useful articles now used in all dry areas of Australia was invented—the Coolgardie cool-safe.

1959 H. P. Tritton Time means Tucker 72/1 Many homesteads had a Coolgardie-safe, which was a frame covered with flyproof netting. On top was a wide, flat pan, and strips of hessian hung from the pan to the floor. These strips would draw water and keep the air in the safe reasonably cool.

2000 D. Horton Pure State of Nature iv. 62 Everyone knows that food storage was a problem for Aborigines and indeed for the colonists until the invention of the Coolgardie Safe and eventually the ice chest.

II. Simple uses.

2. A Coolgardie safe.

ΚΠ

1936 M. Herron Seed & Stubble 95 There is a cold fowl and trimmings in the ‘Coolgardie’.

1955 J. Morrison Black Cargo 204 The ash-dusted stove with kettle and frying-pan standing at one side..the coolgardie with its moist drapings.

1972 J. Hibberd Stretch of Imagination (1973) 8 Relax, pal, while I repair to the Coolgardie and knock up a snack.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coolgardie
释义	Coolgardien. Brit. /kuːlˈɡɑːdi/, U.S. /ˌkulˈɡɑrdi/, Australian English /kuːlˈɡʌːdi/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Coolgardie. Etymology: < Coolgardie, the name of a town in Western Australia (in the vicinity of which gold was discovered in 1892, resulting in considerable gold-mining activity in the 1890s and early 1900s). Australian. Now chiefly historical. I. Compounds 1. attributive. Designating a type of safe or box used for keeping food cool, consisting of a rigid framework covered with hessian or netting, and cooled by damp strips of fabric hanging down the sides of the safe from a pan of water on top. Chiefly in Coolgardie safe. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun] > preserving by cooling or freezing > place or machine for ice room1758 ice chamber1768 icebox1792 cool chamber1801 ice chest1826 freezer1847 refrigerator1861 chill-room1884 ice cave1884 cold store1895 cool store1906 Coolgardie?1924 fridge1926 Frigidaire1926 deep freeze1941 chest freezer1947 hydro-cooler1947 reefer1958 fridge-freezer1971 flash freezer1984 blast freezer1986 ?1924 M. F. Maw & M. Jordan Hints for Pioneering Homemakers 5 Coolgardie safes—All sizes, both straight and sloping sides, galvanised frames, covered with hessian. 1940 A. Gaston Coolgardie Gold xi. 135 Eventually one of the most useful articles now used in all dry areas of Australia was invented—the Coolgardie cool-safe. 1959 H. P. Tritton Time means Tucker 72/1 Many homesteads had a Coolgardie-safe, which was a frame covered with flyproof netting. On top was a wide, flat pan, and strips of hessian hung from the pan to the floor. These strips would draw water and keep the air in the safe reasonably cool. 2000 D. Horton Pure State of Nature iv. 62 Everyone knows that food storage was a problem for Aborigines and indeed for the colonists until the invention of the Coolgardie Safe and eventually the ice chest. II. Simple uses. 2. A Coolgardie safe. ΚΠ 1936 M. Herron Seed & Stubble 95 There is a cold fowl and trimmings in the ‘Coolgardie’. 1955 J. Morrison Black Cargo 204 The ash-dusted stove with kettle and frying-pan standing at one side..the coolgardie with its moist drapings. 1972 J. Hibberd Stretch of Imagination (1973) 8 Relax, pal, while I repair to the Coolgardie and knock up a snack. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1924
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