单词 | hotpot |
释义 | hotpotn. 1. slang (chiefly English regional). A hot drink composed of ale and spirits, or sweetened and spiced ale. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > spirits and beer or ale purl1659 flip1695 hotpot1698 humpty-dumpty1698 upright1796 dog's nose1823 cobbler's punch1865 horse's neck1903 1698 W. King Journey to London 35 He had a thousand such sort of Liquors, as Humtie Dumtie, Three Threads, Four Threads, Old Pharoah, Knockdown, Hugmatee, Shouldree, Clamber-Crown, Hot-Pots at Newgate-Market, Fox-comb, Blind Pinneaux, Stiffle, &c. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Hot Pot, Ale and Brandy boyled together. 1730 ‘T. Thumb’ Helter Skelter Way of Writing 49 All of them in a loving Way, over a Hot Pot. a1750 L. Pilkington Mem. (1754) III. 159 They drew in the poor Woman to drink plentifully of Hotpot, which soon left her stupid in the Ale house; but not till they had first done her the Favour to rob her. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Hot-Pot, warmed ale with spirit in it. 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 81 Heeat pots, pots of hot ale sweetened and spiced, with which the friends of a bridal party meet them on the road from church after the marriage ceremony. 1871 D. H. Strother Adventures of Porte Crayon & his Cousins vii, in Virginia Illustr. 154 It was unanimously resolved they should order a pitcher of ‘hot-pot’, and get drunk in honor of the occasion, whether he joined them or not. 1914 Times 8 June 13/6 Nor..is any foreign cordial so precisely adapted to human needs as is the indigenous ‘pimento dram’, made from the allspice of the island, reeking with more odours than Arabia holds and as heartening as a native ‘hot-pot’. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 63/2 Hotpots, the pots of hot spiced ale drunk on the return of a bridal party from the church. 1957 H. Hall Parish's Dict. Sussex Dial. (new ed.) 62/2 Hot-Pot, hot ale and spirits. 2. a. A stew of meat or fish and potatoes (and often other vegetables), traditionally oven-cooked in an earthenware pot with a tight-fitting cover. Cf. Lancashire hotpot n. at Lancashire n. Additions. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > meat dishes > [noun] > meat baked in pot tureener1728 hotpot1842 pot roast1880 pan pie1968 1842 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 24 Dec. At the society's office..about noon, each day, soup is provided and distributed by ticket... There is also what is called ‘hot pot’, which is distributed in a like manner. 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South II. xvi. 245 Master, there's hot-pot for dinner to-day. 1889 Daily News 26 Dec. 2/7 Yesterday over 30,000 poor people in Liverpool, were provided with ‘hot pot’ dinners. 1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 113 A hotpot of game or poultry with celery, peeled chestnuts, and a milky gravy. 1946 ‘J. Tey’ Miss Pym Disposes vi. 63 Lucy found herself expatiating on herrings fried in oatmeal, and parkins, and Devonshire splits, and hot-pot, and collops, and other regional delicacies. 2007 Olive May 50/2 To make the hotpot, flour the lamb cubes and quickly fry in a little oil until lightly browned on both sides. b. Now usually in form hot pot. In East Asian cookery: a dish consisting of thinly sliced meat, vegetables, etc., dipped in boiling stock by the diner at the table; a metal pot used for cooking or serving such a dish. Cf. firepot n. 4.See also Mongolian hot pot n. at Mongolian adj. and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1921 Punch 23 Nov. 406/2 At the Chinese banquet..he went through the forty courses—including..the famous Manchurian hot-pot. 1969 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 13 Sept. 90/1 We dipped our chopsticks into the hotpot to snare tidbits of beef from the mizutaki. 1999 J. M. Newman in C. Y. W. Ang et al. Asian Foods xv. 480 Jasmine or another scented tea is served after this Vietnamese hot pot. 2006 Olive Oct. 106 Sichuan meets Soho complete with Buddha statue and hot pots floating with mouth-numbing Sichuan pepper and chillies. 2013 E. Huang Fresh off Boat xvi. 247 When I ate hot pot, I always mixed sa cha sauce with sesame paste, garlic oil, a raw egg, and a teaspoon of soy. 3. Horse Racing slang (chiefly Australian). A heavily backed favourite. Cf. hot adj. 12e. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > favourite in a race favourite1813 hotpot1904 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > horse by performance lightweight1773 sticker1779 maiden1807 favourite1813 mile-horse1829 outsider1836 heavyweight1857 stayer1862 stoner1862 rank outsider1869 pick1872 pot1874 timer1881 resurrectionist1883 short head1883 pea1888 cert1889 stiffa1890 wrong 'un1889 on the mark1890 place horse1890 top-weight1892 miler1894 also-ran1895 selection1901 loser1902 hotpot1904 roughie1908 co-favourite1922 readier1922 springer1922 fav1935 scratch1938 no-hoper1943 shoo-in1950 scorer1974 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > favourite > heavily backed pot1874 hotpot1904 1904 Sporting News (Launceston, Tasmania) 16 Apr. 3/1 Baden Powell was made a hot pot for the Flying Stakes..but he failed to come on. 1922 Notes & Queries 23 Sept. 206/2 Hot pot, a horse which has been heavily backed. 1976 S. Weller Bastards I have Met 104 They had a real hot-pot ready to go off and they played it very cagey. 2007 Racing Post (Nexis) 10 July 12 Fantastic Morning had run second behind a hotpot at Ripon last time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1698 |
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