Andrew Millern.

Brit.

/ˌandruː ˈmɪlə/, U.S.

/ˌænˌdru ˈmɪlər/

Forms: 1800s Andrew Millar, 1800s– Andrew Miller.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Andrew, Miller, Millar.

Etymology: < the male forename Andrew (see Andrew n.) + the common surname Miller or Millar ( < miller n.¹), although no relevant historical person (or vessel) with the name Andrew Miller or Andrew Millar has been identified.Frequently said to be from the name of an 18th- cent. Lieutenant Andrew Millar, notorious for impressing many people into naval service, but no such person is recorded in the Royal Navy list of officers.

slang (chiefly British).

†I. Compounds.

1. Andrew Miller's lugger n. Obsolete a ship belonging to the Royal Navy.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun]

great shipa1400

ship-of-war1479

man-of-war1484

warship1533

war-man1546

rostrum1782

U.S.S.a1912

warcraft1918

tin can1937

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > vessel equipped at royal or public expense

king's shipa1400

ship-royala1400

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 153 Andrew Miller's lugger, a king's ship or vessel.

1830 E. Lane Fugitives xi. 154 Aye, aye,..thanks to the old Venus' clean pair of heels, Andrew Miller's luggers themselves are not always a match for her.

II. Simple uses.

a. The Royal Navy; service in the Navy. Cf. Andrew n. 5b. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > [noun] > the British navy

the king's (also queen's) navya1382

Royal Navy1583

the navy royal1601

the fleet1712

RN?1791

the senior service1899

silent service1904

1826 M. H. Barker Greenwich Hosp. 2 He wont do for Andrew Millar, for he's mair like unto a cuckoo clock-maker than a Jack tar.

1835 United Service Jrnl. i. 59 They'd most of them had enough of ‘Andrew Miller’, and knew better than to run slap into the chops of a court-martial.

1870 Beeton's Boy's Ann. 138 Join the Royal Navy if you please. But, as I said before, Andrew Miller (i.e., the king's service) is not all honey.

1906 W. H. Blake Adventures Naval Chief Gunner i. 5 Every one of them, without exception, curses the day he left the service, or, as the seamen term it, ‘Andrew Miller’.

1984 K. Poolman Chanter RN xx. 151 I'm not a flight sergeant, we don't have 'em in the Andrew Miller.

†b. The government; a government authority. Cf. Andrew n. 5a. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun]

exchequerc1330

department of state1761

department1769

Foreign Office1784

Andrew Millar1867

Secretariat1926

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 40 Andrew, or Andrew Millar, a cant name..for government and government authorities.

†3. A warship. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun]

great shipa1400

ship-of-war1479

man-of-war1484

warship1533

war-man1546

rostrum1782

U.S.S.a1912

warcraft1918

tin can1937

1850 H. Melville White-jacket iv. 28 And what did you know, you bumpkin! before you came on board this Andrew Miller?

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 67 Andrew Millar, a ship of war.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

4. Naval slang. Also Andrew Millar or Andrew Miller.

†a. A ship, esp. of war. Also Andrew Millar's lugger. Obs.

1596 Shakespeare Merch. V. i. i. 27 And see my wealthy Andrew dockt [early edd. docks] in sand.]

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Mem. Andrew Miller's lugger, a king's ship or vessel.

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 67 Andrew Millar, a ship of war.

b. The Royal Navy; also (obs.), a government department or authority.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun]

exchequerc1330

department of state1761

department1769

Foreign Office1784

Andrew Millar1867

Secretariat1926

1867 W. H. Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 40 Andrew, or Andrew Millar, a cant name..for government and government authorities.

1916 ‘Taffrail’ Carry On! 29 Terms..heard every day in ‘Andrew’, as the bluejacket calls the Navy.

1955 G. Freeman Liberty Man i. iv. 62 That's 'ow it is in the Andrew... That's what we call the navy.

1955 G. Freeman Liberty Man i. iv. 62 A press man called Andrew Miller..forced so many blokes to join, that it got known as Andrew's navy. Then they shortened it to the Andrew.

