单词 | dough ball |
释义 | dough balln. 1. a. A ball of uncooked dough, typically for making into a loaf of bread, pizza, etc. ΚΠ 1831 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. Sept. 22 Give the horse a table-spoonful of copperas in his food, or in a dough ball. 1875 Youth's Compan. 10 June 185/2 Puss frisked round with the little dough ball, and cuffed it here and there. 1884 Northwestern Miller 31 Oct. 415/3 I was in a head miller's office, and saw a tray of doughballs labeled with names of several other mills. 1941 Washington Post 15 Feb. 13/6 Place the dough balls in well greased pans, in small muffin cups..for rolls with crusty soft sides. 2010 Times 8 Feb. (Times2 section) 5/4 When the dough balls have rested.., they are ready to be stretched and spread into pizza trays. b. An item of food made from a small ball of dough; spec. (a) originally U.S., later also Australian and Scottish a dumpling (cf. doughboy n. 1); (b) a bite-sized ball of pizza dough, typically baked and served with garlic butter or a dip as a starter or side dish. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > puddings > [noun] > dumplings dumpling1600 Norfolk dumpling1600 macaroni1616 doughboy1685 pot-ball1688 potato dumpling1765 fungee1789 hop-about1820 knödel1827 johnnycake1831 dough ball1836 Salzburger nockerl1855 pierogi1863 gnocchi1891 cob1898 matzo ball1902 knaidel1903 pizzelle1912 knish1916 mandlen1944 shumai1951 nockerl1954 potsticker1963 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > bread dish > [noun] > other bread dishes bread pudding1623 mushroom loaf1769 dough ball1836 strata1902 calzone1933 panzanella1937 bruschetta1954 bread bowl1955 falafel1971 bunny chow1972 1836 C. R. Gilman Life on Lakes II. xxviii. 155 The boiling mess was cooked and poured out into a deep tin pan; pork, fish, dough-balls, and no inconsiderable portion of the liquor. 1850 J. T. Roddan John O'Brien ii. 52 The hat was full of doughnuts, cheese, and other matters, and the boys had a scrabble for them... The doughballs and cheese were eaten. 1864 M. C. Harris Louie's Last Term 168 Dough-balls were her acknowledged passion. 1907 R. P. Smith Prisoners of Fortune xiii. 172 He had served..meat, chopped and cooked into a stew, with dough-balls..sogging therein. 1922 Sydney Morning Herald 7 June 7/5 Steaming hot and thick, pea soup, or brown soup with doughballs in it. 1980 Daily Express 18 Apr. 15/4 Mince, tatties, and dough balls... I was brought up on mince, everybody in Scotland is. 1995 Times 14 Jan. (Mag. section) 35/5 The dough balls to dunk in olive oil are fine. 2014 J. Blackhurst How I lost You (2017) 57 I'll take the penne al pollo with a side of chips and some garlic dough balls. c. U.S. Angling. A type of bait made from a paste of flour or moistened bread and various other ingredients, formed into a small ball and usually boiled or chilled. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > bait > other baits killer1681 dough ball1879 Exeter-elm1882 tuna bait1901 bread flake1956 tare1971 pop-up1987 1879 Forest & Stream 13 Mar. 114/3 A few boys have thrown in dough balls to attract the suckers to a convenient landing. 1941 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 10 Aug. iv. 6/6 Kernels of sweet corn make a good bait or dough balls made from whole wheat or white bread with a little cotton added. 1968 Boys' Life Aug. 28/3 Channel cats will eat anything from worms or crawfish, to doughballs and minnows. 2011 S. Pickering Tramp's Wallet 252 People fished for carp off the bottom deck,..for bait using dough balls. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > [noun] > red algae red alga1834 rhodosperm1847 dough balls1876 lithothamnion1895 rhodophyte1932 1876 U.S. Comm. Fish & Fisheries: Pt. III: Rep. Commissioner 1873–5 App. E. 692 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (43rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: Senate Misc. Doc. 108) I Polysiphonia Olneyi, Harv. Dough-balls. Long Island Sound. 1881 W. G. Farlow Marine Algæ 171 In its typical form P[olysiphonia] Olneyi forms dense soft tufts, sometimes called dough-balls by the sea-shore population. 1901 A. F. Arnold Sea-beach at Ebb-tide i. iii. 88 P[olysiphonia] Olneyi (dough-balls). Fronds two to five inches high, densely tufted. 3. colloquial (chiefly Scottish) Frequently in form doughball. A stupid or foolish person; an idiot. