† hankern.¹

Etymology: < hank n. 6 or hank v. 5 + -er suffix¹.

Obsolete.

One who takes part in bull-baiting.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > animal baiting > [noun] > bull-baiting > baiter

bull-baiter1802

hanker1811

bullard1825

1811 Lexicon Balatronicum Bull Hankers, persons who over-drive bulls, or frequent bull baits.

1823 P. Egan Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (rev. ed.) Bull Hankers, men who delight in the sport of bull-hanking; that is, bull-baiting, or bullock-hunting.

1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1171 [Smithfield] drovers, and bullock-hankers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

hankern.²

Etymology: < hanker v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhanker.

A longing after something; a secret yearning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > longing or yearning > [noun]

ondeeOE

yearningeOE

longingOE

forlonginga1250

mourningc1300

yering13..

eye-seke?c1500

panting1580

greening1584

smackeringa1586

brame1590

languora1599

earning1603

lingering1608

yawning1635

tantalizing1640

slavering1642

longingness1651

tantalization1654

twittering1668

hankering1678

honing1725

lech1796

yearna1797

languishment1817

yearningness1839

hanker1881

tantalizingness1889

yen1906

1881 T. Hardy Laodicean II. iii. ix. 165 She has not shown a genuine hanker for anybody yet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

hankerv.

Brit.

/ˈhaŋkə/, U.S.

/ˈhæŋkər/

Etymology: Not known before 1600; history obscure. Modern Dutch has hunkeren (Plantijn, 1673, hungkeren ), dialect hankeren , in same sense. Generally thought to be frequentative and intensive derivative of hang v., but compare hank v. 6.

1. intransitive. To ‘hang about’, to linger or loiter about with longing or expectation. Now dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (intransitive)] > on one's way or linger

hovec1220

abide1487

linger1530

hover1591

hanker1601

to linger on1805

hang1830

1601 F. Godwin Catal. Bishops of Eng. 539 [He] hauing hankered a long time about the Chauncery.

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 83 But let us not..stand hankering and politizing, when God..points us out the way to our peace.

a1652 R. Brome Eng. Moor i. i. 3 in Five New Playes (1659) I was hankring at an ordinary, In quest of a new Master.

1712 J. Warder True Amazons 56 If you find any [hornet] hankering about your Bees.

1858 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse viii. 198 I used to hanker round the kitchen, or still-room, or wherever she might happen to be.

2. To have a longing or craving. Const. after; less usually with for, or infinitive.In Johnson's time ‘Scarcely used but in familiar language’; now common in literature.

ΘΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > longing or yearning > long or yearn [verb (intransitive)]

thirstc893

forlongc1175

longc1225

alonga1393

greena1400

suspirec1450

earnc1460

to think long?1461

sigh1549

groanc1560

hank1589

twitter1616

linger1630

hanker1642

to hang a nose1655

hangc1672

yammer1705

yen1919

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 111 The soules misery is..that she is alway hankering and catching at every shadow and vanity.

1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 248 The Saxons inhabiting the shore over against us, hanker'd after it.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 35 The mind..always hankering after what she has not.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. viii. 325 The tendency of human nature to hanker after all that is forbidden.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. x. 155 To be told what you have been hankering to know so long.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ix. 387 That Romney dared to hanker for your love.

Derivatives

ˈhankerer n. one who hankers.

ΘΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > longing or yearning > [noun] > one who longs or yearns

longer1435

yearnerc1480

lingerer1579

panter1710

hankerer1846

1846 Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors IV. cxxiv. 597 The Bishops..had among them hankerers after the exiled family.

1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) I. 286 Hankerers after fame and power.

ˈhankering adj.

1864 [see hankeringly adv.].

ˈhankeringly adv. in a hankering manner.

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Hankeringly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1811

n.²1881

v.1601

单词	hanker
释义	† hankern.¹ Etymology: < hank n. 6 or hank v. 5 + -er suffix¹. Obsolete. One who takes part in bull-baiting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > animal baiting > [noun] > bull-baiting > baiter bull-baiter1802 hanker1811 bullard1825 1811 Lexicon Balatronicum Bull Hankers, persons who over-drive bulls, or frequent bull baits. 1823 P. Egan Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (rev. ed.) Bull Hankers, men who delight in the sport of bull-hanking; that is, bull-baiting, or bullock-hunting. 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1171 [Smithfield] drovers, and bullock-hankers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). hankern.² Etymology: < hanker v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhanker. A longing after something; a secret yearning. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > longing or yearning > [noun] ondeeOE yearningeOE longingOE forlonginga1250 mourningc1300 yering13.. eye-seke?c1500 panting1580 greening1584 smackeringa1586 brame1590 languora1599 earning1603 lingering1608 yawning1635 tantalizing1640 slavering1642 longingness1651 tantalization1654 twittering1668 hankering1678 honing1725 lech1796 yearna1797 languishment1817 yearningness1839 hanker1881 tantalizingness1889 yen1906 1881 T. Hardy Laodicean II. iii. ix. 165 She has not shown a genuine hanker for anybody yet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019). hankerv. Brit. /ˈhaŋkə/, U.S. /ˈhæŋkər/ Etymology: Not known before 1600; history obscure. Modern Dutch has hunkeren (Plantijn, 1673, hungkeren ), dialect hankeren , in same sense. Generally thought to be frequentative and intensive derivative of hang v., but compare hank v. 6. 1. intransitive. To ‘hang about’, to linger or loiter about with longing or expectation. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > delay [verb (intransitive)] > on one's way or linger hovec1220 abide1487 linger1530 hover1591 hanker1601 to linger on1805 hang1830 1601 F. Godwin Catal. Bishops of Eng. 539 [He] hauing hankered a long time about the Chauncery. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 83 But let us not..stand hankering and politizing, when God..points us out the way to our peace. a1652 R. Brome Eng. Moor i. i. 3 in Five New Playes (1659) I was hankring at an ordinary, In quest of a new Master. 1712 J. Warder True Amazons 56 If you find any [hornet] hankering about your Bees. 1858 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse viii. 198 I used to hanker round the kitchen, or still-room, or wherever she might happen to be. 2. To have a longing or craving. Const. after; less usually with for, or infinitive.In Johnson's time ‘Scarcely used but in familiar language’; now common in literature. ΘΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > longing or yearning > long or yearn [verb (intransitive)] thirstc893 forlongc1175 longc1225 alonga1393 greena1400 suspirec1450 earnc1460 to think long?1461 sigh1549 groanc1560 hank1589 twitter1616 linger1630 hanker1642 to hang a nose1655 hangc1672 yammer1705 yen1919 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 111 The soules misery is..that she is alway hankering and catching at every shadow and vanity. 1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 248 The Saxons inhabiting the shore over against us, hanker'd after it. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 35 The mind..always hankering after what she has not. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. viii. 325 The tendency of human nature to hanker after all that is forbidden. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. x. 155 To be told what you have been hankering to know so long. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ix. 387 That Romney dared to hanker for your love. Derivatives ˈhankerer n. one who hankers. ΘΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > longing or yearning > [noun] > one who longs or yearns longer1435 yearnerc1480 lingerer1579 panter1710 hankerer1846 1846 Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors IV. cxxiv. 597 The Bishops..had among them hankerers after the exiled family. 1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) I. 286 Hankerers after fame and power. ˈhankering adj. Π 1864 [see hankeringly adv.]. ˈhankeringly adv. in a hankering manner. Π 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Hankeringly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1811n.²1881v.1601
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hankern.2

hankerv.

Derivatives

† hankern.¹

hankern.²