hand grenaden.

Brit.

/ˈhan(d) ɡrəˌneɪd/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d) ɡrəˌneɪd/

Forms:

α. 1600s (Scottish) hand granad, 1600s– hand-granade (now nonstandard), 1700s– hand-grenade.

β. 1600s–1700s hand-granado, 1600s–1800s hand-grenado.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., grenade n.¹; hand n., grenado n.

Etymology: In α. forms < hand n. + grenade n.¹ Compare French grenade à main (1630 or earlier), Dutch handgranaat (1657 as †hantgranaet ), Swedish handgranat (1645). In β. forms < hand n. + grenado n.

a. A grenade that is thrown by hand. Cf. grenade n.¹ 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade

trombe1562

grenade1591

grenado1611

granata1637

hand grenade1637

bag-granado1638

shell1647

glass-grenade1664

globe1672

flask1769

petrol bomb1903

rifle grenade1909

hairbrush1916

Mills1916

pineapple bomb1916

stick grenade1917

fragmentation bomb1918

pineapple1918

potato-masher grenade1925

spitball1925

Molotov cocktail1940

sticky bomb1940

stick-bomb1941

red devila1944

stun grenade1977

flash-bang1982

1637 H. Hexham True Relation Famous Seige of Breda 14 Satterday night the 22. of August,..the Ennemy shott very much, and cast diuerse Handgranadoes into our Sapp among the Sappers.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Kent 61 If they lye board and board they throw hand-Granadoes with stinck-pots into the ship which make so noisom a smell.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 231 The Boatswain..call'd for a Hand-Grenado, and threw it among 'em.

1761 Gen. Evening Post 26 May 2/2 By a hand-grenade thrown in at the cabin window of the Bristol-man she was set on fire, and blew up.

1863 W. Irving Life George Washington III. xxiii. 286 The ships in the inner channel approached so near as to throw hand-grenades into the fort.

1914 D. Haig Diary 15 Dec. in War Diaries & Lett. (2005) 85 Use of trench guns, mortars, hand grenades, etc. to occupy the Enemy's attention everywhere.

1941 N. Coward Could you please oblige us with Bren Gun? (sheet music) 4 Could you please oblige us with a Bren gun?—Or, failing that, a hand-grenade would do.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Jan. (Front section) 12/2 They seized 17 ounces of cyanide, as well as..nails, detonators, three hand grenades and two pistols.

b. figurative. An action that is aimed at upsetting a person's composure or complacency. Cf. bombshell n.

ΚΠ

1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 5 Oct. 120 The result and relict of this Author-like hand-grenado.

1971 D. Wells & S. Dance Night People ii. 29 Higgie threw a hand grenade at the boss's wife. (A hand grenade is a note saying, ‘I want to see you,’ or ‘I got eyes for you.’)

1996 Sunday Tel. 13 Oct. (Review section) 6/2 Jamaica Kincaid..has acquired something of a reputation for these genteel hand grenades. She has already tossed several at Tina Brown in our interview.

2. A glass bottle containing a chemical, designed to be thrown into a fire in order to extinguish it. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > bottle containing chemical

hand grenade1883

fire-grenade1891

1883 U.S. Patent 282,981 1/1 I, John J. Harden,..have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand-Grenades for Fire-Extinguishers.

1940 Pop. Mech. June 843 Thrown into a fire, the glass ‘hand grenade’ breaks and releases a cloud of gas that smothers flames but does not injure furnishings or papers.

2003 F. C. Schaper & B. Burnett St. Louis Fire Dept. i. 13 These buckets, along with glass fire extinguisher ‘hand grenades’, helmets.., and other items are on display at St. Louis fire Department Headquarters Museum.

Derivatives

ˌhand-greˈnading n. the throwing of hand grenades.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [noun] > throwing of grenades

hand-grenading1845

fragging1972

1845 J. W. Ord Rural Sketches & Poems 49 The gentle craft would abhor liming or foxing, or netting, or ‘hand grenading’, as a Bishop would the devil.

1882 Standard 25 Aug. 3/7 [They] remained on the camp side of the river, escalading, hand grenading, and double lock bridge building.

