freebootv.

Brit.

/ˈfriːbuːt/, U.S.

/ˈfriˌbut/

Forms: see free adj., n., and adv. and boot n.²

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymon: freebooter n.

Etymology: Apparently back-formation < freebooter n., after Dutch vrijbuiten (1581). Compare slightly later boot n.²

intransitive. To act as a freebooter, to plunder. Also figurative.Occasionally transitive with it in same sense.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > be or act like brigand or freebooter [verb (intransitive)]

freeboot1592

Tory1651

freebooter1659

buccaneer1787

filibuster1853

to turn out1862

1592 R. Greene Blacke Bookes Messenger sig. B4^v I came to the credite of a high Lawyer, and with my sword freebooted abroad in the country like a Caualier on horsebacke.

1607 E. Grimeston tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 877 Those of Vaxence (vnto Buda) defeated a great number, being gone to freeboote neere to Palaner, Meugrade and Zetschen.

1659 J. Gauden Mem. Bp. Brounrigg (1660) 104 Jesus..loves to see his Soldiers not stragling and freebooting in broken parties..but united.

1800 Olio 26 Mar. 38/1 Gentleman,..any man who can..exist by freebooting upon the credulity of tradesmen, or the hospitality and generosity of acquaintances.

1869 Echo 28 Oct. When the conquerors had freebooted thoroughly, they settled.

1879 N.Y. Tribune 25 Nov. An ambition to..freeboot it furiously over the placid waters took possession of their bosoms.

1923 Modesto (Calif.) Evening News 13 Sept. 6/6 For many years thereafter the Spanish adventurers and explorers freebooted in the wilds of Mexico in search of gold.

1961 R. Engler Politics of Oil xii. 346 Ickes felt that in opposing the Atkinson bill the independents were merely defending their right to freeboot without the social restraint.

1997 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 25 Apr. 13 The authorities did not want to admit that German intruders could still freeboot across England by night.

Derivatives

ˈfreebooting n. and adj. (a) n.plunder, piracy; (b) adj.engaged in, given to, or characterized by freebooting; buccaneering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun]

trailbaston1304

brigantaille1393

latrocinyc1430

brigancy1513

free-boot1598

freebootinga1599

brigandize1609

latronage1619

free-booty1649

moss-trooping1649

buccaneering1758

dacoiting1802

gang robbery1812

dacoity1813

free-bootery1813

brigandage1823

bush-ranging1832

mosstroopery1845

filibustering1856

klephtism1858

robberhood1863

brigandism1865

Vikingism1880

bushwhackerism1883

Vikingship1883

banditism1885

dacoitage1887

brigandry1909

banditry1922

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [adjective]

buccaneering1701

freebooting1798

moss-trooping1805

buccaneerish1812

brigandine1832

filibustering1856

brigandish1877

brigandesque1883

a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 37 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) When he goeth abroad in the night in free-booting.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. iv. iii. 205 Forty freebooting souldiers being beheaded at one time.

1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 119 Many a night Had they used this free~booting.

1743 tr. P. de la Court Polit. Maxims of Holland ii. i. 150 The states general have thought fit to distress the common enemy, by tolerating privateers, or freebooting ships.

1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher II. 242 The free-booting savage.

1839 Times 7 Feb. 5/1 A few days ago four of a freebooting gang were taken in Monte Ruivo, by a party of the Queen's troops.

1876 H. R. F. Bourne Life J. Locke II. xi. 162 Where freebooting was terribly rife.

1938 J. A. Williamson Age of Drake iv. 48 The Elizabethan English broke into the charmed circle and reduced it to a chaos of freebooting.

1967 D. L. Thomas Plungers & Peacocks v. 94 American-style condottieri who warred as savagely with one another as the freebooting captains of the Middle Ages.

