doutern.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊtə/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊdər/

Forms: 1600s dooter, 1700s– douter, 1900s– douther (English regional (Lincolnshire)).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dout v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < dout v. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier dout n. 1.

Now historical.

An implement used to extinguish a burning candle, either in the form of small hollow metal cone on the end of a handle, used to smother the flame, or (chiefly in plural) a device like a pair of tongs with a central pivot, whose broad, flat blades are made to pinch the wick. Cf. dout v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > extinguishing light > that which extinguishes (candles or torches)

snitelc1000

candle-quencher1382

sniters1382

sniting tongsa1425

snuffer1465

sniting instrumentc1475

candle-shears1483

sniting iron1483

out-quencher1535

candle-snuffer1552

snufter1558

extinguisher1562

dout1573

douter1622

topper1688

link-extinguisher1859

squencher1871

1622 in G. Ornsby Select. from Househ. Bks. Naworth Castle (1878) 200 For 2 tynder boxeis and 4 dooters, 8 July, xxij^s.

1798 J. Jefferson Let. to J. Boucher 23 Feb. (MS.) Dout, do out the candle—hence a Pair of Douters.

1822 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 4 364 Putting sound wax on to it [sc. a wick], and then blowing the flame out..is much preferable to the use of an extinguisher, or douters.

1891 Truth 10 Dec. 1241/1 In a shop-window I saw a pair of ‘douters’.

1959 L. Gross Housewives' Guide to Antiques viii. 84 Similar in appearance are the ‘douters’ or out-quenchers, which were used to extinguish candle flames..these had two discs between which the burning wick was nipped.

2001 C. Dart-Thornton Ill-made Mute (2002) i. 8 The various ingenious implements of lighting that had accumulated in this place over the years—..wick-trimmers, douters, candle-boxes, and lamps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	douter
释义	doutern. Brit. /ˈdaʊtə/, U.S. /ˈdaʊdər/ Forms: 1600s dooter, 1700s– douter, 1900s– douther (English regional (Lincolnshire)). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dout v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < dout v. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier dout n. 1. Now historical. An implement used to extinguish a burning candle, either in the form of small hollow metal cone on the end of a handle, used to smother the flame, or (chiefly in plural) a device like a pair of tongs with a central pivot, whose broad, flat blades are made to pinch the wick. Cf. dout v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > extinguishing light > that which extinguishes (candles or torches) snitelc1000 candle-quencher1382 sniters1382 sniting tongsa1425 snuffer1465 sniting instrumentc1475 candle-shears1483 sniting iron1483 out-quencher1535 candle-snuffer1552 snufter1558 extinguisher1562 dout1573 douter1622 topper1688 link-extinguisher1859 squencher1871 1622 in G. Ornsby Select. from Househ. Bks. Naworth Castle (1878) 200 For 2 tynder boxeis and 4 dooters, 8 July, xxij^s. 1798 J. Jefferson Let. to J. Boucher 23 Feb. (MS.) Dout, do out the candle—hence a Pair of Douters. 1822 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 4 364 Putting sound wax on to it [sc. a wick], and then blowing the flame out..is much preferable to the use of an extinguisher, or douters. 1891 Truth 10 Dec. 1241/1 In a shop-window I saw a pair of ‘douters’. 1959 L. Gross Housewives' Guide to Antiques viii. 84 Similar in appearance are the ‘douters’ or out-quenchers, which were used to extinguish candle flames..these had two discs between which the burning wick was nipped. 2001 C. Dart-Thornton Ill-made Mute (2002) i. 8 The various ingenious implements of lighting that had accumulated in this place over the years—..wick-trimmers, douters, candle-boxes, and lamps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1622
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