guanon.

Brit.

/ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/,

/ɡjuːˈanəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈɡwɑnoʊ/

Forms: Also 1700s–1800s guana.

Etymology: < Spanish guano, South American Spanish huano, < Quichua huanu dung.

1. A natural manure found in great abundance on some sea-coasts, esp. on the Chincha and other islands about Peru, consisting of the excrement of sea-fowl.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [noun] > use of other natural fertilizers > other natural fertilizers

marl1280

pomacec1450

cod's head1545

buck-ashes1563

bucking-ashes1577

guano1604

greaves1614

rape cake1634

muck1660

wool-nipping1669

willow-earth1683

green dressing1732

bone flour1758

bone powder1758

poudrette1764

bone dust1771

green manure1785

fish-manure1788

wassal1797

lime-rubbish1805

Bude sand1808

bone1813

cancerine1840

inch-bones1846

bonemeal1849

silver sand1851

fish guano1857

food1857

terramare1866

kainite1868

fish-flour1879

soil1879

fish-scrap1881

gas lime1882

bean cake1887

inoculant1916

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxxvii. 311 They are heapes of dung of sea-fowle..They cal this dung Guano.

1669 Earl of Sandwich tr. Barba Art Metals 16 It is called Guano (i.e. Dung), not because it is the Dung of Sea-fowls (as many would have it understood), but because of its admirable vertue in making ploughed ground fertile.

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World v. 164 Cormorants dung, which the Spaniards call Guana.

1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) II. 346 The seed was drilled in with 2 cwt. guano, and a cart load of mould mixed together per acre.

1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xx. 430 The guano of the Pacific and other tropical islets, so valuable as manure.

figurative.1860 R. W. Emerson Fate in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 15 The German and Irish millions, like the Negro, have a great deal of guano in their destiny.1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. ii. 30 I find soda-water and brandy the best guano for the cultivation of my intellect.

2. transferred. Artificial manure, esp. that made from fish, called more fully fish-manure or fish-guano.

ΚΠ

1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Lect. in Wks. (1906) II. 301 Agricultural chemistry..offering by means of a tea-spoonful of artificial guano, to turn a sandbank into corn.

1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 202 Fertilizers in the preparation of which fish are used, including Menhaden guano, crude and ground, guano made from fish skins, and from fish heads and bones.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Aug. 2/2 Converting the bottle-nosed whale into patent guano.

3. A general name for sea-birds which produce guano. [This is in Spanish guanae , plural guanaes : compare guanay n.] Perhaps Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [noun] > aquatic or swimming bird > marine

sea-fowl1340

sea-bird1589

guano1697

seed bird1791

ocean fowl1864

sea-runner1872

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 101 [They] found multitudes of Guanoes, and Land-turtle or Tortoise, and named them the Gallapago's Islands.

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World v. 184 Isles of Lobos... Here are also plenty of Guanoes and Carrion-crows.

1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) II. 104 Innumerable flights of birds with which all those islands abound and commonly called Guanoes..; many of them are indeed alcatraces, a kind of gull, though all comprehended under the generical name of Guanoes.

Compounds

General attributive, as guano-island, guano-manure, guano-water.

ΚΠ

1844 Catholic Weekly Instructor 64 It is said, more than 300 vessels from Liverpool are engaged in the guano-manure trade.

1851 Beck's Florist 199 Guano-water improves wonderfully the colour of the flowers and the general health of the plants.

1858 I. S. Homans & I. S. Homans Cycl. Commerce & Commerc. Navigation 899 The claim of the Peruvians to the exclusive possession of the guano islands.

Derivatives

ˈguano v. transitive to fertilize with guano; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > fertilize or manure [verb (transitive)] > treat with other natural fertilizer

marlc1265

chavec1420

chalk?1578

lime1649

soot1707

sand1721

straw-burn1799

sprat1832

loam?1842

guanize1843

guano1847

bone1873

herring1879

1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. ix. 222 Lady Constance..having guanoed her mind by reading French novels, had a variety of conclusions on all social topics.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 43 The ground is..again guanoed, two hundred weight to the acre.

