dog grassn.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡ ˌɡrɑːs/,

/ˈdɒɡ ˌɡras/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡ ˌɡræs/,

/ˈdɑɡ ˌɡræs/

Forms:

α. 1500s–1600s dogs-grasse, 1700s– dog's-grass.

β. 1700s– dog-grass.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, grass n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of dog n.¹ + grass n.¹; in β. forms < dog n.¹ + grass n.¹; compare post-classical Latin gramen caninum (1597 in the same source as quot. 1597 at sense 1), scientific Latin Triticium caninum ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 86). With sense 2 compare earlier dog's-tail grass at dog's tail n. 1.In Holland's translation of Pliny, dogs grasse usually corresponds to classical Latin grāmen grass (see gramineous adj.), though not in the passage corresponding to quot. 1601 at sense 1: Inveniunt et canes qua fastidium vincunt ‘Dogs, too, are in the habit of seeking a certain plant, by which they overcome aversion to food’ (i.e. stimulate the appetite).

1. Any of several kinds of couch grass, spec. common couch, Elymus repens, and the closely related E. caninus, reputed to be eaten by dogs to produce vomiting (cf. quot. 1601). Now chiefly North American.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > couch-grass

quitcheOE

quicka1400

quicken?c1425

couch-grass1578

twitch1588

twitch grass1588

dog grass1597

sea dog's grass1597

quick grass1617

couch1637

wheat-grass1668

scutch1686

quickenings1762

quicken grass1771

spear-grass1784

squitch1785

witchgrass1790

felt1794

dog-wheat1796

creeping wheat1819

quack1822

switch-grass1840

couch-wheat1884

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 21 The common..Dogs grasse or Couch grasse.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxv. viii. 225 Touching the dogs grasse Canaria, it took that name in Latin, because dogs use therwith to discharge their gorge & whet their stomacks when their appetite to meat is gone.

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall iii. 33 Some long roots of Quich, or Dogs-grass wreathed about the bones.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 52 The Dog grass or Quick grass.

1762 W. Hudson Flora Anglica 45 Common Wheat-grass, Dog's-grass, Quick-grass or Couch-grass.

1816 tr. F. Vanderstraeten Improved Agric. p. xv Destroying weeds, and particularly quitch or dog-grass.

1823 Encycl. Brit. VII. 289/2 Dogs are of a hot constitution; the greatest relief to them in the summer is twitch-grass or dog-grass which is the same thing.

1862 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. V. Hugo Les Misérables II. lxxxi. 327 There was no turf or walk left, but there was dog's grass everywhere.

1909 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 21 Nov. 32/1 When a dog has lost its appetite it eats that species of grass known as dog's grass..which acts as an emetic and purgative.

1943 M. L. Fernald & A. C. Kinsey Edible Wild Plants Eastern N. Amer. iii. 95 Quack-grass, couch-grass, witch-grass, dog-grass, quick-grass.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 22 May 9/3 Most such teas contain substances known to alter bodily functions, she says. For example, juniper berries, dog grass,..and cranberries are active diuretics.

2003 C. B. Heiser Weeds in my Garden 175 Another common name for the plant is dog grass. Horses and cattle are said to relish the rhizomes.

2. Chiefly English regional (south-eastern). Dog's-tail grass (genus Cynosurus). Now rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > dog's-tail grass

dog's tail1753

dog grassa1825

traneen1837

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Dog's-grass, the common cynosurus cristatus.

1916 Lancet 30 Dec. 1088/1 The grasses that dogs eat have been identified as Triticum caninum (dog-wheat), Agrostis canina (brown bent-grass), and Cynosurus cristatus (dog-grass).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dog grass
释义	dog grassn. Brit. /ˈdɒɡ ˌɡrɑːs/, /ˈdɒɡ ˌɡras/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡ ˌɡræs/, /ˈdɑɡ ˌɡræs/ Forms: α. 1500s–1600s dogs-grasse, 1700s– dog's-grass. β. 1700s– dog-grass. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, grass n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of dog n.¹ + grass n.¹; in β. forms < dog n.¹ + grass n.¹; compare post-classical Latin gramen caninum (1597 in the same source as quot. 1597 at sense 1), scientific Latin Triticium caninum ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 86). With sense 2 compare earlier dog's-tail grass at dog's tail n. 1.In Holland's translation of Pliny, dogs grasse usually corresponds to classical Latin grāmen grass (see gramineous adj.), though not in the passage corresponding to quot. 1601 at sense 1: Inveniunt et canes qua fastidium vincunt ‘Dogs, too, are in the habit of seeking a certain plant, by which they overcome aversion to food’ (i.e. stimulate the appetite). 1. Any of several kinds of couch grass, spec. common couch, Elymus repens, and the closely related E. caninus, reputed to be eaten by dogs to produce vomiting (cf. quot. 1601). Now chiefly North American. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > couch-grass quitcheOE quicka1400 quicken?c1425 couch-grass1578 twitch1588 twitch grass1588 dog grass1597 sea dog's grass1597 quick grass1617 couch1637 wheat-grass1668 scutch1686 quickenings1762 quicken grass1771 spear-grass1784 squitch1785 witchgrass1790 felt1794 dog-wheat1796 creeping wheat1819 quack1822 switch-grass1840 couch-wheat1884 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 21 The common..Dogs grasse or Couch grasse. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxv. viii. 225 Touching the dogs grasse Canaria, it took that name in Latin, because dogs use therwith to discharge their gorge & whet their stomacks when their appetite to meat is gone. 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall iii. 33 Some long roots of Quich, or Dogs-grass wreathed about the bones. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 52 The Dog grass or Quick grass. 1762 W. Hudson Flora Anglica 45 Common Wheat-grass, Dog's-grass, Quick-grass or Couch-grass. 1816 tr. F. Vanderstraeten Improved Agric. p. xv Destroying weeds, and particularly quitch or dog-grass. 1823 Encycl. Brit. VII. 289/2 Dogs are of a hot constitution; the greatest relief to them in the summer is twitch-grass or dog-grass which is the same thing. 1862 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. V. Hugo Les Misérables II. lxxxi. 327 There was no turf or walk left, but there was dog's grass everywhere. 1909 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 21 Nov. 32/1 When a dog has lost its appetite it eats that species of grass known as dog's grass..which acts as an emetic and purgative. 1943 M. L. Fernald & A. C. Kinsey Edible Wild Plants Eastern N. Amer. iii. 95 Quack-grass, couch-grass, witch-grass, dog-grass, quick-grass. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 22 May 9/3 Most such teas contain substances known to alter bodily functions, she says. For example, juniper berries, dog grass,..and cranberries are active diuretics. 2003 C. B. Heiser Weeds in my Garden 175 Another common name for the plant is dog grass. Horses and cattle are said to relish the rhizomes. 2. Chiefly English regional (south-eastern). Dog's-tail grass (genus Cynosurus). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > dog's-tail grass dog's tail1753 dog grassa1825 traneen1837 a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Dog's-grass, the common cynosurus cristatus. 1916 Lancet 30 Dec. 1088/1 The grasses that dogs eat have been identified as Triticum caninum (dog-wheat), Agrostis canina (brown bent-grass), and Cynosurus cristatus (dog-grass). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1597
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