Kentuckyn.

Brit.

/kɛnˈtʌki/,

/kənˈtʌki/, U.S.

/kənˈtəki/

Forms: Also Kentucke.

Etymology: < the name of the river; the original meaning of this is uncertain.

Chiefly U.S.

One of the south-eastern United States, lying south of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi; used attributively to designate things originating in, or connected with, this state. Only a selection of collocations is given here: see D.A.E. and D.A. for fuller lists.

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1785 E. Denny Mil. Jrnl. (1859) 57 Our fleet now consists of..batteaux, besides two large flats called Kentucky boats.

1785 G. Washington Diary (1925) II. 360 Eight Nuts from a tree called the Kentucke Coffee tree.

1811 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. III. 85 [The] Kentucky Warbler, Sylvia Formosa,..inhabits the country whose name it bears.

1832 in A. Nicoll Hist. Eng. Drama 1660–1900 (1959) VI. 487 (title) The Kentucky Rifle; or, the horse and the murderer.

1835 J. H. Ingraham South-West II. xxxvii. 175 The young Mississippian..dresses plainly,..often in pantaloons of Kentucky jean.

1849 E. Emmons Agric. N.Y. II. 68 An earlier kind of grass than timothy, is the Spear grass, Meadow grass, or Kentucky blue grass.

1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 416 The Coffee-tree (Gymnocladus canadensis), often called Kentucky Coffee-tree, or Kentucky Locust, derives its name from the fact that in the days of early settlements the seeds were frequently used as a substitute for coffee.

1875 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 18 May 4/3 The Kentucky Derby, a dash of 1½ miles for three-year olds.

1901 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 79 i. 984 Several kilograms of Western Kentucky leaf, used mainly as ‘fillers’.

1943 J. S. Huxley TVA vi. 49 The famous Kentucky blue grass (which won't grow without plenty of phosphorus).

1962 R. B. Fuller Epic Poem on Industrialization 40 Lawyer vice-presidents were fast being substituted For the Kentucky colonels As executive heads of industry.

1966 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Sept. 879/4 Burgoo..is traditionally served at a barbecue for thousands of Kentucky colonels during the weekend of the Kentucky Derby.

1968 Canad. Antiques Collector Aug. 11/1 Their gunsmiths developed and perfected the ‘Kentucky’ rifle, the accuracy and superiority of which was proven.

1972 E. Thorpe Night I caught Santa Fé Chief xiv. 183 I went into the drug store and ordered Kentucky fried chicken.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kentucky
释义	Kentuckyn. Brit. /kɛnˈtʌki/, /kənˈtʌki/, U.S. /kənˈtəki/ Forms: Also Kentucke. Etymology: < the name of the river; the original meaning of this is uncertain. Chiefly U.S. One of the south-eastern United States, lying south of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi; used attributively to designate things originating in, or connected with, this state. Only a selection of collocations is given here: see D.A.E. and D.A. for fuller lists. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > U.S.A. > specific states or regions > Kentucky Kentucky1785 Kentuck1789 Kentuckian1804 1785 E. Denny Mil. Jrnl. (1859) 57 Our fleet now consists of..batteaux, besides two large flats called Kentucky boats. 1785 G. Washington Diary (1925) II. 360 Eight Nuts from a tree called the Kentucke Coffee tree. 1811 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. III. 85 [The] Kentucky Warbler, Sylvia Formosa,..inhabits the country whose name it bears. 1832 in A. Nicoll Hist. Eng. Drama 1660–1900 (1959) VI. 487 (title) The Kentucky Rifle; or, the horse and the murderer. 1835 J. H. Ingraham South-West II. xxxvii. 175 The young Mississippian..dresses plainly,..often in pantaloons of Kentucky jean. 1849 E. Emmons Agric. N.Y. II. 68 An earlier kind of grass than timothy, is the Spear grass, Meadow grass, or Kentucky blue grass. 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 416 The Coffee-tree (Gymnocladus canadensis), often called Kentucky Coffee-tree, or Kentucky Locust, derives its name from the fact that in the days of early settlements the seeds were frequently used as a substitute for coffee. 1875 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 18 May 4/3 The Kentucky Derby, a dash of 1½ miles for three-year olds. 1901 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 79 i. 984 Several kilograms of Western Kentucky leaf, used mainly as ‘fillers’. 1943 J. S. Huxley TVA vi. 49 The famous Kentucky blue grass (which won't grow without plenty of phosphorus). 1962 R. B. Fuller Epic Poem on Industrialization 40 Lawyer vice-presidents were fast being substituted For the Kentucky colonels As executive heads of industry. 1966 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Sept. 879/4 Burgoo..is traditionally served at a barbecue for thousands of Kentucky colonels during the weekend of the Kentucky Derby. 1968 Canad. Antiques Collector Aug. 11/1 Their gunsmiths developed and perfected the ‘Kentucky’ rifle, the accuracy and superiority of which was proven. 1972 E. Thorpe Night I caught Santa Fé Chief xiv. 183 I went into the drug store and ordered Kentucky fried chicken. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1785
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