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单词 long-ear
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long-earn.1

Brit. /ˈlɒŋɪə/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˈˌɪ(ə)r/, /ˈlɑŋˈˌɪ(ə)r/
Forms: see long adj.1 and n.1 and ear n.1 Also with capital initials.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.1, ear n.1
Etymology: < long adj.1 + ear n.1 Compare long-eared adj.With sense 1 compare Dutch langoor (beginning of the 19th cent. in sense ‘donkey’, first half of the 19th cent. in sense ‘hare, rabbit’), German Langohr (17th cent. in sense ‘hare, rabbit’, first half of the 19th cent. or earlier in sense ‘donkey’), Swedish långöra (early 18th cent. in sense ‘donkey’, early 20th cent. or earlier in sense ‘rabbit’), Danish langøre (19th cent. or earlier in senses ‘hare, rabbit’ and ‘donkey’). In sense 2 arising from a mishearing of Rapa Nui hanau ‘e‘epe stout race ( < hanau race + ‘e‘epe stout) as hanau ‘epe ( < ‘epe ear lobe). Compare Rapa Nui hanau momoko slender race ( < momoko slender, pointed).
1.
a. In singular and (usually) plural. A hare or rabbit.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > [noun]
asseOE
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dull-head?1534
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skit-brains?1553
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Essex calf1573
jolthead1573
hardhead1576
beetle-head1577
dor-head1577
groutnoll1578
grosshead1580
thickskin1582
noddyship?1589
jobbernowl1592
beetle-brain1593
Dorbel1593
oatmeal-groat1594
loggerhead1595
block-pate1598
cittern-head1598
noddypoop1598
dorbellist1599
numps1599
dor1601
stump1602
ram-head1605
look-like-a-goose1606
ruff1606
clod1607
turf1607
asinego1609
clot-poll1609
doddiea1611
druggle1611
duncecomb1612
ox-head1613
clod-polla1616
dulman1615
jolterhead1620
bullhead1624
dunderwhelpa1625
dunderhead1630
macaroona1631
clod-patea1635
clota1637
dildo1638
clot-pate1640
stupid1640
clod-head1644
stub1644
simpletonian1652
bottle-head1654
Bœotiana1657
vappe1657
lackwit1668
cudden1673
plant-animal1673
dolt-head1679
cabbage head1682
put1688
a piece of wood1691
ouphe1694
dunderpate1697
numbskull1697
leather-head1699
nocky1699
Tom Cony1699
mopus1700
bluff-head1703
clod skull1707
dunny1709
dowf1722
stupe1722
gamphrel1729
gobbin?1746
duncehead1749
half-wit1755
thick-skull1755
jackass1756
woollen-head1756
numbhead1757
beef-head1775
granny1776
stupid-head1792
stunpolla1794
timber-head1794
wether heada1796
dummy1796
noghead1800
staumrel1802
muttonhead1803
num1807
dummkopf1809
tumphya1813
cod's head and shoulders1820
stoopid1823
thick-head1824
gype1825
stob1825
stookiea1828
woodenhead1831
ning-nong1832
log-head1834
fat-head1835
dunderheadism1836
turnip1837
mudhead1838
donkey1840
stupex1843
cabbage1844
morepork1845
lubber-head1847
slowpoke1847
stupiditarian1850
pudding-head1851
cod's head and shoulders1852
putty head1853
moke1855
mullet-head1855
pothead1855
mug1857
thick1857
boodle1862
meathead1863
missing link1863
half-baked1866
lunk1867
turnip-head1869
rummy1872
pumpkin-head1876
tattie1879
chump1883
dully1883
cretin1884
lunkhead1884
mopstick1886
dumbhead1887
peanut head1891
pie-face1891
doughbakea1895
butt-head1896
pinhead1896
cheesehead1900
nyamps1900
box head1902
bonehead1903
chickenhead1903
thickwit1904
cluck1906
boob1907
John1908
mooch1910
nitwit1910
dikkop1913
goop1914
goofus1916
rumdum1916
bone dome1917
moron1917
oik1917
jabroni1919
dumb-bell1920
knob1920
goon1921
dimwit1922
ivory dome1923
stone jug1923
dingleberry1924
gimp1924
bird brain1926
jughead1926
cloth-head1927
dumb1928
gazook1928
mouldwarp1928
ding-dong1929
stupido1929
mook1930
sparrow-brain1930
knobhead1931
dip1932
drip1932
epsilon1932
bohunkus1933
Nimrod1933
dumbass1934
zombie1936
pea-brain1938
knot-head1940
schlump1941
jarhead1942
Joe Soap1943
knuckle-head1944
nong1944
lame-brain1945
gobshite1946
rock-head1947
potato head1948
jerko1949
turkey1951
momo1953
poop-head1955
a right one1958
bam1959
nong-nong1959
dickhead1960
dumbo1960
Herbert1960
lamer1961
bampot1962
dipshit1963
bamstick1965
doofus1965
dick1966
pillock1967
zipperhead1967
dipstick1968
thickie1968
poephol1969
yo-yo1970
doof1971
cockhead1972
nully1973
thicko1976
wazzock1976
motorhead1979
mouth-breather1979
no-brainer1979
jerkwad1980
woodentop1981
dickwad1983
dough ball1983
dickweed1984
bawheid1985
numpty1985
jerkweed1988
dick-sucker1989
knob-end1989
Muppet1989
dingus1997
dicksack1999
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Lepus (hares) > lepus europaeus (hare)
harea700
wimountc1280
wood-catc1280
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pintail?a1300
pollart?a1300
purblind?a1300
roulekere?a1300
scot?a1300
scotewine?a1300
side-looker?a1300
sitter?a1300
westlooker?a1300
wort-cropper?a1300
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skikarta1325
stobherta1325
straw deera1325
turpina1325
skulker1387
chavarta1400
soillarta1400
waldeneiea1400
scutc1440
coward1486
wata1500
bawtiec1536
puss1575
watkin1585
malkin1706
pussy1715
bawd1785
lion1825
dew-hopper-
?a1300 Names Hare (Digby 86) in Proc. Leeds Philos. & Lit. Soc. (1935) 6 350 Þe stobhert, þe long-here.
1586 T. Beare in A. K. H. Jenkin Cornish Miner (1927) ii. 52 The Owle must be called a braced farcer, the fox a long Tayle, the hare a long ear, the Catt a Rooker, and the Ratt a peep.
1859 G. W. Dasent tr. P. C. Asbjørnsen & J. E. Moe True & Untrue, & Other Norse Tales i. 3 It was Bruin the bear, and Greylegs the wolf, and Slyboots the fox, and Longears the hare [Dan. det var Bjørnen og Graabenen, Ræven og Haren].
1893 T. Roosevelt Wks. iv. 89 Away went Longears, running as only a frightened Jack can.
1936 Univ. Washington Publ. Anthropol. Nov. 14 Long Ears (rabbit) was always the fastest runner.
2012 V. Pearson Strange Love 57 Got the shock of my life when old long-ears jumped out at me.
b. In singular and plural. An ass or donkey. Also figurative: a stupid person, a conceited idiot (cf. ass n.1 2).
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass)
assOE
brayer1598
long-eara1774
a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 398 The beast..would sell for no more at a fair than his brother Long-ear.
1845 R. Browning Let. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) I. 16 This long-ears had to be ‘dear-Sir'd and obedient-servanted’.
1934 P. Lynch Turf-cutter's Donkey xix. 190 Long Ears wagged his ears, hee-hawed to himself and slept securely.
2009 F. Lynghaug Official Horse Breeds Standards Guide 372/1 The answer to the frequently asked question directed to those who own donkeys, ‘Why own a long ear?’ is ‘Why not?’
2. Frequently with capital initials. A member of a semi-legendary people said to have once inhabited Easter Island and who (according to some accounts) were distinguished by artificially lengthened ears.
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the world > people > ethnicities > ancient people of Easter Island > [noun]
long-ear1891
1891 W. J. Thomson in Rep. U.S. Nat. Museum 1889 529 This unsatisfactory state of affairs was brought to an end..by a desperate battle, in which the ‘long ears’ had planned the utter annihilation of their enemies.
1919 K. Routledge Mystery of Easter Island xviii. 282 The Long Ears suddenly appear on the island at a much later time.
1958 T. Heyerdahl Aku-Aku xi. 353 The mayor..and his ancestors who had made the great statues on Easter Island called themselves long-ears. Is it not strange that they should bother to lengthen their ears so that they hung down to their shoulders?
1966 Life 4 Feb. 64/3 Luis Atam..traces his ancestors to the Long Ears. ‘I am a Long Ear,’ he said, ‘and I am a strong man.’
2005 Barnes Rev. (Washington, D.C.) July 18/2 A native told her about the ancient Long-Ears, ‘the men who came from far away in ships’. They saw they had pink cheeks, and they said they were gods.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

