mafoon.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːfuː/, U.S.

/ˈmɑfu/

Forms: 1800s– mafoo, 1800s– ma-foo, 1800s– ma-fu.

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese mǎ-fū.

Etymology: < Chinese mǎ-fū < mǎ horse + fū servant, labourer.

A Chinese groom, stable boy, or coachman.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > keeper or manager > groom

palfreyman1297

horse-knavec1300

palfreyour1301

hostlera1450

ostlerc1449

stable groomc1485

palfrenier1490

equerry1552

jack-boy1562

horse-boy1563

custrel1577

ostleress1639

saddle nag1647

syce1650

groom1667

pad-groom1743

stable-boy1745

stableman1745

mehtar1828

strapper1828

lad1848

stable-lad1856

mafoo1863

ostler boy1864

swipe1929

1863 G. Fleming Trav. Mantchu Tartary ii. 16 Ma-foo, as he was soon christened, from his occupation as horse-keeper.

1880 W. Gill River Golden Sand II. viii. 310 I at first rode a hired pony, and my new Ma-Fu walked on in front leading the grey.

1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang ii. 37/2 Mafoo (pidgin), horse-boy, groom.

1924 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 232/2 Let them send word to the mafoo to have the ponies saddled.

1939 ‘A. Bridge’ Four-part Setting xxiii. 313 They dismounted and left the mafoos and ponies in an open grassy space.

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

单词	mafoo
释义	mafoon. Brit. /ˈmɑːfuː/, U.S. /ˈmɑfu/ Forms: 1800s– mafoo, 1800s– ma-foo, 1800s– ma-fu. Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese mǎ-fū. Etymology: < Chinese mǎ-fū < mǎ horse + fū servant, labourer. A Chinese groom, stable boy, or coachman. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > keeper or manager > groom palfreyman1297 horse-knavec1300 palfreyour1301 hostlera1450 ostlerc1449 stable groomc1485 palfrenier1490 equerry1552 jack-boy1562 horse-boy1563 custrel1577 ostleress1639 saddle nag1647 syce1650 groom1667 pad-groom1743 stable-boy1745 stableman1745 mehtar1828 strapper1828 lad1848 stable-lad1856 mafoo1863 ostler boy1864 swipe1929 1863 G. Fleming Trav. Mantchu Tartary ii. 16 Ma-foo, as he was soon christened, from his occupation as horse-keeper. 1880 W. Gill River Golden Sand II. viii. 310 I at first rode a hired pony, and my new Ma-Fu walked on in front leading the grey. 1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang ii. 37/2 Mafoo (pidgin), horse-boy, groom. 1924 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 232/2 Let them send word to the mafoo to have the ponies saddled. 1939 ‘A. Bridge’ Four-part Setting xxiii. 313 They dismounted and left the mafoos and ponies in an open grassy space. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1863
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