2001 Time 17 Dec. 65/1 Las Vegas is..a freebooting and democratic city where people with funny résumés fit right in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	freeboot
释义	freebootv. Brit. /ˈfriːbuːt/, U.S. /ˈfriˌbut/ Forms: see free adj., n., and adv. and boot n.² Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymon: freebooter n. Etymology: Apparently back-formation < freebooter n., after Dutch vrijbuiten (1581). Compare slightly later boot n.² intransitive. To act as a freebooter, to plunder. Also figurative.Occasionally transitive with it in same sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > be or act like brigand or freebooter [verb (intransitive)] freeboot1592 Tory1651 freebooter1659 buccaneer1787 filibuster1853 to turn out1862 1592 R. Greene Blacke Bookes Messenger sig. B4^v I came to the credite of a high Lawyer, and with my sword freebooted abroad in the country like a Caualier on horsebacke. 1607 E. Grimeston tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 877 Those of Vaxence (vnto Buda) defeated a great number, being gone to freeboote neere to Palaner, Meugrade and Zetschen. 1659 J. Gauden Mem. Bp. Brounrigg (1660) 104 Jesus..loves to see his Soldiers not stragling and freebooting in broken parties..but united. 1800 Olio 26 Mar. 38/1 Gentleman,..any man who can..exist by freebooting upon the credulity of tradesmen, or the hospitality and generosity of acquaintances. 1869 Echo 28 Oct. When the conquerors had freebooted thoroughly, they settled. 1879 N.Y. Tribune 25 Nov. An ambition to..freeboot it furiously over the placid waters took possession of their bosoms. 1923 Modesto (Calif.) Evening News 13 Sept. 6/6 For many years thereafter the Spanish adventurers and explorers freebooted in the wilds of Mexico in search of gold. 1961 R. Engler Politics of Oil xii. 346 Ickes felt that in opposing the Atkinson bill the independents were merely defending their right to freeboot without the social restraint. 1997 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 25 Apr. 13 The authorities did not want to admit that German intruders could still freeboot across England by night. Derivatives ˈfreebooting n. and adj. (a) n.plunder, piracy; (b) adj.engaged in, given to, or characterized by freebooting; buccaneering. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun] trailbaston1304 brigantaille1393 latrocinyc1430 brigancy1513 free-boot1598 freebootinga1599 brigandize1609 latronage1619 free-booty1649 moss-trooping1649 buccaneering1758 dacoiting1802 gang robbery1812 dacoity1813 free-bootery1813 brigandage1823 bush-ranging1832 mosstroopery1845 filibustering1856 klephtism1858 robberhood1863 brigandism1865 Vikingism1880 bushwhackerism1883 Vikingship1883 banditism1885 dacoitage1887 brigandry1909 banditry1922 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [adjective] buccaneering1701 freebooting1798 moss-trooping1805 buccaneerish1812 brigandine1832 filibustering1856 brigandish1877 brigandesque1883 a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 37 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) When he goeth abroad in the night in free-booting. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. iv. iii. 205 Forty freebooting souldiers being beheaded at one time. 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 119 Many a night Had they used this free~booting. 1743 tr. P. de la Court Polit. Maxims of Holland ii. i. 150 The states general have thought fit to distress the common enemy, by tolerating privateers, or freebooting ships. 1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher II. 242 The free-booting savage. 1839 Times 7 Feb. 5/1 A few days ago four of a freebooting gang were taken in Monte Ruivo, by a party of the Queen's troops. 1876 H. R. F. Bourne Life J. Locke II. xi. 162 Where freebooting was terribly rife. 1938 J. A. Williamson Age of Drake iv. 48 The Elizabethan English broke into the charmed circle and reduced it to a chaos of freebooting. 1967 D. L. Thomas Plungers & Peacocks v. 94 American-style condottieri who warred as savagely with one another as the freebooting captains of the Middle Ages. 2001 Time 17 Dec. 65/1 Las Vegas is..a freebooting and democratic city where people with funny résumés fit right in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : † free-bootn. < v.1592 see also
随便看	to know it all to know like a book to know like the back of one's hand to know little and care less to know neither buff nor stye to know no better to know no bounds to know no different to know no faces to know no measure to know nothing and care less to know of to know on to know on which side one's bread is buttered to know one's to know one's abc to know one's business to know one's distance to know one's good to know one's know to know one's onions to know one's own know to know one's own mind to know one's part in several to know one's place

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