godsendn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɒdsɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑdˌsɛnd/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: God's send n. at god n. and int. Compounds 2c.

Etymology: Alteration of God's send n. at god n. and int. Compounds 2c. Compare God's sand n. at god n. and int. Compounds 2c.

1. Chiefly as predicate. Frequently with for, to.

a. A person or thing of great value or usefulness, unexpectedly arriving or present.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance > a benefit > as sent from God or heaven

God's gift1586

God's send1629

godsend1779

heaven-send1811

1779 S. Lennox Let. 21 Apr. in Life & Lett. 1745–1826 (1902) I. 298 This detachment of Militia is quite a godsend to me, for it enlivens work most excessively.

1792 Ld. Thurlow Let. in W. Cowper Wks. (1836) VII. 79 Old daddy Phoenix, a God-send for us to maintain.

1820 Countess Granville Let. 20 Aug. (1894) I. 159 Even a bore was a godsend.

1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 391 Mr. Telford..has left me £500..This is truly a Godsend.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. v. vii. §2 434 Any casual gain, or godsend, is naturally devoted to the same purpose.

1892 G. S. Layard Life & Lett. C. S. Keene iii. 45 Louis Napoleon was little less than a godsend to the journalistic enterprise of those days.

1938 ‘G. Orwell’ Homage to Catalonia (1964) vi. 75 The tea was a godsend, though we had no milk and seldom any sugar.

1995 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 18 June 19/4 Rich black and liquid, this custard is a ready-made godsend.

2010 Vanity Fair Sept. 211/2 Sarah Palin, a godsend to Leno and Letterman, is a gumball machine of goofball quotes.

b. A welcome event; a lucky chance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > good fortune > piece of

opportunity?a1425

honeyfall1642

luck in a bag1649

godsend1810

stroke of luck1853

bonanza1878

lucky break1889

break1911

a bit of fat1923

snip1932

1810 Flower's Polit. Rev. Apr. 291 This affair was a sort of Godsend to ministers, and fully exemplified the observation that they were catching at straws like drowning men.

1831 J. Sinclair Corr. II. 295 The peace was reckoned a God-send, both by the fleet and army.

1843 T. De Quincey Ceylon in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 632/2 By a mere godsend, more troops happened to arrive from the Indian continent.

1885 Truth 11 June 924/1 So far as the Government are concerned, the defeat is a perfect godsend.

1918 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 57 153 It is a godsend for the history of the American Indians that Catlin was never taught to draw.

1937 ‘M. J. Farrell’ Rising Tide xxxix. 282 Simon's party was a godsend, a milestone, a beacon in the week.

2000 Big Issue 10 Apr. 22/1 The festival was a godsend to Rolf's career which was poised to nosedive.

2. British regional. A wreck of a ship cast up on a shore. Now historical and rare.With reference to the cargo, timber, etc., which may be salvaged from a shipwreck.

ΚΠ

1806 W. L. Bowles in Wks. Pope (new ed.) III. 315 The common people in Cornwall call, as impiously as inhumanely, a shipwreck on their shores, ‘a Godsend’.

1814 S. Pegge Suppl. Grose's Provinc. Gloss. God-send, the wreck of a ship. Kentish coast.

1821 W. Scott Pirate I. vii. 183 It's seldom sic rich Godsends come on our coast.

1846 J. Lindridge Tales of Shipwrecks 461/2 My wife thinks Providence has deserted our coast; we haven't had a godsend worth telling about these two years.

1988 R. McGeachy Aspects of Commerce, Community & Culture: Argyll 1730–1850 (M.Litt. diss., Univ. of Glasgow) 149 A unique insight into popular attitudes to wrecks, which were called 'Godsends', is manifested in a prayer recited by a native of Barra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	godsend
释义	godsendn. Brit. /ˈɡɒdsɛnd/, U.S. /ˈɡɑdˌsɛnd/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: God's send n. at god n. and int. Compounds 2c. Etymology: Alteration of God's send n. at god n. and int. Compounds 2c. Compare God's sand n. at god n. and int. Compounds 2c. 1. Chiefly as predicate. Frequently with for, to. a. A person or thing of great value or usefulness, unexpectedly arriving or present. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance > a benefit > as sent from God or heaven God's gift1586 God's send1629 godsend1779 heaven-send1811 1779 S. Lennox Let. 21 Apr. in Life & Lett. 1745–1826 (1902) I. 298 This detachment of Militia is quite a godsend to me, for it enlivens work most excessively. 1792 Ld. Thurlow Let. in W. Cowper Wks. (1836) VII. 79 Old daddy Phoenix, a God-send for us to maintain. 1820 Countess Granville Let. 20 Aug. (1894) I. 159 Even a bore was a godsend. 1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 391 Mr. Telford..has left me £500..This is truly a Godsend. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. v. vii. §2 434 Any casual gain, or godsend, is naturally devoted to the same purpose. 1892 G. S. Layard Life & Lett. C. S. Keene iii. 45 Louis Napoleon was little less than a godsend to the journalistic enterprise of those days. 1938 ‘G. Orwell’ Homage to Catalonia (1964) vi. 75 The tea was a godsend, though we had no milk and seldom any sugar. 1995 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 18 June 19/4 Rich black and liquid, this custard is a ready-made godsend. 2010 Vanity Fair Sept. 211/2 Sarah Palin, a godsend to Leno and Letterman, is a gumball machine of goofball quotes. b. A welcome event; a lucky chance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > good fortune > piece of opportunity?a1425 honeyfall1642 luck in a bag1649 hit1666 godsend1810 stroke of luck1853 bonanza1878 lucky break1889 break1911 a bit of fat1923 snip1932 1810 Flower's Polit. Rev. Apr. 291 This affair was a sort of Godsend to ministers, and fully exemplified the observation that they were catching at straws like drowning men. 1831 J. Sinclair Corr. II. 295 The peace was reckoned a God-send, both by the fleet and army. 1843 T. De Quincey Ceylon in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 632/2 By a mere godsend, more troops happened to arrive from the Indian continent. 1885 Truth 11 June 924/1 So far as the Government are concerned, the defeat is a perfect godsend. 1918 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 57 153 It is a godsend for the history of the American Indians that Catlin was never taught to draw. 1937 ‘M. J. Farrell’ Rising Tide xxxix. 282 Simon's party was a godsend, a milestone, a beacon in the week. 2000 Big Issue 10 Apr. 22/1 The festival was a godsend to Rolf's career which was poised to nosedive. 2. British regional. A wreck of a ship cast up on a shore. Now historical and rare.With reference to the cargo, timber, etc., which may be salvaged from a shipwreck. ΚΠ 1806 W. L. Bowles in Wks. Pope (new ed.) III. 315 The common people in Cornwall call, as impiously as inhumanely, a shipwreck on their shores, ‘a Godsend’. 1814 S. Pegge Suppl. Grose's Provinc. Gloss. God-send, the wreck of a ship. Kentish coast. 1821 W. Scott Pirate I. vii. 183 It's seldom sic rich Godsends come on our coast. 1846 J. Lindridge Tales of Shipwrecks 461/2 My wife thinks Providence has deserted our coast; we haven't had a godsend worth telling about these two years. 1988 R. McGeachy Aspects of Commerce, Community & Culture: Argyll 1730–1850 (M.Litt. diss., Univ. of Glasgow) 149 A unique insight into popular attitudes to wrecks, which were called 'Godsends', is manifested in a prayer recited by a native of Barra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1779
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