John Crown.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɒn krəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɑn ˌkroʊ/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English cyan-crow , carrion crow n.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of Jamaican English cyan-crow, variant of carrion crow n., in the same sense (see note), after the male forename John (see John n.), perhaps with specific reference to the Rev. John Crow (d. 1692), Irish clergyman at Port Royal, Jamaica, who preached a notoriously unpopular sermon in 1689. Perhaps also influenced by a word in a West African language (compare Ewe dongro, denoting a large bird with sparse plumage). See further F. G. Cassidy in Amer. Speech (1967) 42 193, F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) at John-Crow.Jamaican English cyan-crow (earliest attested 1924, but presumably current earlier) is a variant of carrion crow n. with shortening of the first element and palatalization of the initial /k/ before a front vowel (common in Caribbean English). Compare:1924 M. W. Beckwith Jamaica Anansi Stories 80 An' Harry said, ‘Do, me good kyan-crow, tek we up on you wing, carry we away from dis ol' lady!’2011 www.jamaicans.com 30 Nov. (forum post, accessed 22 Nov. 2018) He was black laka cyan crow.

Jamaican

The turkey vulture, Cathartes aura.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Cathartidae (New World vultures) > [noun] > cathartes aura (turkey vulture)

turkey-buzzard1672

gallinazo1772

zopilote1787

John Crowa1818

turkey vulture1823

a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 66 A few John Crows—a species of vulture, whose utility is so great that its destruction is prohibited by law under a heavy penalty.

1896 A. Newton Dict. Birds 470 In Jamaica, within a few years, the John-Crow, though there protected by human law, has been nearly extirpated by the introduction of the Mongoose.

1972 E. Hargreaves Fair Green Weed viii. 88 The john-crows hadn't yet caught sight of him, and given warning by their insistent, wheeling flight.

2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard xiii. 162 A group of Rastafarians was pushing a boat out to sea and on a ribbon of sand at the sea's edge a John Crow (vulture) spread its wings over a piece of carrion.

Compounds

John Crow nose n. (also John Crow's nose) a Caribbean plant, Scybalium jamaicense (family Balanophoraceae), which is a parasite of tree roots and bears bright red flowers thought to resemble the head and beak of a turkey vulture (see main sense).Also called Jim Crow's nose.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > parasitic plants > [noun] > other

beech-drops1815

rafflesia1822

Scotchman hugging the (also a) Creole1828

Brugmansia1832

John Crow nose1844

pinedrops1848

nettle-blight1849

Scotch attorney1864

Jim Crow's nose1866

witchweed1881

devil's guts1889

1844 London Jrnl. Bot. 3 531 I also noticed, growing parasitically on the roots of trees, the curious Balanophora Jamaicensis, called by the negroes John Crow's Nose, by no means an inapt comparison.

1963 E. T. Robertson & E. G. B. Gooding Bot. for Caribbean xvi. 122 Several members of the family Balanophoraceae occur as parasites on the roots of trees. An example is the John Crow Nose (Scybalium jamaicense), which occurs in Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico.

2002 S. Iremonger Guide Plants Blue Mountains Jamaica vi. 213 (heading) Scybalium jamaicense (John Crow nose). Balanophoraceae.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	john crow
释义	John Crown. Brit. /ˈdʒɒn krəʊ/, U.S. /ˈdʒɑn ˌkroʊ/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English cyan-crow , carrion crow n. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of Jamaican English cyan-crow, variant of carrion crow n., in the same sense (see note), after the male forename John (see John n.), perhaps with specific reference to the Rev. John Crow (d. 1692), Irish clergyman at Port Royal, Jamaica, who preached a notoriously unpopular sermon in 1689. Perhaps also influenced by a word in a West African language (compare Ewe dongro, denoting a large bird with sparse plumage). See further F. G. Cassidy in Amer. Speech (1967) 42 193, F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) at John-Crow.Jamaican English cyan-crow (earliest attested 1924, but presumably current earlier) is a variant of carrion crow n. with shortening of the first element and palatalization of the initial /k/ before a front vowel (common in Caribbean English). Compare:1924 M. W. Beckwith Jamaica Anansi Stories 80 An' Harry said, ‘Do, me good kyan-crow, tek we up on you wing, carry we away from dis ol' lady!’2011 www.jamaicans.com 30 Nov. (forum post, accessed 22 Nov. 2018) He was black laka cyan crow. Jamaican The turkey vulture, Cathartes aura. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Cathartidae (New World vultures) > [noun] > cathartes aura (turkey vulture) turkey-buzzard1672 gallinazo1772 zopilote1787 John Crowa1818 turkey vulture1823 a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 66 A few John Crows—a species of vulture, whose utility is so great that its destruction is prohibited by law under a heavy penalty. 1896 A. Newton Dict. Birds 470 In Jamaica, within a few years, the John-Crow, though there protected by human law, has been nearly extirpated by the introduction of the Mongoose. 1972 E. Hargreaves Fair Green Weed viii. 88 The john-crows hadn't yet caught sight of him, and given warning by their insistent, wheeling flight. 2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard xiii. 162 A group of Rastafarians was pushing a boat out to sea and on a ribbon of sand at the sea's edge a John Crow (vulture) spread its wings over a piece of carrion. Compounds John Crow nose n. (also John Crow's nose) a Caribbean plant, Scybalium jamaicense (family Balanophoraceae), which is a parasite of tree roots and bears bright red flowers thought to resemble the head and beak of a turkey vulture (see main sense).Also called Jim Crow's nose. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > parasitic plants > [noun] > other beech-drops1815 rafflesia1822 Scotchman hugging the (also a) Creole1828 Brugmansia1832 John Crow nose1844 pinedrops1848 nettle-blight1849 Scotch attorney1864 Jim Crow's nose1866 witchweed1881 devil's guts1889 1844 London Jrnl. Bot. 3 531 I also noticed, growing parasitically on the roots of trees, the curious Balanophora Jamaicensis, called by the negroes John Crow's Nose, by no means an inapt comparison. 1963 E. T. Robertson & E. G. B. Gooding Bot. for Caribbean xvi. 122 Several members of the family Balanophoraceae occur as parasites on the roots of trees. An example is the John Crow Nose (Scybalium jamaicense), which occurs in Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico. 2002 S. Iremonger Guide Plants Blue Mountains Jamaica vi. 213 (heading) Scybalium jamaicense (John Crow nose). Balanophoraceae. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1818
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