单词	andrew miller
释义	Andrew Millern. Brit. /ˌandruː ˈmɪlə/, U.S. /ˌænˌdru ˈmɪlər/ Forms: 1800s Andrew Millar, 1800s– Andrew Miller. Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Andrew, Miller, Millar. Etymology: < the male forename Andrew (see Andrew n.) + the common surname Miller or Millar ( < miller n.¹), although no relevant historical person (or vessel) with the name Andrew Miller or Andrew Millar has been identified.Frequently said to be from the name of an 18th- cent. Lieutenant Andrew Millar, notorious for impressing many people into naval service, but no such person is recorded in the Royal Navy list of officers. slang (chiefly British). †I. Compounds. 1. Andrew Miller's lugger n. Obsolete a ship belonging to the Royal Navy. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] great shipa1400 ship-of-war1479 man-of-war1484 warship1533 war-man1546 rostrum1782 U.S.S.a1912 warcraft1918 tin can1937 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > vessel equipped at royal or public expense king's shipa1400 ship-royala1400 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 153 Andrew Miller's lugger, a king's ship or vessel. 1830 E. Lane Fugitives xi. 154 Aye, aye,..thanks to the old Venus' clean pair of heels, Andrew Miller's luggers themselves are not always a match for her. II. Simple uses. 2. a. The Royal Navy; service in the Navy. Cf. Andrew n. 5b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > [noun] > the British navy the king's (also queen's) navya1382 Royal Navy1583 the navy royal1601 the fleet1712 RN?1791 the senior service1899 silent service1904 1826 M. H. Barker Greenwich Hosp. 2 He wont do for Andrew Millar, for he's mair like unto a cuckoo clock-maker than a Jack tar. 1835 United Service Jrnl. i. 59 They'd most of them had enough of ‘Andrew Miller’, and knew better than to run slap into the chops of a court-martial. 1870 Beeton's Boy's Ann. 138 Join the Royal Navy if you please. But, as I said before, Andrew Miller (i.e., the king's service) is not all honey. 1906 W. H. Blake Adventures Naval Chief Gunner i. 5 Every one of them, without exception, curses the day he left the service, or, as the seamen term it, ‘Andrew Miller’. 1984 K. Poolman Chanter RN xx. 151 I'm not a flight sergeant, we don't have 'em in the Andrew Miller. †b. The government; a government authority. Cf. Andrew n. 5a. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] exchequerc1330 department of state1761 department1769 Foreign Office1784 Andrew Millar1867 Secretariat1926 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 40 Andrew, or Andrew Millar, a cant name..for government and government authorities. †3. A warship. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] great shipa1400 ship-of-war1479 man-of-war1484 warship1533 war-man1546 rostrum1782 U.S.S.a1912 warcraft1918 tin can1937 1850 H. Melville White-jacket iv. 28 And what did you know, you bumpkin! before you came on board this Andrew Miller? 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 67 Andrew Millar, a ship of war. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). > as lemmas Andrew Miller 4. Naval slang. Also Andrew Millar or Andrew Miller. †a. A ship, esp. of war. Also Andrew Millar's lugger. Obs. Π 1596 Shakespeare Merch. V. i. i. 27 And see my wealthy Andrew dockt [early edd. docks] in sand.] 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Mem. Andrew Miller's lugger, a king's ship or vessel. 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 67 Andrew Millar, a ship of war. b. The Royal Navy; also (obs.), a government department or authority. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] exchequerc1330 department of state1761 department1769 Foreign Office1784 Andrew Millar1867 Secretariat1926 1867 W. H. Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 40 Andrew, or Andrew Millar, a cant name..for government and government authorities. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Carry On! 29 Terms..heard every day in ‘Andrew’, as the bluejacket calls the Navy. 1955 G. Freeman Liberty Man i. iv. 62 That's 'ow it is in the Andrew... That's what we call the navy. 1955 G. Freeman Liberty Man i. iv. 62 A press man called Andrew Miller..forced so many blokes to join, that it got known as Andrew's navy. Then they shortened it to the Andrew. extracted from ˈAndrewn. < n.1819 as lemmas
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Andrew Millern.

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