all-dayadj.

Brit.

/ˌɔːlˈdeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈˌɔlˈdeɪ/,

/ˈˌɑlˈdeɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adj., day n.

Etymology: < all adj. + day n. Compare much earlier alday adv.

That lasts, or can be used, all day.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > [adjective] > occupying one day

daylongeOE

diurnec1386

diurnalc1430

one-day1583

nuchthemerinal1677

all-day1794

day-to-day1870

intra-day1972

1794 A. Seward Lett. (1811) IV. 19 It is only the all-day rains that fall at High Lake.

1863 W. M. Thayer Pioneer Boy viii. 96 It's an all-day job to go there, and a pretty long day at that.

1885 Cent. Mag. July 399/2 Albany people went on all-day picnics.

1938 Life 6 June 64/1 (advt.) Life Guards of gabardine for glove-fit and all-day comfort, wet or dry.

1959 E. K. Wenlock Kitchin's Road Transport Law 8/2 A cheap ‘all-day’ ticket.

1974 O. Clark Diary 11 July (1998) 27 Anne very sick and has to get up at 6 o'clock to do an all-day modelling job for chocolates.

2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Oct. 80/1 In the Eastern Christian churches [Lent] still involves a gruelling all-day fast.

Compounds

all-day breakfast n. originally U.S. a breakfast that is served or available all day, typically including hot cooked food such as eggs, bacon, toast, etc.

ΚΠ

1955 Rotarian Dec. 43/2 Ham 'n' eggs equipped this playground... An all-day breakfast, it brought $1,048 to buy playground swings.

1983 Rotarian May 27/2 The Palm..serves a ‘Famous All Day Breakfast’ including bacon, sausages, and peanut butter and jelly with your eggs.

2005 Olive July 138/2 AJ's has..a huge selection of all-day breakfasts, including the American (pancakes with butter and maple syrup, bacon and fried eggs), a great full English and continental classics such as eggs Benedict.

all-day horse n. originally and chiefly U.S. (now rare) a horse with good stamina that can be ridden or kept in harness all day.

ΚΠ

1846 Cultivator May 152/1 He is considered an ‘all day’ horse, and will without urging trot ten miles an hour.

1888 Overland Monthly Dec. 602/2 For an all-day horse they said he could beat the best animals in the county.

1916 E. Miniter Our Natupski Neighbors iii. 49 Such unwonted journeys, in addition to work in the hay field all day, would ruin anything not an ‘all-day’ horse.

all-day singing n. U.S. (chiefly southern) a church gathering (esp. a picnic) lasting all day at which collective singing takes place; cf. singing n. 1b.

ΚΠ

1883 N.-Y. Times 10 July 2/5 The all-day singing at County Line on the Fourth.

1933 G. P. Jackson White Spirituals 68 We would have an all day singing and basket dinner but that has played out.

2011 L. Clawson I belong to this Band i. 6 An all-day singing begins between nine and ten in the morning and runs until two or three in the afternoon, with hourly breaks and a potluck lunch.

all-day sucker n. originally and chiefly North American a large, long-lasting lollipop.

ΚΠ

1896 Daily Times (Portsmouth, Ohio) 13 June The stick candy concerns known as ‘All Day Suckers’ have been causing a world of trouble... Several children have been poisoned by the stuff.

1896 Clack Bk. Oct. 68 ‘Gimini!’ said Roderick, and dropped his all day sucker on the old Bokara rug.

1918 E. Ferber Cheerful, by Request (1922) 60 The rolling eyed ecstasy of a schoolboy smacking his lips over an all-day sucker.

1994 B. Wilson Cordelia Clark 147 She licked all-day suckers while she worked on essays.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	all-day
释义	all-dayadj. Brit. /ˌɔːlˈdeɪ/, U.S. /ˈˌɔlˈdeɪ/, /ˈˌɑlˈdeɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adj., day n. Etymology: < all adj. + day n. Compare much earlier alday adv. That lasts, or can be used, all day. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > [adjective] > occupying one day daylongeOE diurnec1386 diurnalc1430 one-day1583 nuchthemerinal1677 all-day1794 day-to-day1870 intra-day1972 1794 A. Seward Lett. (1811) IV. 19 It is only the all-day rains that fall at High Lake. 1863 W. M. Thayer Pioneer Boy viii. 96 It's an all-day job to go there, and a pretty long day at that. 1885 Cent. Mag. July 399/2 Albany people went on all-day picnics. 1938 Life 6 June 64/1 (advt.) Life Guards of gabardine for glove-fit and all-day comfort, wet or dry. 1959 E. K. Wenlock Kitchin's Road Transport Law 8/2 A cheap ‘all-day’ ticket. 1974 O. Clark Diary 11 July (1998) 27 Anne very sick and has to get up at 6 o'clock to do an all-day modelling job for chocolates. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Oct. 80/1 In the Eastern Christian churches [Lent] still involves a gruelling all-day fast. Compounds all-day breakfast n. originally U.S. a breakfast that is served or available all day, typically including hot cooked food such as eggs, bacon, toast, etc. ΚΠ 1955 Rotarian Dec. 43/2 Ham 'n' eggs equipped this playground... An all-day breakfast, it brought $1,048 to buy playground swings. 1983 Rotarian May 27/2 The Palm..serves a ‘Famous All Day Breakfast’ including bacon, sausages, and peanut butter and jelly with your eggs. 2005 Olive July 138/2 AJ's has..a huge selection of all-day breakfasts, including the American (pancakes with butter and maple syrup, bacon and fried eggs), a great full English and continental classics such as eggs Benedict. all-day horse n. originally and chiefly U.S. (now rare) a horse with good stamina that can be ridden or kept in harness all day. ΚΠ 1846 Cultivator May 152/1 He is considered an ‘all day’ horse, and will without urging trot ten miles an hour. 1888 Overland Monthly Dec. 602/2 For an all-day horse they said he could beat the best animals in the county. 1916 E. Miniter Our Natupski Neighbors iii. 49 Such unwonted journeys, in addition to work in the hay field all day, would ruin anything not an ‘all-day’ horse. all-day singing n. U.S. (chiefly southern) a church gathering (esp. a picnic) lasting all day at which collective singing takes place; cf. singing n. 1b. ΚΠ 1883 N.-Y. Times 10 July 2/5 The all-day singing at County Line on the Fourth. 1933 G. P. Jackson White Spirituals 68 We would have an all day singing and basket dinner but that has played out. 2011 L. Clawson I belong to this Band i. 6 An all-day singing begins between nine and ten in the morning and runs until two or three in the afternoon, with hourly breaks and a potluck lunch. all-day sucker n. originally and chiefly North American a large, long-lasting lollipop. ΚΠ 1896 Daily Times (Portsmouth, Ohio) 13 June The stick candy concerns known as ‘All Day Suckers’ have been causing a world of trouble... Several children have been poisoned by the stuff. 1896 Clack Bk. Oct. 68 ‘Gimini!’ said Roderick, and dropped his all day sucker on the old Bokara rug. 1918 E. Ferber Cheerful, by Request (1922) 60 The rolling eyed ecstasy of a schoolboy smacking his lips over an all-day sucker. 1994 B. Wilson Cordelia Clark 147 She licked all-day suckers while she worked on essays. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1794
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