fowlern.¹

Brit.

/ˈfaʊlə/, U.S.

/ˈfaʊlər/

Etymology: Old English fugelere , agent-noun < fugelian to fowl v.

1. One who hunts wild birds, whether for sport or food, esp. with nets; a bird-catcher. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowler > [noun]

fowlerc893

birder1308

catcher1550

bird-catcher1580

bird-angler1653

wild-fowler1859

waterfowler1888

c893 tr. Orosius Hist. i. i. §14 Ðær huntan gewico don oþþe fisceras oþþe fugeleras.

a1225 St. Marher. 3 As þe fuhel þe is fon i þe fuheleres grune.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Amos iii. 5 Wher a brid shal falle in to grane of erthe, with outen a fouler?

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Prol. 138 The foweler we deffye, And al his crafte.

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems 186 A bleryeed fowler trust not though he wepe.

1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden 305 Boyes and Fowlers use the Berries [of the Ash] as Baites to catch Blackbirds, etc.

1723 London Gaz. No. 6222/9 Simon Teatford..Fisher and Fowler.

1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul Introd. 58 Fowlers catching quails among the wheat.

1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 296 A fowler..had a cock chaffinch in a cage covered with a black cloth.

figurative.1340 Ayenbite (1866) 254 Þe herte ualþ ofte into þe grines of the uoȝelere of helle.in combination.1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice Epil. There fowler like the watching Gallant Pores Behind his Glove.

†2. A species of catapult. Obsolete.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > ballista

ballistaeOE

ginc1325

mangonelc1325

springalc1330

ballistc1384

scorpionc1384

tormentc1384

trebuchet1388

fowler1420

dondainec1430

onagera1460

perrier1481

trabuch?1482

bricole1489

coillard1489

mouton1489

sambuca1489

martinet1523

racket1535

sling1535

brake1552

catapult1577

sweep1598

sling-dart1600

petrary1610

espringal1614

scorpion-bowa1629

swafe1688

sackbut1756

mangona1773

matafunda1773

lombard1838

1420 Siege Rouen in Archæol. XXI. 52 A stronge fowlere there was leyde lowe..that he miȝt throwe.

†3. A kind of light cannon, esp. for use on board ship. Obsolete. Cf. Dutch vogheler, whence French veuglaire.

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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > ship's guns collectively > types of naval gun

portpiece1527

fowler1548

port-base1600

perrier1643

carronade1779

Long Tom1812

Dahlgren1861

cow-gun1902

whispering Willie1918

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > light pieces

falcon1496

falconet15..

field piece1544

fowler1548

fielding piece1565

falcon shot1598

field cannon1638

field gun1645

field culverin1659

galloper1746

Napoleon1862

1548 in Acts Privy Council (1890) II. 197 The municions folowing..fowlers of iron xij.

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea lx. 143 Fowlers and great bases in the cage workes.

a1643 W. Monson Naval Tracts iii, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. (1704) III. 357/1 Fowlers..are Pieces of greatest Importance, after a Ship is Boarded.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Fowlern.²

Brit.

/ˈfaʊlə/, U.S.

/ˈfaʊlər/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Fowler.

Etymology: < the name of Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), British lexicographer and grammarian.

H. W. Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, first published in 1926; an edition or abridgement of this work, especially taken as the standard guide to correct English grammar and usage. Also in the genitive, used absol., as Fowler's.

ΚΠ

1931 Slavonic & East European Rev. 9 749 When I noticed smazyva' belkom translated by to glair [in a Russian-English dictionary], I had to consult my Fowler.

1948 Alphabet & Image May 80/2 Hand me my Fowler... The accepted spelling..for the trade is ‘fish friers’ [rather than ‘fish fryers’].

1963 H. B. Curry Found. Math. Logic iii. 115 I take the liberty of changing Church's ‘calculi’ to ‘calculuses’ for the reason stated in Fowler.

1991 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 8 Sept. d9 If Fowler allows ‘try and’..it's no surprise that Webster's Dictionary of English Usage..is glowingly positive about it.

