Major-Mitchellv.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪdʒə ˈmɪtʃəl/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪdʒər ˈmɪtʃəl/, Australian English

/ˌmæedʒə ˈmɪtʃəl/

Forms: 1900s– Major-Mitchell, 1900s– majormitchell.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Major Mitchell.

Etymology: < the name of Major Mitchell (Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell: see Mitchell n.¹). Compare earlier Major-Mitchelling n.As surveyor general of New South Wales, Mitchell led four wide-ranging expeditions in which he explored large tracts of eastern Australia.

Australian colloquial.

intransitive. To pursue a zigzag course, originally as a method of exploration; to meander; to become lost.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct one's course [verb (intransitive)] > make zig-zag course

tack1700

zigzag1787

to work a traverse1805

weave1884

traverse1905

Major-Mitchell1922

1922 R. L. Jack Northmost Austral. I. 295 The Brothers..after majormitchelling to the north, north-east and north-west, returned on the 27th, having failed to find the Lynd River.

1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 2 May 21/2 I don't know what originated the expression, and I don't know if Mitchell himself warranted it; but to Major-Mitchell meant to work in zig-zags, to poke about a lot, avoid a straight line, and, in some cases, a man who was lost was referred to as being ‘Major-Mitchelled’.

1951 E. Hill Territory 3 The bagmen of today, the ‘old death-adders Major Mitchelling around’ were the young men of yesterday.

1981 Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Sept. 97/3 ‘To Major Mitchell’ is ‘to ride a zig-zag course across country’. A phrase of Australian origin. A nice image, but I don't believe it has been used in this country during the present century.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	major-mitchell
释义	Major-Mitchellv. Brit. /ˌmeɪdʒə ˈmɪtʃəl/, U.S. /ˌmeɪdʒər ˈmɪtʃəl/, Australian English /ˌmæedʒə ˈmɪtʃəl/ Forms: 1900s– Major-Mitchell, 1900s– majormitchell. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Major Mitchell. Etymology: < the name of Major Mitchell (Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell: see Mitchell n.¹). Compare earlier Major-Mitchelling n.As surveyor general of New South Wales, Mitchell led four wide-ranging expeditions in which he explored large tracts of eastern Australia. Australian colloquial. intransitive. To pursue a zigzag course, originally as a method of exploration; to meander; to become lost. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct one's course [verb (intransitive)] > make zig-zag course tack1700 zigzag1787 to work a traverse1805 weave1884 traverse1905 Major-Mitchell1922 1922 R. L. Jack Northmost Austral. I. 295 The Brothers..after majormitchelling to the north, north-east and north-west, returned on the 27th, having failed to find the Lynd River. 1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 2 May 21/2 I don't know what originated the expression, and I don't know if Mitchell himself warranted it; but to Major-Mitchell meant to work in zig-zags, to poke about a lot, avoid a straight line, and, in some cases, a man who was lost was referred to as being ‘Major-Mitchelled’. 1951 E. Hill Territory 3 The bagmen of today, the ‘old death-adders Major Mitchelling around’ were the young men of yesterday. 1981 Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Sept. 97/3 ‘To Major Mitchell’ is ‘to ride a zig-zag course across country’. A phrase of Australian origin. A nice image, but I don't believe it has been used in this country during the present century. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1922
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