1865 Spectator 18 Feb. 176 He announced that he intended to guano the public mind.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	guano
释义	guanon. Brit. /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/, /ɡjuːˈanəʊ/, U.S. /ˈɡwɑnoʊ/ Forms: Also 1700s–1800s guana. Etymology: < Spanish guano, South American Spanish huano, < Quichua huanu dung. 1. A natural manure found in great abundance on some sea-coasts, esp. on the Chincha and other islands about Peru, consisting of the excrement of sea-fowl. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [noun] > use of other natural fertilizers > other natural fertilizers marl1280 pomacec1450 cod's head1545 buck-ashes1563 bucking-ashes1577 guano1604 greaves1614 rape cake1634 muck1660 wool-nipping1669 willow-earth1683 green dressing1732 bone flour1758 bone powder1758 poudrette1764 bone dust1771 green manure1785 fish-manure1788 wassal1797 lime-rubbish1805 Bude sand1808 bone1813 cancerine1840 inch-bones1846 bonemeal1849 silver sand1851 fish guano1857 food1857 terramare1866 kainite1868 fish-flour1879 soil1879 fish-scrap1881 gas lime1882 bean cake1887 inoculant1916 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxxvii. 311 They are heapes of dung of sea-fowle..They cal this dung Guano. 1669 Earl of Sandwich tr. Barba Art Metals 16 It is called Guano (i.e. Dung), not because it is the Dung of Sea-fowls (as many would have it understood), but because of its admirable vertue in making ploughed ground fertile. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World v. 164 Cormorants dung, which the Spaniards call Guana. 1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) II. 346 The seed was drilled in with 2 cwt. guano, and a cart load of mould mixed together per acre. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xx. 430 The guano of the Pacific and other tropical islets, so valuable as manure. figurative.1860 R. W. Emerson Fate in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 15 The German and Irish millions, like the Negro, have a great deal of guano in their destiny.1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. ii. 30 I find soda-water and brandy the best guano for the cultivation of my intellect. 2. transferred. Artificial manure, esp. that made from fish, called more fully fish-manure or fish-guano. ΚΠ 1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Lect. in Wks. (1906) II. 301 Agricultural chemistry..offering by means of a tea-spoonful of artificial guano, to turn a sandbank into corn. 1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 202 Fertilizers in the preparation of which fish are used, including Menhaden guano, crude and ground, guano made from fish skins, and from fish heads and bones. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Aug. 2/2 Converting the bottle-nosed whale into patent guano. 3. A general name for sea-birds which produce guano. [This is in Spanish guanae , plural guanaes : compare guanay n.] Perhaps Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [noun] > aquatic or swimming bird > marine sea-fowl1340 sea-bird1589 guano1697 seed bird1791 ocean fowl1864 sea-runner1872 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 101 [They] found multitudes of Guanoes, and Land-turtle or Tortoise, and named them the Gallapago's Islands. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World v. 184 Isles of Lobos... Here are also plenty of Guanoes and Carrion-crows. 1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) II. 104 Innumerable flights of birds with which all those islands abound and commonly called Guanoes..; many of them are indeed alcatraces, a kind of gull, though all comprehended under the generical name of Guanoes. Compounds General attributive, as guano-island, guano-manure, guano-water. ΚΠ 1844 Catholic Weekly Instructor 64 It is said, more than 300 vessels from Liverpool are engaged in the guano-manure trade. 1851 Beck's Florist 199 Guano-water improves wonderfully the colour of the flowers and the general health of the plants. 1858 I. S. Homans & I. S. Homans Cycl. Commerce & Commerc. Navigation 899 The claim of the Peruvians to the exclusive possession of the guano islands. Derivatives ˈguano v. transitive to fertilize with guano; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > fertilize or manure [verb (transitive)] > treat with other natural fertilizer marlc1265 chavec1420 chalk?1578 lime1649 soot1707 sand1721 straw-burn1799 sprat1832 loam?1842 guanize1843 guano1847 bone1873 herring1879 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. ii. ix. 222 Lady Constance..having guanoed her mind by reading French novels, had a variety of conclusions on all social topics. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 43 The ground is..again guanoed, two hundred weight to the acre. 1865 Spectator 18 Feb. 176 He announced that he intended to guano the public mind. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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