lockjawn.

Brit.

/ˈlɒkdʒɔː/, U.S.

/ˈlɑkˌdʒɔ/,

/ˈlɑkˌdʒɑ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lock v.¹, jaw n.¹

Etymology: < lock v.¹ + jaw n.¹ Compare slightly earlier locked jaw n. at locked adj.² Compounds 2.

1. Any condition characterized by difficulty in opening and closing the mouth; spec. that caused by spasm of the jaw muscles in tetanus; (also) tetanus itself. Also as a count noun: an instance or case of such a condition; a jaw affected by such a condition. Cf. locked jaw n. at locked adj.² Compounds 2.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > tetanus

tetanusa1398

shotec1440

opisthotonos1582

emprosthotonos1585

jaw-fallen1631

tetanism1681

trismus1684

locked jaw1754

lockjaw1768

pleurothotonos1783

seven day disease1789

orthotonos1869

pleurotonus1899

1768 I. Chandler Disputatio Medica Inauguralis, de Hysteria 39 Sed prius quodam modo maxillarum, quam Anglice Lock-Jaw interpreteris, convulsionem aut alias circa vultum prodet.

1793 J. B. Moreton West India: Customs & Manners (new ed.) 148 For being exposed to the heavy rains and hunger, subjects them to lock-jaws and other diseases.

1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 316 One girl..died of lock jaw.

1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. i. ii. 78 In Tetanus (commonly known as ‘lock-jaw’) there is a peculiarly excitable state of the Spinal cord and Medulla oblongata.

1937 Life 13 Sept. 102/2 (caption) A bullet left in his throat from the previous week's fracas threatened him with lockjaw.

2003 T. Morrison Love 101 I sat her in the gazebo, cleaned her cheek, and spread aloe gum and honey on the wound, hoping she was too strong for lockjaw.

2012 S. R. Platt & L. S. Garosi Small Animal Neurol. Emergencies xv. 271/2 Dogs are more frequently affected by diseases causing a ‘lockjaw’ than cats, with the majority of affected dogs being adult.

2. U.S. colloquial. An accent or manner of speaking associated with the upper class of the north-eastern United States, characterized as lacking in movement of the mouth and jaw.Usually attributive or with modifier denoting a specific region, as Locust Valley lockjaw, Long Island lockjaw, etc.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > American English > varieties of

Midland1785

New England1839

Chicagoese1883

Bostonese1888

New Yorkese1888

Brooklynese1893

Western American1901

Manhattanese1908

Harlemese1928

southern1935

jive1938

Yinglish1951

lockjaw1965

Valley Girl1982

Valspeak1982

Valleyspeak1983

Yat1984

1965 N. E. Parmentel in Esquire Oct. 156/2 He is as oblivious to the high gloss as he is to the Locust Valley Lockjaw spoken by so many of his peers.

1966 Esquire June 92/3 Enough speak with ‘this lockjaw accent’ (a curious amalgam of Yankee and Southern inflections blended by a thick Gladstonian cadence).

1971 New York 6 Sept. 48/1 The way he puts on that New England lockjaw accent!

1997 New Yorker 20 Jan. 62/2 She was the woman who signed our checks.., a cartoon figure with a lockjaw voice that sounded, to us, like money.

2005 Santa Fe (New Mexico) Reporter 14 Dec. 43/1 So WASPy it'll make your Long Island lockjaw sound hick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lockjaw
释义	lockjawn. Brit. /ˈlɒkdʒɔː/, U.S. /ˈlɑkˌdʒɔ/, /ˈlɑkˌdʒɑ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lock v.¹, jaw n.¹ Etymology: < lock v.¹ + jaw n.¹ Compare slightly earlier locked jaw n. at locked adj.² Compounds 2. 1. Any condition characterized by difficulty in opening and closing the mouth; spec. that caused by spasm of the jaw muscles in tetanus; (also) tetanus itself. Also as a count noun: an instance or case of such a condition; a jaw affected by such a condition. Cf. locked jaw n. at locked adj.² Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > tetanus tetanusa1398 shotec1440 opisthotonos1582 emprosthotonos1585 jaw-fallen1631 tetanism1681 trismus1684 locked jaw1754 lockjaw1768 pleurothotonos1783 seven day disease1789 orthotonos1869 pleurotonus1899 1768 I. Chandler Disputatio Medica Inauguralis, de Hysteria 39 Sed prius quodam modo maxillarum, quam Anglice Lock-Jaw interpreteris, convulsionem aut alias circa vultum prodet. 1793 J. B. Moreton West India: Customs & Manners (new ed.) 148 For being exposed to the heavy rains and hunger, subjects them to lock-jaws and other diseases. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 316 One girl..died of lock jaw. 1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. i. ii. 78 In Tetanus (commonly known as ‘lock-jaw’) there is a peculiarly excitable state of the Spinal cord and Medulla oblongata. 1937 Life 13 Sept. 102/2 (caption) A bullet left in his throat from the previous week's fracas threatened him with lockjaw. 2003 T. Morrison Love 101 I sat her in the gazebo, cleaned her cheek, and spread aloe gum and honey on the wound, hoping she was too strong for lockjaw. 2012 S. R. Platt & L. S. Garosi Small Animal Neurol. Emergencies xv. 271/2 Dogs are more frequently affected by diseases causing a ‘lockjaw’ than cats, with the majority of affected dogs being adult. 2. U.S. colloquial. An accent or manner of speaking associated with the upper class of the north-eastern United States, characterized as lacking in movement of the mouth and jaw.Usually attributive or with modifier denoting a specific region, as Locust Valley lockjaw, Long Island lockjaw, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > American English > varieties of Midland1785 New England1839 Chicagoese1883 Bostonese1888 New Yorkese1888 Brooklynese1893 Western American1901 Manhattanese1908 Harlemese1928 southern1935 jive1938 Yinglish1951 lockjaw1965 Valley Girl1982 Valspeak1982 Valleyspeak1983 Yat1984 1965 N. E. Parmentel in Esquire Oct. 156/2 He is as oblivious to the high gloss as he is to the Locust Valley Lockjaw spoken by so many of his peers. 1966 Esquire June 92/3 Enough speak with ‘this lockjaw accent’ (a curious amalgam of Yankee and Southern inflections blended by a thick Gladstonian cadence). 1971 New York 6 Sept. 48/1 The way he puts on that New England lockjaw accent! 1997 New Yorker 20 Jan. 62/2 She was the woman who signed our checks.., a cartoon figure with a lockjaw voice that sounded, to us, like money. 2005 Santa Fe (New Mexico) Reporter 14 Dec. 43/1 So WASPy it'll make your Long Island lockjaw sound hick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1768
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