† mannyadj.1
Falconry. Obsolete. rare.
Of a hawk: manned, tame.
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manny1773
1773 J. Campbell Treat. Mod. Faulconry 262 Managing, the making of a hawk manny or tame.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
mannyadj.2
/ˈmani/, U.S. /ˈmæni/ Manlike, mannish; (English regional) bossy.
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manlikec1480
virile1490
mannish1530
manful1655
manny1853
dude1879
blokeish1920
butch1949
1853 W. W. Story Let. 11 Feb. in G. R. Hudson Browning to Amer. Friends (1965) 271 The Cushman sings savage ballads in a hoarse manny voice, & requests people recitatively to forget her not.
1902 A. Ollivant Danny in Monthly Rev. Aug. 176 ‘You're off,’ said Tony, delighted. ‘He's fed up with you already—what?’ ‘He's rather man-ny after all,’ said lady disdainfully, rose, and led him to the steps.
1977 R. Scollins & J. Titford Ey up, mi Duck! II. 54 Manny, bossy; as in: ‘Shey's essa manny te them little 'uns!’ Has the same meaning as Standard English ‘mannish’.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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