macockn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪkɒk/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪˌkɑk/

Forms: 1500s macócqwer, 1600s macocke, 1600s macocquer, 1600s macokos, 1600s– macock, 1700s macoke, 1700s macoquer, 1700s– maycock.

Origin: A borrowing from Algonquian. Etymons: Algonquian macócqwer, mahcawq.

Etymology: < Carolina Algonquian macócqwer (plural) or Virginia Algonquian mahcawq small pumpkin, gourd, both < the same Proto-Algonquian base.

U.S. Now historical.

A plant formerly cultivated by the North American Indians of Virginia and Maryland, probably a kind of summer squash, Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo.

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1588 T. Hariot Briefe Rep. Virginia ii. C 2 b They set..Beanes and Peaze..among the seedes of Macócqwer Melden, and Planta solis.

1612 J. Smith Map of Virginia 17 They plant Pumpeons, and a fruit like vnto a muske millen,..which they call Macocks.

c1612 W. Strachey Hist. Trav. Virginia (1953) i. x. 121 The Macokos is of the forme of Pompeons.

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 919 Macocks Virginiani, sive Pepo Virginianus. The Virginian Macocke, or Pompion.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. 195 The Macocquer. A Virginian Fruit.

1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia ii. 27 Their Macocks are a sort of Melopepones, or lesser sort of Pompion.

1717 J. Petiver Petiveriana III 256 Maycock. A Summer Clymer, with a glorious Flower.

1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 60 The..name survives in its Anglicized form of Maycock.

1896 P. A. Bruce Econ. Hist. Virginia I. 98 There were muskmelons,..macocks or squashes, gourds,..beans and pumpkins.

1902 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 15 247 The earlier writers cite the word in various forms, macock, macokos, macocqwer, etc., and it is doubtless derived from some dialect of the Maryland–Virginia region.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macock
释义	macockn. Brit. /ˈmeɪkɒk/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌkɑk/ Forms: 1500s macócqwer, 1600s macocke, 1600s macocquer, 1600s macokos, 1600s– macock, 1700s macoke, 1700s macoquer, 1700s– maycock. Origin: A borrowing from Algonquian. Etymons: Algonquian macócqwer, mahcawq. Etymology: < Carolina Algonquian macócqwer (plural) or Virginia Algonquian mahcawq small pumpkin, gourd, both < the same Proto-Algonquian base. U.S. Now historical. A plant formerly cultivated by the North American Indians of Virginia and Maryland, probably a kind of summer squash, Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > gourd > melon > other types of melon melopepon1555 muskmelon1573 macock1588 sugar-melon1600 cantaloupe1739 rock cantaloupe1776 rock melon1789 nutmeg melon1811 citron1826 pie melon1857 sweet melon1883 spanspek1886 honeydew1916 pepino1922 Ogen melon1967 1588 T. Hariot Briefe Rep. Virginia ii. C 2 b They set..Beanes and Peaze..among the seedes of Macócqwer Melden, and Planta solis. 1612 J. Smith Map of Virginia 17 They plant Pumpeons, and a fruit like vnto a muske millen,..which they call Macocks. c1612 W. Strachey Hist. Trav. Virginia (1953) i. x. 121 The Macokos is of the forme of Pompeons. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 919 Macocks Virginiani, sive Pepo Virginianus. The Virginian Macocke, or Pompion. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. 195 The Macocquer. A Virginian Fruit. 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia ii. 27 Their Macocks are a sort of Melopepones, or lesser sort of Pompion. 1717 J. Petiver Petiveriana III 256 Maycock. A Summer Clymer, with a glorious Flower. 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 60 The..name survives in its Anglicized form of Maycock. 1896 P. A. Bruce Econ. Hist. Virginia I. 98 There were muskmelons,..macocks or squashes, gourds,..beans and pumpkins. 1902 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 15 247 The earlier writers cite the word in various forms, macock, macokos, macocqwer, etc., and it is doubtless derived from some dialect of the Maryland–Virginia region. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1588
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