dabchickn.

Brit.

/ˈdabtʃɪk/, U.S.

/ˈdæbˌtʃɪk/

Forms: α. 1500s dapchicke, dopchicken, 1500s–1600s dopchick(e; β. 1600s dip-chicke, 1800s dibchick; γ. 1500s dobchickin, 1600s–1700s dobchick; δ. 1600s–1800s dab-chick, 1700s– dabchick.

Etymology: The early forms dap- , dop-chick , with the later dip-chick , and synonym dopper n.¹, appear to connect the first part of the word with the ablaut stem deup , dup- , dop- of dip v., deep adj.; but the forms in dob- , dab- , seem to be associated with some senses of dab v.¹Ash's explanation ‘A chicken newly hatched’ (to which the Century Dictionary refers the quot. 1728 at sense 1aδ. from Pope) is merely an amusing blunder.

a. The Little Grebe, Podiceps minor, a small water-bird, found in rivers and other fresh waters, and noted for its diving; in U.S. the name is applied to another species of Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps.

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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > [noun] > order Podicipediformes (grebes) > podiceps ruficollis (dabchick)

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didapperc1440

dopperc1440

ducker?a1500

dabchickc1520

dive-dapper1559

arsefoot1598

loon1678

penny bird1823

helldiver1839

Tom Pudding1848

α.

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 150 Small fowle, as the Dapchicke, or suche like.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xc. 552 The Swanne the Cormorant the pellicane, the Dopchicken the storke.

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xv. 636 She..Shot dead the woman, who into the pump Like to a dop-chick dived.

1733 Philos. Trans. 1731–2 (Royal Soc.) 37 449 Podicipes minor rostro vario. The Pied Bill Dopchick.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Dapchick. (Always.)

β. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 35 The Dip-chicke, (so named of his diving, and littlenesse).1827 T. Attwood in C. M. Wakefield Life T. Attwood (1885) viii. 109 I am glad Bosco has got the dibchicks.γ. c1520 Parl. Byrdes (de Worde) sig. A.ii ^v The cote, the dobchyk, and the water henne.1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Piombrino..a bird called a kingsfisher. Some take it for a dobchickin.1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 340 The Didapper, or Dipper, or Dobchick, or small Doucker.1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 59 White-breasted Divers, and Dobchicks.1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 133 The white and dusky Grebe... The black and white Dobchick.1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 214 Dobchick.δ. 1612 [see sense 1c]. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 47 As when a dab-chick waddles thro' the copse, On legs and wings, and flies, and wades, and hops.1778 G. White Let. 7 Aug. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 239 Dabchicks, moor-hens, and coots, fly erect.1870 W. Thornbury Tour Eng. I. i. 7 Brentford again dived, to reappear suddenly, like a dab chick on the surface of history.

b. dialect. Applied to the Moor-hen or Water-hen.

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1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Dab-chick, the water-hen.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Dab-chick, the Water-hen.

c. figurative. Of a girl.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > prettiness > specifically of woman > pretty girl or woman

primerolea1350

jolyvet1413

prim1509

nicebeceturc1520

bit of stuff?1553

nicebice1595

dabchick1612

rosebud1668

doll1778

living doll1785

a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823

a bit (also piece) of all right1895

bit of fluff1903

dolly1906

baby doll1908

cutiea1911

cutie-pie1920

kewpie1946

tchotchke1968

tchotchkeleh1985

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iv. ii. sig. I2^v 'Fore God, She is a delicate Dab chick! I must haue her.

2. A small yacht of five tons or under.

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1895 Daily News 3 Sept. 7/3 An amateur yacht race..in which several one-raters and dabchicks started.

1896 Daily News 4 June 2/6 The dabchicks sailed the second match of the week yesterday round the short course at Leigh.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dabchick
释义	dabchickn. Brit. /ˈdabtʃɪk/, U.S. /ˈdæbˌtʃɪk/ Forms: α. 1500s dapchicke, dopchicken, 1500s–1600s dopchick(e; β. 1600s dip-chicke, 1800s dibchick; γ. 1500s dobchickin, 1600s–1700s dobchick; δ. 1600s–1800s dab-chick, 1700s– dabchick. Etymology: The early forms dap- , dop-chick , with the later dip-chick , and synonym dopper n.¹, appear to connect the first part of the word with the ablaut stem deup , dup- , dop- of dip v., deep adj.; but the forms in dob- , dab- , seem to be associated with some senses of dab v.¹Ash's explanation ‘A chicken newly hatched’ (to which the Century Dictionary refers the quot. 1728 at sense 1aδ. from Pope) is merely an amusing blunder. 1. a. The Little Grebe, Podiceps minor, a small water-bird, found in rivers and other fresh waters, and noted for its diving; in U.S. the name is applied to another species of Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > [noun] > order Podicipediformes (grebes) > podiceps ruficollis (dabchick) dive-dapa1000 doppe13.. dumping1393 dippera1425 didapperc1440 dopperc1440 ducker?a1500 dabchickc1520 dive-dapper1559 arsefoot1598 loon1678 penny bird1823 helldiver1839 Tom Pudding1848 α. 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 150 Small fowle, as the Dapchicke, or suche like. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xc. 552 The Swanne the Cormorant the pellicane, the Dopchicken the storke. ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xv. 636 She..Shot dead the woman, who into the pump Like to a dop-chick dived. 1733 Philos. Trans. 1731–2 (Royal Soc.) 37 449 Podicipes minor rostro vario. The Pied Bill Dopchick. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Dapchick. (Always.) β. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 35 The Dip-chicke, (so named of his diving, and littlenesse).1827 T. Attwood in C. M. Wakefield Life T. Attwood (1885) viii. 109 I am glad Bosco has got the dibchicks.γ. c1520 Parl. Byrdes (de Worde) sig. A.ii ^v The cote, the dobchyk, and the water henne.1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Piombrino..a bird called a kingsfisher. Some take it for a dobchickin.1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 340 The Didapper, or Dipper, or Dobchick, or small Doucker.1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 59 White-breasted Divers, and Dobchicks.1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 133 The white and dusky Grebe... The black and white Dobchick.1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 214 Dobchick.δ. 1612 [see sense 1c]. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 47 As when a dab-chick waddles thro' the copse, On legs and wings, and flies, and wades, and hops.1778 G. White Let. 7 Aug. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 239 Dabchicks, moor-hens, and coots, fly erect.1870 W. Thornbury Tour Eng. I. i. 7 Brentford again dived, to reappear suddenly, like a dab chick on the surface of history. b. dialect. Applied to the Moor-hen or Water-hen. ΚΠ 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Dab-chick, the water-hen. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Dab-chick, the Water-hen. c. figurative. Of a girl. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > prettiness > specifically of woman > pretty girl or woman primerolea1350 jolyvet1413 prim1509 nicebeceturc1520 bit of stuff?1553 nicebice1595 dabchick1612 rosebud1668 doll1778 living doll1785 a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 a bit (also piece) of all right1895 bit of fluff1903 dolly1906 baby doll1908 cutiea1911 cutie-pie1920 kewpie1946 tchotchke1968 tchotchkeleh1985 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iv. ii. sig. I2^v 'Fore God, She is a delicate Dab chick! I must haue her. View more context for this quotation 2. A small yacht of five tons or under. ΚΠ 1895 Daily News 3 Sept. 7/3 An amateur yacht race..in which several one-raters and dabchicks started. 1896 Daily News 4 June 2/6 The dabchicks sailed the second match of the week yesterday round the short course at Leigh. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1520
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