1977 Drama Rev. 21 104 Dangerous subjects that once resulted in the hand-grenading of an audience by German soldiers.

2011 S. Chan Southern Afr. ii. 33 Bumings alive and hand-grenading of people herded into groups were common.

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

单词	hand grenade
释义	hand grenaden. Brit. /ˈhan(d) ɡrəˌneɪd/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d) ɡrəˌneɪd/ Forms: α. 1600s (Scottish) hand granad, 1600s– hand-granade (now nonstandard), 1700s– hand-grenade. β. 1600s–1700s hand-granado, 1600s–1800s hand-grenado. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., grenade n.¹; hand n., grenado n. Etymology: In α. forms < hand n. + grenade n.¹ Compare French grenade à main (1630 or earlier), Dutch handgranaat (1657 as †hantgranaet ), Swedish handgranat (1645). In β. forms < hand n. + grenado n. 1. a. A grenade that is thrown by hand. Cf. grenade n.¹ 2a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade trombe1562 grenade1591 grenado1611 granata1637 hand grenade1637 bag-granado1638 shell1647 glass-grenade1664 globe1672 flask1769 petrol bomb1903 rifle grenade1909 hairbrush1916 Mills1916 pineapple bomb1916 stick grenade1917 fragmentation bomb1918 pineapple1918 potato-masher grenade1925 spitball1925 Molotov cocktail1940 sticky bomb1940 stick-bomb1941 red devila1944 stun grenade1977 flash-bang1982 1637 H. Hexham True Relation Famous Seige of Breda 14 Satterday night the 22. of August,..the Ennemy shott very much, and cast diuerse Handgranadoes into our Sapp among the Sappers. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Kent 61 If they lye board and board they throw hand-Granadoes with stinck-pots into the ship which make so noisom a smell. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 231 The Boatswain..call'd for a Hand-Grenado, and threw it among 'em. 1761 Gen. Evening Post 26 May 2/2 By a hand-grenade thrown in at the cabin window of the Bristol-man she was set on fire, and blew up. 1863 W. Irving Life George Washington III. xxiii. 286 The ships in the inner channel approached so near as to throw hand-grenades into the fort. 1914 D. Haig Diary 15 Dec. in War Diaries & Lett. (2005) 85 Use of trench guns, mortars, hand grenades, etc. to occupy the Enemy's attention everywhere. 1941 N. Coward Could you please oblige us with Bren Gun? (sheet music) 4 Could you please oblige us with a Bren gun?—Or, failing that, a hand-grenade would do. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Jan. (Front section) 12/2 They seized 17 ounces of cyanide, as well as..nails, detonators, three hand grenades and two pistols. b. figurative. An action that is aimed at upsetting a person's composure or complacency. Cf. bombshell n. ΚΠ 1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 5 Oct. 120 The result and relict of this Author-like hand-grenado. 1971 D. Wells & S. Dance Night People ii. 29 Higgie threw a hand grenade at the boss's wife. (A hand grenade is a note saying, ‘I want to see you,’ or ‘I got eyes for you.’) 1996 Sunday Tel. 13 Oct. (Review section) 6/2 Jamaica Kincaid..has acquired something of a reputation for these genteel hand grenades. She has already tossed several at Tina Brown in our interview. 2. A glass bottle containing a chemical, designed to be thrown into a fire in order to extinguish it. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > bottle containing chemical hand grenade1883 fire-grenade1891 1883 U.S. Patent 282,981 1/1 I, John J. Harden,..have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand-Grenades for Fire-Extinguishers. 1940 Pop. Mech. June 843 Thrown into a fire, the glass ‘hand grenade’ breaks and releases a cloud of gas that smothers flames but does not injure furnishings or papers. 2003 F. C. Schaper & B. Burnett St. Louis Fire Dept. i. 13 These buckets, along with glass fire extinguisher ‘hand grenades’, helmets.., and other items are on display at St. Louis fire Department Headquarters Museum. Derivatives ˌhand-greˈnading n. the throwing of hand grenades. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [noun] > throwing of grenades hand-grenading1845 fragging1972 1845 J. W. Ord Rural Sketches & Poems 49 The gentle craft would abhor liming or foxing, or netting, or ‘hand grenading’, as a Bishop would the devil. 1882 Standard 25 Aug. 3/7 [They] remained on the camp side of the river, escalading, hand grenading, and double lock bridge building. 1977 Drama Rev. 21 104 Dangerous subjects that once resulted in the hand-grenading of an audience by German soldiers. 2011 S. Chan Southern Afr. ii. 33 Bumings alive and hand-grenading of people herded into groups were common. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1637
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