2010 Times 4 Dec. 104/5 (heading) The second edition of Fowler's is informative and drily witty.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fowler
释义	fowlern.¹ Brit. /ˈfaʊlə/, U.S. /ˈfaʊlər/ Etymology: Old English fugelere , agent-noun < fugelian to fowl v. 1. One who hunts wild birds, whether for sport or food, esp. with nets; a bird-catcher. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowler > [noun] fowlerc893 birder1308 catcher1550 bird-catcher1580 bird-angler1653 wild-fowler1859 waterfowler1888 c893 tr. Orosius Hist. i. i. §14 Ðær huntan gewico don oþþe fisceras oþþe fugeleras. a1225 St. Marher. 3 As þe fuhel þe is fon i þe fuheleres grune. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Amos iii. 5 Wher a brid shal falle in to grane of erthe, with outen a fouler? c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Prol. 138 The foweler we deffye, And al his crafte. c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems 186 A bleryeed fowler trust not though he wepe. 1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden 305 Boyes and Fowlers use the Berries [of the Ash] as Baites to catch Blackbirds, etc. 1723 London Gaz. No. 6222/9 Simon Teatford..Fisher and Fowler. 1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul Introd. 58 Fowlers catching quails among the wheat. 1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 296 A fowler..had a cock chaffinch in a cage covered with a black cloth. figurative.1340 Ayenbite (1866) 254 Þe herte ualþ ofte into þe grines of the uoȝelere of helle.in combination.1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice Epil. There fowler like the watching Gallant Pores Behind his Glove. †2. A species of catapult. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > ballista ballistaeOE ginc1325 mangonelc1325 springalc1330 ballistc1384 scorpionc1384 tormentc1384 trebuchet1388 fowler1420 dondainec1430 onagera1460 perrier1481 trabuch?1482 bricole1489 coillard1489 mouton1489 sambuca1489 martinet1523 racket1535 sling1535 brake1552 catapult1577 sweep1598 sling-dart1600 petrary1610 espringal1614 scorpion-bowa1629 swafe1688 sackbut1756 mangona1773 matafunda1773 lombard1838 1420 Siege Rouen in Archæol. XXI. 52 A stronge fowlere there was leyde lowe..that he miȝt throwe. †3. A kind of light cannon, esp. for use on board ship. Obsolete. Cf. Dutch vogheler, whence French veuglaire. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > ship's guns collectively > types of naval gun portpiece1527 fowler1548 port-base1600 perrier1643 carronade1779 Long Tom1812 Dahlgren1861 cow-gun1902 whispering Willie1918 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > light pieces falcon1496 falconet15.. field piece1544 fowler1548 fielding piece1565 falcon shot1598 field cannon1638 field gun1645 field culverin1659 galloper1746 Napoleon1862 1548 in Acts Privy Council (1890) II. 197 The municions folowing..fowlers of iron xij. 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea lx. 143 Fowlers and great bases in the cage workes. a1643 W. Monson Naval Tracts iii, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. (1704) III. 357/1 Fowlers..are Pieces of greatest Importance, after a Ship is Boarded. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Fowlern.² Brit. /ˈfaʊlə/, U.S. /ˈfaʊlər/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Fowler. Etymology: < the name of Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), British lexicographer and grammarian. H. W. Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, first published in 1926; an edition or abridgement of this work, especially taken as the standard guide to correct English grammar and usage. Also in the genitive, used absol., as Fowler's. ΚΠ 1931 Slavonic & East European Rev. 9 749 When I noticed smazyva' belkom translated by to glair [in a Russian-English dictionary], I had to consult my Fowler. 1948 Alphabet & Image May 80/2 Hand me my Fowler... The accepted spelling..for the trade is ‘fish friers’ [rather than ‘fish fryers’]. 1963 H. B. Curry Found. Math. Logic iii. 115 I take the liberty of changing Church's ‘calculi’ to ‘calculuses’ for the reason stated in Fowler. 1991 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 8 Sept. d9 If Fowler allows ‘try and’..it's no surprise that Webster's Dictionary of English Usage..is glowingly positive about it. 2010 Times 4 Dec. 104/5 (heading) The second edition of Fowler's is informative and drily witty. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c893n.²1931
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