Farmer Gilesn.

Brit.

/ˌfɑːmə ˈdʒʌɪlz/, U.S.

/ˌfɑrmər ˈdʒaɪlz/, Australian English

/ˌfʌːmə ˈdʒɑelz/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: farmer n.², proper name Giles.

Etymology: < farmer n.² + the male forename Giles. In sense 2 rhyming slang for piles, plural of pile n.⁴

1. (A name for) a farmer, esp. (in later use) one stereotypically characterized as rustic, simple-minded, or unsophisticated. Now chiefly British and Australian.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farmer > [noun]

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1770 J. Robertson Poems 173 ‘Thank Heav'n! it rains,’ cries Farmer Giles.

1854 Q. Rev. June 137 What corn is at Mark Lane, and what farmer Giles got a quarter of an hour since in a country town in Yorkshire, are equally known in the telegraph room.

1913 Everyman 11 July 391/1 The individuals who call the stranger an ‘etcetera Englishman’ are chiefly the ‘rubes’ (i.e., the rustics, the hayseeds, the Farmer Gileses).

1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 67 Semi-shaven, dishcloth hair, duffle-coat, baggy brown Farmer-Giles corduroys.

2003 Farmers Guardian (Electronic ed.) 11 Apr. 17 Ask most children about farmers and they will describe ‘Farmer Giles’: a very wealthy, but simple-minded chap,..shouting, ‘get off my land’ in a Somerset accent.

2. Australian and British. Haemorrhoids, piles (cf. pile n.⁴).

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > vascular disorders > [noun] > piles

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Farmer Giles1955

1955 M. Durack Keep him my Country i. 17 Maybe while you're there some ointment for the Farmer Giles—I'm a martyr to them things.

2018 @Funk_Punk 2 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 10 Apr. 2019) My Farmer Giles have proper flared up with this cold weather.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	farmer giles
释义	Farmer Gilesn. Brit. /ˌfɑːmə ˈdʒʌɪlz/, U.S. /ˌfɑrmər ˈdʒaɪlz/, Australian English /ˌfʌːmə ˈdʒɑelz/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: farmer n.², proper name Giles. Etymology: < farmer n.² + the male forename Giles. In sense 2 rhyming slang for piles, plural of pile n.⁴ 1. (A name for) a farmer, esp. (in later use) one stereotypically characterized as rustic, simple-minded, or unsophisticated. Now chiefly British and Australian. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farmer > [noun] tiliec1000 acremanOE husbanda1300 husbandmanc1384 farmer1528 breeder1547 farmeress1595 colona1640 agricole1656 georgic1703 agricultor1766 Farmer Giles1770 agriculturer1776 agriculturalist1788 culturist1814 fazendeiro1825 bartoner1832 agriculturist1849 culturalist1866 farmerette1901 dry-land farmer1914 drylander1921 Eurofarmer1957 multiplier1969 pick-your-owner1969 1770 J. Robertson Poems 173 ‘Thank Heav'n! it rains,’ cries Farmer Giles. 1854 Q. Rev. June 137 What corn is at Mark Lane, and what farmer Giles got a quarter of an hour since in a country town in Yorkshire, are equally known in the telegraph room. 1913 Everyman 11 July 391/1 The individuals who call the stranger an ‘etcetera Englishman’ are chiefly the ‘rubes’ (i.e., the rustics, the hayseeds, the Farmer Gileses). 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 67 Semi-shaven, dishcloth hair, duffle-coat, baggy brown Farmer-Giles corduroys. 2003 Farmers Guardian (Electronic ed.) 11 Apr. 17 Ask most children about farmers and they will describe ‘Farmer Giles’: a very wealthy, but simple-minded chap,..shouting, ‘get off my land’ in a Somerset accent. 2. Australian and British. Haemorrhoids, piles (cf. pile n.⁴). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > vascular disorders > [noun] > piles haemorrhoids1398 emerodsc1400 ficusc1400 fig14.. pile?a1425 crest1569 marisca1684 Farmer Giles1955 1955 M. Durack Keep him my Country i. 17 Maybe while you're there some ointment for the Farmer Giles—I'm a martyr to them things. 2018 @Funk_Punk 2 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 10 Apr. 2019) My Farmer Giles have proper flared up with this cold weather. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1770
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