† kennedyn.

Etymology: Said to be < the name of a man who was killed by being struck on the head with a poker. N.E.D. (1901) gives the pronunciation as (ke·nĕdi) /ˈkɛnədɪ/.

Obsolete slang.

a. A poker.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > poker

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1864 Athenæum 29 Oct. 559 St Giles's perpetuates the memory of a..man..who was killed by a poker by calling that instrument a kennedy.

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b. A blow inflicted by a poker, frequently in the phrase to give (someone) kennedy.

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kennedy v. transitive to strike with a poker.

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the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > strike with an object > with a poker

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1823 Morning Herald in Spirit of Public Jrnls. for M.DCCC.XXIII (1825) 77 Mr. Davis bore these irregularities as long as he could, but at last..he ventured to tell Mykle that he could bear it no longer! When, what does Mykle do but seize the poker, and threaten to ‘Kennedy him’ (beat him with a poker).

1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 55 Kennedy, to strike or kill with a poker. A St Giles' term, so given from a man of that name being killed by a poker. Frequently shortened to Neddy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kennedy
释义	† kennedyn. Etymology: Said to be < the name of a man who was killed by being struck on the head with a poker. N.E.D. (1901) gives the pronunciation as (ke·nĕdi) /ˈkɛnədɪ/. Obsolete slang. a. A poker. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > poker purr1357 fire-purra1451 fire pike1483 poker1534 fire-pote1638 pote1638 proker1742 fire point1789 teaser1839 kennedy1864 curate1878 tickler1881 fire stick1896 1864 Athenæum 29 Oct. 559 St Giles's perpetuates the memory of a..man..who was killed by a poker by calling that instrument a kennedy. Thesaurus » Categories » b. A blow inflicted by a poker, frequently in the phrase to give (someone) kennedy. Derivatives kennedy v. transitive to strike with a poker. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > strike with an object > with a poker kennedy1823 1823 Morning Herald in Spirit of Public Jrnls. for M.DCCC.XXIII (1825) 77 Mr. Davis bore these irregularities as long as he could, but at last..he ventured to tell Mykle that he could bear it no longer! When, what does Mykle do but seize the poker, and threaten to ‘Kennedy him’ (beat him with a poker). 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 55 Kennedy, to strike or kill with a poker. A St Giles' term, so given from a man of that name being killed by a poker. Frequently shortened to Neddy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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