iron horsen.

Brit.

/ˌʌɪən ˈhɔːs/, U.S.

/ˈˌaɪ(ə)rn ˈhɔrs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron adj., horse n.

Etymology: < iron adj. + horse n.

Now chiefly historical.

1. An iron support or framework; esp. an iron grate on which limestone is piled in a lime kiln. Cf. horse n. 7. Now rare.

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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > working with iron or smithing > product of > specific

lormery1419

iron horse1680

trough girder1883

1680 Inventory 21 Jan. in J. A. Johnston Probate Inventories of Lincoln Citizens 1661–1714 (1991) §29. 71 In the Hall one grate landiron with andirons 2 iron horses one fier shovell and tongs.

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 224 The other block is strapped with a thimble, and traverses upon an iron horse.

1805 J. Malcolm Compend. Mod. Husb. I. 61 When the kiln is to be charged, an iron horse, as it is called, which is an iron grate, is put in, and upon this the chalk is piled.

2004 R. Williams Limekilns & Limeburning 13/1 A ledge or bench ran around the inside; with the help of a wooden frame or iron horse the initial load of chalk was formed into a dome resting on this ledge.

2. An engine or vehicle regarded as replacing the horse as a means of locomotion or traction; esp. a (steam) railway locomotive. Frequently in figurative contexts.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > locomotive

locomotive engine1814

iron horse1825

locomotive1829

loco1833

railway engine1833

bullgine1848

bull1889

pig1931

locie1934

1825 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 9 256 Brunton's locomotive engine, or Iron Horse, as it is commonly called, is upon a similar plan.

1846 Congress. Globe 6 Feb. 323/3 The iron horse..with the wings of the wind,..vomiting fire and smoke.

1875 Echo 29 Oct. 3/5 Mr. Stanton started on his third day's journey of the 650 miles ride on his iron-horse [sc. a bicycle].

1922 Farm Mech. Sept. 19/1 The tractor has become more and more fool proof until today even the most inexperienced operator can rely upon his ‘iron horse’ to do the work cut out for it.

1958 C. Achebe Things fall Apart xvi. 129 Stories about these strange men [sc. missionaries] had grown since one of them had been killed in Abame and his iron horse [sc. a bicycle] tied to the sacred silk-cotton tree.

1967 C. O. Skinner Madame Sarah (new ed.) viii. 171 The engineer returned to his iron horse and the train started.

2005 M. Lewycka Short Hist. Tractors in Ukrainian vii. 81 Where the peasant farmers used horses or oxen to plough, the kolkhoz was ploughed by the iron horse, as the first tractors were called.

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

a. gen. and figurative esp. with qualification, as iron (also steam) horse, the locomotive engine; †a bier. spec.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > [noun] > likened to a horse

horse1597

the world > life > death > obsequies > funeral equipment > [noun] > bier

bier1387

feretoryc1400

byre1467

coffin1526

horse1597

fercule1606

hearse1610

sandapile1623

wheel-bier1898

handy1909

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle

machine1823

cycle1870

iron (also steam) horse1874

wheel1880

cycle1881

1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 10 To think often on the wodden horse or foure foted bere, so sodaynly comminge from other mens doores to theires..to carie them a waye for ever.

1606 N. Breton Choice, Chance, & Change sig. B3 I saw how woodden horses went with the wind, which carried men and Merchandize, ouer the water.

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 20 He got his foot into the stirrup of a Wooden Horse, and rid as proudly over the waves..as any Commander.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xxxix. 273 A kind of horse, as it is called with you, with two poles, like those of chairmen, was the vehicle; on which is secured a sort of elbow chair, in which the traveller sits.

1874 H. W. Longfellow Monte Cassino xxi I saw the iron horses of the steam Toss to the morning air their plumes of smoke.

1898 Daily Chron. 26 May 7/7 It [a locomotive] was a powerful and quick-moving horse, only the run to London was not done under any sort of pressure.

1937 Times 13 Apr. (Brit. Motor Suppl.) p. vi/3 Good progress..is most noticeable with the mechanical horse ..and the trolley omnibus.