long-earn.2

Brit. /ˈlɒŋɪə/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˈˌɪ(ə)r/, /ˈlɑŋˈˌɪ(ə)r/
Forms: see long adj.1 and n.1 and ear n.2
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.1, ear n.2
Etymology: < long adj.1 + ear n.2
Now historical and rare.
A variety of two-rowed barley having long ears (often contrasted with sprat-barley).
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > barley > types of barley or barley-plant
polbere1440
bigg1446
long-ear?1523
sprat-barley?1523
waybent1538
wall barley1548
barley-bigg1552
bigg-barley1562
polbarley1574
pilled barley1578
way bennet1578
wheat-barley1578
French barley1596
way barley1597
rough bere1642
palm-barley1706
Scotch barley1707
square barleya1722
Thor-barley1755
ware-bere1793
barley-grass1795
German rice1828
battledore barley1848
?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. viiiv Longe eyre hath a flat eyre halfe an inch brode and .iiii. inches & more of length.
1669 J. Blagrave Epitome Art of Husbandry 26 There are three kinds of Barleys, that is to say, Sprot Barley, long Ear, and Bear Barley.
1728 R. Bradley Houghton's Coll. for Improvem. Husbandry & Trade IV. 67 The barley of which we usually make our malt is of two sorts, either sprat, or long-ear, so called from the length of it, or battledore-barley.
1810 W. Pitt Gen. View Agric. County Northampton vii. 93 The kind cultivated is almost always the long ear, (hordeum distichion,) but sometimes the battledoor, or sprat barley, (hordeum zeocrithon,).
1967 J. Thirsk Agrarian Hist. Eng. & Wales IV. iii. 170 Long-ear, being a form of hordeum distichum, and having a long, narrow ear and smallish corn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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