handbasketn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhan(d)ˌbɑːskᵻt/,

/ˈhan(d)ˌbaskᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d)ˌbæskət/

Forms: see hand n. and basket n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., basket n.

Etymology: < hand n. + basket n.

A. n.

A small basket to be carried in the hand.to go to hell in a handbasket: see hell n. and int. Phrases 5k.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] > for carrying > to be carried in hand

sportlet1447

handbasket1495

sport1656

hoppet1671

1495–7 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 197 Hand baskettes for brede ij. Maundes to bere in fflesshe ij.

1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus v. ii. sig. Yiii^v This lyttel hand basket, hath gyuen me the most scarse prouision of vitayles.

1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 97 Buye a salate, and radishes, and cheries. Take the hand-basket.

1639 Deloney's Gentile Craft: 2nd Pt. (rev. ed.) iii. 26 What a merry world is this, when Maids runnes a madding for husbands, with hand-baskets in their hands?

1671 J. Crowne Juliana iii. 33 I can see, when I see, surely, I don't carry my eyes in a Hand-basket.

1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 10 My Mother..got a Hand-Basket, into which..she put my Worship.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 22 He prepares the materials at home and brings them all together in a hand basket.

1823 J. Kenney Sweethearts & Wives i. iv. 28 Bil. A young fondling:—I was nursed in tribulation—Lau. And cradled in calamity? Bil. No, Miss;—cradled in a hand-basket.

1851 C. Brontë Let. 3 Oct. (2000) II. 703 As she only brought a small hand-basket of luggage with her she cannot stay long.

1908 Dial 16 July 31/1 The attempt to build either great lives or great books out of his preachments would be like carrying out smoke in a hand-basket.

1999 Independent 19 Feb. ii. 2/7 Do I choose a hand basket? Or a half-depth trolley? Or a half-depth trolley with built-in shopping-list holder?

†B. adj.

Designating a person who lives on support provided by another as it is needed, or on a regular basis, esp. a woman who receives frequent gifts from her family. Also: belonging to or characterized by such a means of existence, esp. in handbasket portion. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1564 T. Becon New Catech. in Wks. i. f. cccccxii^v That their wiues be not dishcloutes, nor no handbasketsloys, nor no drudges, nor yet slauishpeople, but fellow heires with them of euerlasting life.

a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) ii. 22 Walke by your Noses with my Flesh, Sheepe-biting Mungrels, Hand-basket Free-booters.

1641 R. Brathwait Panaretees Triumph in Astraea's Teares sig. F7 She dis-esteemes hand-basket Citizins Who make their wicker baskets shroud their sin.

1784 W. Huntington God, Poor Man's Guardian 108 The answer generally is, ‘Aye, her's is a hand-basket portion, and that is generally the best; for there is no end to that.’

1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) A woman whose husband receives frequent presents from her father, or family, is said to have a hand basket portion.

1888 C. H. Spurgeon Cheque Bk. Bank of Faith 68 Perhaps ours is a hand-basket portion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handbasket
释义	handbasketn.adj. Brit. /ˈhan(d)ˌbɑːskᵻt/, /ˈhan(d)ˌbaskᵻt/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˌbæskət/ Forms: see hand n. and basket n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., basket n. Etymology: < hand n. + basket n. A. n. A small basket to be carried in the hand.to go to hell in a handbasket: see hell n. and int. Phrases 5k. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] > for carrying > to be carried in hand sportlet1447 handbasket1495 sport1656 hoppet1671 1495–7 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 197 Hand baskettes for brede ij. Maundes to bere in fflesshe ij. 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus v. ii. sig. Yiii^v This lyttel hand basket, hath gyuen me the most scarse prouision of vitayles. 1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 97 Buye a salate, and radishes, and cheries. Take the hand-basket. 1639 Deloney's Gentile Craft: 2nd Pt. (rev. ed.) iii. 26 What a merry world is this, when Maids runnes a madding for husbands, with hand-baskets in their hands? 1671 J. Crowne Juliana iii. 33 I can see, when I see, surely, I don't carry my eyes in a Hand-basket. 1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 10 My Mother..got a Hand-Basket, into which..she put my Worship. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 22 He prepares the materials at home and brings them all together in a hand basket. 1823 J. Kenney Sweethearts & Wives i. iv. 28 Bil. A young fondling:—I was nursed in tribulation—Lau. And cradled in calamity? Bil. No, Miss;—cradled in a hand-basket. 1851 C. Brontë Let. 3 Oct. (2000) II. 703 As she only brought a small hand-basket of luggage with her she cannot stay long. 1908 Dial 16 July 31/1 The attempt to build either great lives or great books out of his preachments would be like carrying out smoke in a hand-basket. 1999 Independent 19 Feb. ii. 2/7 Do I choose a hand basket? Or a half-depth trolley? Or a half-depth trolley with built-in shopping-list holder? †B. adj. Designating a person who lives on support provided by another as it is needed, or on a regular basis, esp. a woman who receives frequent gifts from her family. Also: belonging to or characterized by such a means of existence, esp. in handbasket portion. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1564 T. Becon New Catech. in Wks. i. f. cccccxii^v That their wiues be not dishcloutes, nor no handbasketsloys, nor no drudges, nor yet slauishpeople, but fellow heires with them of euerlasting life. a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) ii. 22 Walke by your Noses with my Flesh, Sheepe-biting Mungrels, Hand-basket Free-booters. 1641 R. Brathwait Panaretees Triumph in Astraea's Teares sig. F7 She dis-esteemes hand-basket Citizins Who make their wicker baskets shroud their sin. 1784 W. Huntington God, Poor Man's Guardian 108 The answer generally is, ‘Aye, her's is a hand-basket portion, and that is generally the best; for there is no end to that.’ 1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) A woman whose husband receives frequent presents from her father, or family, is said to have a hand basket portion. 1888 C. H. Spurgeon Cheque Bk. Bank of Faith 68 Perhaps ours is a hand-basket portion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1495
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