do-alln.adj.

Brit.

/ˈduːɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈduˌɔl/,

/ˈduˌɑl/

Forms: see do v. and all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: do v., all pron. and n.

Etymology: < do v. + all pron. and n., probably after factotum n.

A. n.

A person who carries out the whole range of tasks in an establishment; a factotum. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > one who engages in an activity or occupation > one who does everything

factotum1562

do-all1631

kitchen porter1769

bottle washer1835

1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes i. iv. 18 in Wks. II A Cornish Gentlewoman, I doe know her, Mistresse, Pecunia doe-all.

1633 D. Rogers Treat. Two Sacraments Gospell ii. 7 It is conscience which is the do-all in the soule.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 129 Dunstan was the Doe-all at Court, being the Kings Treasurer, Chancellour, Counsellour, Confessour, all things.

1701 J. Jackson Let. in S. Pepys Diary & Corr. (1879) VI. 233 The Cardinal is the do-all.

1816 J. Austen Emma I. i. 19 A something between the do-nothing and the do-all .

1912 Meyer Brothers Druggist Apr. 106/1 It's surprising how many pharmacists there are that must be ‘do alls’ themselves.

1992 in Jrnl. Educ. Libr. & Information Sci. 34 (1993) 305 [It is] difficult [sc. for minority professors] to reject the constant, sometimes annoying, call to serve as the do-alls for minority students.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of a person: that is a do-all; that carries out tasks of all kinds. Of a product: able to carry out a comprehensive set of tasks.

ΚΠ

1849 G. Burges tr. Sophocles Aias 12 But now the Atrides to a do-all fellow Have sold their souls, and put aside my worth.

1953 Pop. Mech. Dec. 282 (advt.) For the mechanic—a do all tool, scribing, punching, marking, etc.

1964 G. L. Cohen What's Wrong with Hospitals? i. 21 Medical advance soon prevented the do-all doctor from subsisting alone.

1994 NewMedia Aug. 13/2 Booting up the latest be-all, do-all authorware.

2005 Lat. Amer. Politics & Society 47 135 How is it that a ‘do-all’ presidential candidate morphed so quickly into a ‘do-nothing’ executive?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	do-all
释义	do-alln.adj. Brit. /ˈduːɔːl/, U.S. /ˈduˌɔl/, /ˈduˌɑl/ Forms: see do v. and all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: do v., all pron. and n. Etymology: < do v. + all pron. and n., probably after factotum n. A. n. A person who carries out the whole range of tasks in an establishment; a factotum. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > one who engages in an activity or occupation > one who does everything factotum1562 do-all1631 kitchen porter1769 bottle washer1835 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes i. iv. 18 in Wks. II A Cornish Gentlewoman, I doe know her, Mistresse, Pecunia doe-all. 1633 D. Rogers Treat. Two Sacraments Gospell ii. 7 It is conscience which is the do-all in the soule. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 129 Dunstan was the Doe-all at Court, being the Kings Treasurer, Chancellour, Counsellour, Confessour, all things. 1701 J. Jackson Let. in S. Pepys Diary & Corr. (1879) VI. 233 The Cardinal is the do-all. 1816 J. Austen Emma I. i. 19 A something between the do-nothing and the do-all . View more context for this quotation 1912 Meyer Brothers Druggist Apr. 106/1 It's surprising how many pharmacists there are that must be ‘do alls’ themselves. 1992 in Jrnl. Educ. Libr. & Information Sci. 34 (1993) 305 [It is] difficult [sc. for minority professors] to reject the constant, sometimes annoying, call to serve as the do-alls for minority students. B. adj. (attributive). Of a person: that is a do-all; that carries out tasks of all kinds. Of a product: able to carry out a comprehensive set of tasks. ΚΠ 1849 G. Burges tr. Sophocles Aias 12 But now the Atrides to a do-all fellow Have sold their souls, and put aside my worth. 1953 Pop. Mech. Dec. 282 (advt.) For the mechanic—a do all tool, scribing, punching, marking, etc. 1964 G. L. Cohen What's Wrong with Hospitals? i. 21 Medical advance soon prevented the do-all doctor from subsisting alone. 1994 NewMedia Aug. 13/2 Booting up the latest be-all, do-all authorware. 2005 Lat. Amer. Politics & Society 47 135 How is it that a ‘do-all’ presidential candidate morphed so quickly into a ‘do-nothing’ executive? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1631
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