单词 | manning |
释义 | manningn. 1. a. Originally: the action of providing a ship with a crew, or a fort, city, etc., with troops or other personnel. Subsequently also: the provision of staff in an industry, factory, etc. Also concrete: the complement of troops or staff in a fort, factory, etc.; the crew of a ship. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [noun] > manning manning1462 society > travel > travel by water > seafaring life > [noun] > furnishing with crew manning1633 society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [noun] > supplying a ship, etc., with crew manning1633 society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [noun] > supplying an industry, etc., with workers manning1955 1462 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1907) IV. 204 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 3218) LXIV. 1 Thes ben the names of the Citezens that hath graunted to the mannyng and vitaylyng of the Shyppe callede the Trinite. 1540 T. Wyatt Let. 9 Mar. (1963) v. 148 Me thynkyth I gader nere at hand..a tyme for the mannyng of the sayd acord. 1548 in Acts Privy Council (1890) II. 172 To William Pures, for rigging of his ship,..and for mannyng of her. a1601 D. Moysie Mem. Affairs Scotl. (1830) 126 Sa many as could be had of the Inglische syd went for manning of the citaideall. 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. viii. 180 For the manning and making good of that Citie. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxii. 120 For..victualling and manning of Ships. 1706 Inq. Naval Miscarriages in T. Park Harleian Misc. (1808) I. 574 The whipping and pickling of seamen..has likewise been a great hindrance to the manning of our fleet. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. iv. 160 A number, greatly insufficient for the manning the Centurion. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. vii. 255 The sole prerogative as well of erecting, as manning and governing of which, belongs to the king in his capacity of general of the kingdom. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 203 Money destined for the equipping and manning of the fleet. 1896 Pall Mall Mag. May 108 I reckon I've lost two days' coal for her [sc. a coal-boat] and two days' wages and grub for her manning. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 17 June 12/4 They will be fully manned, but it is not desirable to publish the manning details. 1955 Times 22 Aug. 7/4 He refers to the dockers' insistence on full manning, with the implication that this is a restrictive practice. 1987 Lancaster Guardian 2 Oct. 3/3 Mrs Clarke suggested a letter be sent to the Chief Constable requesting extra manning at peak times, such as Friday and Saturday evenings. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > [noun] > parade manning1706 division1915 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Manning of the Ship, (in Sea-Language) is when a Ship is to shew abroad all her Men. 2. Falconry. The process of making a hawk accustomed to the presence of people (see man v. 9). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [noun] > hawking procedures casting1388 to come to reclaima1398 rebukingc1400 plumage?a1450 enseamingc1575 imping1575 mewing1575 weathering1575 manning1580 lure1614 carry1618 coping1855 seeling1859 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 77v Hawkes that waxe haggard by manning, are to be cast off. 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xxxvii. 321 No whitte more extraordinary, then a fawkeners manning of a hawke. 1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation 125 In the Manning and Reclaiming you must by kindness make her gentle and familiar with you. 1753 Country Gentleman's Compan. II. iii. i. 40 (heading) The manning of hawks. 1968 B. Hines Kestrel for Knave 81 When you've reached this stage inside, you can try feeding her [sc. a kestrel] outside and getting her used to other things. You call this manning. That means taming, and you've got to have her well manned before you can start training her right. 1986 New Yorker 22 Sept. 32/3 Taming a bird of prey..is called ‘manning’. You don't really train the birds—you simply get them to the point where you can call them back. Compounds C1. General attributive. manning level n. ΚΠ 1975 Times 14 Apr. 12/2 We put them there, those too many men...Manning levels were never changed. 1996 Times 20 May 37/2 After heavy reductions in manning levels during the recession, BA found itself short-handed. manning requirement n. ΚΠ 1953 Britannica Bk. of Year 638/2 Other compound nouns were manning requirements (the number of men required by an industry). 1991 Ships Monthly Nov. 43/1 The vertical launch silo reduces manning requirements as there is no need to either maintain the missiles within the silo or reload it. C2. manning-piece n. humorous a fowling-piece used to shoot men.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1834 L. Hunt in London Jrnl. 1 172/1 I am standing with my manning-piece by a hedge... You cannot say fowling-piece, when it is men that are to be brought down. manning scale n. a means or rule for calculating the number of personnel required for a particular task, project, etc. ΚΠ 1891 Labour Commission Gloss. Manning Scale, a scale which fixes the minimum number of seamen to be employed on a vessel. 1962 Listener 1 Mar. 377/1 On the labour side there are..rules about manning-scales (that is, how many men to a job). 1989 A. Marsh Seamen (BNC) 50 Wilson made an effort to go on to the offensive, addressing a circular to leading shipowners asking for a conference to consider four points:..the establishment of a manning scale, and the improvement of the provisioning of merchant vessels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1462 |
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