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > [noun] asseOE sotc1000 beastc1225 long-ear?a1300 stock1303 buzzard1377 mis-feelinga1382 dasarta1400 stonea1400 dasiberd14.. dottlec1400 doddypoll1401 dastardc1440 dotterel1440 dullardc1440 wantwit1449 jobardc1475 nollc1475 assheada1500 mulea1500 dull-pate15.. peak1509 dulbert?a1513 doddy-patec1525 noddypolla1529 hammer-head1532 dull-head?1534 capon1542 dolt1543 blockhead1549 cod's head1549 mome1550 grout-head1551 gander1553 skit-brains?1553 blocka1556 calfa1556 tomfool1565 dunce1567 druggard1569 cobble1570 dummel1570 Essex calf1573 jolthead1573 hardhead1576 beetle-head1577 dor-head1577 groutnoll1578 grosshead1580 thickskin1582 noddyship?1589 jobbernowl1592 beetle-brain1593 Dorbel1593 oatmeal-groat1594 loggerhead1595 block-pate1598 cittern-head1598 noddypoop1598 dorbellist1599 numps1599 dor1601 stump1602 ram-head1605 look-like-a-goose1606 ruff1606 clod1607 turf1607 asinego1609 clot-poll1609 doddiea1611 druggle1611 duncecomb1612 ox-head1613 clod-polla1616 dulman1615 jolterhead1620 bullhead1624 dunderwhelpa1625 dunderhead1630 macaroona1631 clod-patea1635 clota1637 dildo1638 clot-pate1640 stupid1640 clod-head1644 stub1644 simpletonian1652 bottle-head1654 Bœotiana1657 vappe1657 lackwit1668 cudden1673 plant-animal1673 dolt-head1679 cabbage head1682 put1688 a piece of wood1691 ouphe1694 dunderpate1697 numbskull1697 leather-head1699 nocky1699 Tom Cony1699 mopus1700 bluff-head1703 clod skull1707 dunny1709 dowf1722 stupe1722 gamphrel1729 gobbin?1746 duncehead1749 half-wit1755 thick-skull1755 jackass1756 woollen-head1756 numbhead1757 beef-head1775 granny1776 stupid-head1792 stunpolla1794 timber-head1794 wether heada1796 dummy1796 noghead1800 staumrel1802 muttonhead1803 num1807 dummkopf1809 tumphya1813 cod's head and shoulders1820 stoopid1823 thick-head1824 gype1825 stob1825 stookiea1828 woodenhead1831 ning-nong1832 log-head1834 fat-head1835 dunderheadism1836 turnip1837 mudhead1838 donkey1840 stupex1843 cabbage1844 morepork1845 lubber-head1847 slowpoke1847 stupiditarian1850 pudding-head1851 cod's head and shoulders1852 putty head1853 moke1855 mullet-head1855 pothead1855 mug1857 thick1857 boodle1862 meathead1863 missing link1863 half-baked1866 lunk1867 turnip-head1869 rummy1872 pumpkin-head1876 tattie1879 chump1883 dully1883 cretin1884 lunkhead1884 mopstick1886 dumbhead1887 peanut head1891 pie-face1891 doughbakea1895 butt-head1896 pinhead1896 cheesehead1900 nyamps1900 box head1902 bonehead1903 chickenhead1903 thickwit1904 cluck1906 boob1907 John1908 mooch1910 nitwit1910 dikkop1913 goop1914 goofus1916 rumdum1916 bone dome1917 moron1917 oik1917 jabroni1919 dumb-bell1920 knob1920 goon1921 dimwit1922 ivory dome1923 stone jug1923 dingleberry1924 gimp1924 bird brain1926 jughead1926 cloth-head1927 dumb1928 gazook1928 mouldwarp1928 ding-dong1929 stupido1929 mook1930 sparrow-brain1930 knobhead1931 dip1932 drip1932 epsilon1932 bohunkus1933 Nimrod1933 dumbass1934 zombie1936 pea-brain1938 knot-head1940 schlump1941 jarhead1942 Joe Soap1943 knuckle-head1944 nong1944 lame-brain1945 gobshite1946 rock-head1947 potato head1948 jerko1949 turkey1951 momo1953 poop-head1955 a right one1958 bam1959 nong-nong1959 dickhead1960 dumbo1960 Herbert1960 lamer1961 bampot1962 dipshit1963 bamstick1965 doofus1965 dick1966 pillock1967 zipperhead1967 dipstick1968 thickie1968 poephol1969 yo-yo1970 doof1971 cockhead1972 nully1973 thicko1976 wazzock1976 motorhead1979 mouth-breather1979 no-brainer1979 jerkwad1980 woodentop1981 dickwad1983 dough ball1983 dickweed1984 bawheid1985 numpty1985 jerkweed1988 dick-sucker1989 knob-end1989 Muppet1989 dingus1997 dicksack1999 eight ball- the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > idiot, crazy person Jack foolc1405 drivel1478 idiotc1480 nidiot1533 hare-brain1542 hare-copa1566 nidget1579 lunatic1602 flight-head1605 moonling1631 driveller1682 tomfool1683 niddy-noddy1722 imbecile1781 puggle1783 gype1825 eejit1853 nowmun1854 dinlo1873 loon1885 ratbag1890 doughbakea1895 ding-a-ling1899 feeb1914 dingbat1915 bodoh1922 diddy1933 Nimrod1933 pranny1949 momo1953 head-the-ball1958 flake1968 fuckwit1969 tattie-bogle1969 div1975 tube1975 wazzock1976 gonzo1977 motorhead1979 prannet1979 twonk1981 dough ball1983 numpty1985 divvy1987 1983 Judge Dredd Ann. 1984 68/1 Some doughball's gonna jump off the overzoom! 1991 Re: Q: Info Madonna's Movie Truth or Dare in rec.arts.movies (Usenet newsgroup) 8 Aug. She's got enough to worry about on a major tour without concerning herself with doughballs who try to have a good time on her name. 1994 J. Kelman How Late it Was 20 Heh doughball, somebody's talking to you. 2018 @portybella 7 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Oh doh—done that thing again and sent my reply to the person retweeting instead of the original tweeter—what a doughball. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831 |
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