† gadgen.¹

Origin: Apparently an arbitrary formation.

Etymology: Apparently an arbitrary formation, perhaps prompted by a mistaken pronunciation of gagge , early modern English variant of gag n.¹Compare: 1840 R. Browning Sordello vi. 768 Kings of the gag and flesh-hook, screw and whip, They plagued the world. Compare the following exchange:1846 E. B. Barrett Let. 5 Apr. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) II. 36 By the way..you wrote ‘gag’..did you not?..where the proof says ‘gadge’—I did not alter it.1846 R. Browning Let. 6 Apr. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) II. 39 I had forgotten to say before—gadge is a real name (in Johnson, too) for a torturing iron—it is the horror of such things that they should be mysteriously named,—indefinitely... Besides, am I not a rhymester? The word is not found in Johnson's dictionary, but perhaps compare gadge gadge v. and also gadge , an Older Scots variant of gauge n., both listed in the Glossary of Scottish Words and Phrases appended to the 1828 edition of H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. See further in J. Woolford & D. Karlin Poems of Browning (1991) II. 195.

pseudo-archaic. Obsolete.

A torturing iron (see note in etymology).Apparently an isolated use.

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society > authority > punishment > torture > instrument or place of torture > [noun] > bit

barnacle1568

witch's bridle1817

gadge1846

1846 R. Browning Soul's Trag. in Bells & Pomegranates No. VIII i. 26/1 The dead back-weight of the beheading axe! The glowing trip-hook, thumbscrews and the gadge!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

gadgen.²

Brit.

/ɡadʒ/, U.S.

/ɡædʒ/, Scottish English

/ɡadʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: gadgie n.

Etymology: Shortened < gadgie n.

Scottish (chiefly eastern) and English regional (north-eastern) colloquial.

A man, a bloke, a chap, esp. one regarded as coarse, uncouth, or rough. Cf. earlier gadgie n.

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1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 64 The main man is the fat, stroppy-lookin gadge in the middle.

2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 158 The gadges at the bar are glued to the boxing on the telly.

2012 Sc. Express (Nexis) 29 July 45 I once tried a bit of bloke-ish banter at a run-down garage... In what I hoped was a gadge's accent [I] said: ‘And for cash, buddy?’

2014 @peahead 7 Apr. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Always get harassed on the 21 bus. Gadges offering me a swig of vody.

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

† gadgev.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. N.E.D. (1898) gives the pronunciation as (gadʒ) /ɡadʒ/.

Scottish. Obsolete.

intransitive. Apparently: to talk in a haughty or conceited manner. See quot. 1720.

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?1719 A. Ramsay in A. Ramsay & W. Hamilton Familiar Epist. 13 It sets you well indeed to gadge!

1720 in A. Ramsay Poems Gloss. 372/2 Gadge, to dictate impertinently, Talk idly with a stupid Gravity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

n.¹1846

n.²1993

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单词	gadge
释义	† gadgen.¹ Origin: Apparently an arbitrary formation. Etymology: Apparently an arbitrary formation, perhaps prompted by a mistaken pronunciation of gagge , early modern English variant of gag n.¹Compare: 1840 R. Browning Sordello vi. 768 Kings of the gag and flesh-hook, screw and whip, They plagued the world. Compare the following exchange:1846 E. B. Barrett Let. 5 Apr. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) II. 36 By the way..you wrote ‘gag’..did you not?..where the proof says ‘gadge’—I did not alter it.1846 R. Browning Let. 6 Apr. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) II. 39 I had forgotten to say before—gadge is a real name (in Johnson, too) for a torturing iron—it is the horror of such things that they should be mysteriously named,—indefinitely... Besides, am I not a rhymester? The word is not found in Johnson's dictionary, but perhaps compare gadge gadge v. and also gadge , an Older Scots variant of gauge n., both listed in the Glossary of Scottish Words and Phrases appended to the 1828 edition of H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. See further in J. Woolford & D. Karlin Poems of Browning (1991) II. 195. pseudo-archaic. Obsolete. A torturing iron (see note in etymology).Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > torture > instrument or place of torture > [noun] > bit barnacle1568 witch's bridle1817 gadge1846 1846 R. Browning Soul's Trag. in Bells & Pomegranates No. VIII i. 26/1 The dead back-weight of the beheading axe! The glowing trip-hook, thumbscrews and the gadge! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2021). gadgen.² Brit. /ɡadʒ/, U.S. /ɡædʒ/, Scottish English /ɡadʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: gadgie n. Etymology: Shortened < gadgie n. Scottish (chiefly eastern) and English regional (north-eastern) colloquial. A man, a bloke, a chap, esp. one regarded as coarse, uncouth, or rough. Cf. earlier gadgie n. ΚΠ 1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 64 The main man is the fat, stroppy-lookin gadge in the middle. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 158 The gadges at the bar are glued to the boxing on the telly. 2012 Sc. Express (Nexis) 29 July 45 I once tried a bit of bloke-ish banter at a run-down garage... In what I hoped was a gadge's accent [I] said: ‘And for cash, buddy?’ 2014 @peahead 7 Apr. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Always get harassed on the 21 bus. Gadges offering me a swig of vody. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † gadgev. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. N.E.D. (1898) gives the pronunciation as (gadʒ) /ɡadʒ/. Scottish. Obsolete. intransitive. Apparently: to talk in a haughty or conceited manner. See quot. 1720. ΚΠ ?1719 A. Ramsay in A. Ramsay & W. Hamilton Familiar Epist. 13 It sets you well indeed to gadge! 1720 in A. Ramsay Poems Gloss. 372/2 Gadge, to dictate impertinently, Talk idly with a stupid Gravity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.¹1846n.²1993v.?1719
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