1963 Amer. Speech 38 44 Horse.., a tractor or power unit.

单词	iron horse
释义	iron horsen. Brit. /ˌʌɪən ˈhɔːs/, U.S. /ˈˌaɪ(ə)rn ˈhɔrs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron adj., horse n. Etymology: < iron adj. + horse n. Now chiefly historical. 1. An iron support or framework; esp. an iron grate on which limestone is piled in a lime kiln. Cf. horse n. 7. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > working with iron or smithing > product of > specific lormery1419 iron horse1680 trough girder1883 1680 Inventory 21 Jan. in J. A. Johnston Probate Inventories of Lincoln Citizens 1661–1714 (1991) §29. 71 In the Hall one grate landiron with andirons 2 iron horses one fier shovell and tongs. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 224 The other block is strapped with a thimble, and traverses upon an iron horse. 1805 J. Malcolm Compend. Mod. Husb. I. 61 When the kiln is to be charged, an iron horse, as it is called, which is an iron grate, is put in, and upon this the chalk is piled. 2004 R. Williams Limekilns & Limeburning 13/1 A ledge or bench ran around the inside; with the help of a wooden frame or iron horse the initial load of chalk was formed into a dome resting on this ledge. 2. An engine or vehicle regarded as replacing the horse as a means of locomotion or traction; esp. a (steam) railway locomotive. Frequently in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > locomotive locomotive engine1814 iron horse1825 locomotive1829 loco1833 railway engine1833 bullgine1848 bull1889 pig1931 locie1934 1825 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 9 256 Brunton's locomotive engine, or Iron Horse, as it is commonly called, is upon a similar plan. 1846 Congress. Globe 6 Feb. 323/3 The iron horse..with the wings of the wind,..vomiting fire and smoke. 1875 Echo 29 Oct. 3/5 Mr. Stanton started on his third day's journey of the 650 miles ride on his iron-horse [sc. a bicycle]. 1922 Farm Mech. Sept. 19/1 The tractor has become more and more fool proof until today even the most inexperienced operator can rely upon his ‘iron horse’ to do the work cut out for it. 1958 C. Achebe Things fall Apart xvi. 129 Stories about these strange men [sc. missionaries] had grown since one of them had been killed in Abame and his iron horse [sc. a bicycle] tied to the sacred silk-cotton tree. 1967 C. O. Skinner Madame Sarah (new ed.) viii. 171 The engineer returned to his iron horse and the train started. 2005 M. Lewycka Short Hist. Tractors in Ukrainian vii. 81 Where the peasant farmers used horses or oxen to plough, the kolkhoz was ploughed by the iron horse, as the first tractors were called. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas iron (also steam) horse a. gen. and figurative esp. with qualification, as iron (also steam) horse, the locomotive engine; †a bier. spec. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > [noun] > likened to a horse horse1597 the world > life > death > obsequies > funeral equipment > [noun] > bier bier1387 feretoryc1400 byre1467 coffin1526 horse1597 fercule1606 hearse1610 sandapile1623 wheel-bier1898 handy1909 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle machine1823 cycle1870 iron (also steam) horse1874 wheel1880 cycle1881 1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 10 To think often on the wodden horse or foure foted bere, so sodaynly comminge from other mens doores to theires..to carie them a waye for ever. 1606 N. Breton Choice, Chance, & Change sig. B3 I saw how woodden horses went with the wind, which carried men and Merchandize, ouer the water. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 20 He got his foot into the stirrup of a Wooden Horse, and rid as proudly over the waves..as any Commander. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xxxix. 273 A kind of horse, as it is called with you, with two poles, like those of chairmen, was the vehicle; on which is secured a sort of elbow chair, in which the traveller sits. 1874 H. W. Longfellow Monte Cassino xxi I saw the iron horses of the steam Toss to the morning air their plumes of smoke. 1898 Daily Chron. 26 May 7/7 It [a locomotive] was a powerful and quick-moving horse, only the run to London was not done under any sort of pressure. 1937 Times 13 Apr. (Brit. Motor Suppl.) p. vi/3 Good progress..is most noticeable with the mechanical horse ..and the trolley omnibus. 1963 Amer. Speech 38 44 Horse.., a tractor or power unit. extracted from horsen. < n.1680 as lemmas
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