† dunakern.

Forms: 1600s–1700s donnaker, 1600s–1800s dunaker, 1800s duneker.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English dunnock , -er suffix¹

Etymology: Probably < a variant of dunnock cow (although this is first attested later: see note) + -er suffix¹.Dunnock in the sense ‘cow’ is recorded in various slang glossaries from the early 18th cent. onwards. It is formed < dun adj. + -ock suffix, apparently with reference to the brown colouring found in many breeds of cattle; compare the similarly-formed dunnock n.

cant. Obsolete.

A cattle thief.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > stealers of animals > [noun] > of cattle

dunaker1668

cattle-stealer1803

duffer1844

cattle-lifter1860

cattle-thief1862

rustler1878

planter1890

waddy1897

cattle-rustler1903

1668 Leather-more: or Advice conc. Gaming (ed. 2) 4 Towards night..there comes in shoals of Hectors, Trappanners, Guilts, Pads, Biters, Prigs, Divers, Lifters, Kid-Nappers.., Donnakers, Crosbyters, &c.

1688 J. Shirley Triumph of Wit 229 A Dunaker that will make Vows, To goe into the Country to steal all the Cows.

1725 New Canting Dict. Dunaker, a Stealer of Cows, or Calves.

1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 29 Duneker, a thief that steals cattle.

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

单词	dunaker
释义	† dunakern. Forms: 1600s–1700s donnaker, 1600s–1800s dunaker, 1800s duneker. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English dunnock , -er suffix¹ Etymology: Probably < a variant of dunnock cow (although this is first attested later: see note) + -er suffix¹.Dunnock in the sense ‘cow’ is recorded in various slang glossaries from the early 18th cent. onwards. It is formed < dun adj. + -ock suffix, apparently with reference to the brown colouring found in many breeds of cattle; compare the similarly-formed dunnock n. cant. Obsolete. A cattle thief. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > stealers of animals > [noun] > of cattle dunaker1668 cattle-stealer1803 duffer1844 cattle-lifter1860 cattle-thief1862 rustler1878 planter1890 waddy1897 cattle-rustler1903 1668 Leather-more: or Advice conc. Gaming (ed. 2) 4 Towards night..there comes in shoals of Hectors, Trappanners, Guilts, Pads, Biters, Prigs, Divers, Lifters, Kid-Nappers.., Donnakers, Crosbyters, &c. 1688 J. Shirley Triumph of Wit 229 A Dunaker that will make Vows, To goe into the Country to steal all the Cows. 1725 New Canting Dict. Dunaker, a Stealer of Cows, or Calves. 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 29 Duneker, a thief that steals cattle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1668
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