maggotryn.

Brit.

/ˈmaɡətri/, U.S.

/ˈmæɡətri/

Forms: 1700s magotry, 1700s 1900s– maggotry.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maggot n.¹, -ry suffix.

Etymology: < maggot n.¹ + -ry suffix.

†1. Foolishness, absurdity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun]

wantonnessc1405

absurdity1529

monstruousness1545

impertinency1573

ridiculousness1573

monstrousness1574

absurd1581

absurdness1582

incongruity1597

fancy1598

delirium1599

monstruosity1604

absurdum1606

foppishness1611

impertinence1616

nonsense1630

impertinentness1645

irrationality1647

monstrosity1651

nonsensicality1652

ridicule1668

ridicule1672

nonsensicalness1674

maggotry1706

preposterousness1727

zanyship1766

ridiculosity1773

drollness1823

stultification1832

nonsensity1834

farcicality1849

cockeyedness1858

1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 326 The Maggotry of some People is inconceivable.

1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope I. 309 The magotry is this. They take a sheep and flea it alive [etc.].

2. = maggotorium n. rare.

ΚΠ

1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. ix/1 Until about eight years ago Mr. Sowak was a livestock farmer but after visiting a Polish compatriot's ‘maggotry’ in the Midlands he decided there was a more profitable and reliable future in producing live bait for the growing hordes of fishermen.

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

单词	maggotry
释义	maggotryn. Brit. /ˈmaɡətri/, U.S. /ˈmæɡətri/ Forms: 1700s magotry, 1700s 1900s– maggotry. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maggot n.¹, -ry suffix. Etymology: < maggot n.¹ + -ry suffix. †1. Foolishness, absurdity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] wantonnessc1405 absurdity1529 monstruousness1545 impertinency1573 ridiculousness1573 monstrousness1574 absurd1581 absurdness1582 incongruity1597 fancy1598 delirium1599 monstruosity1604 absurdum1606 foppishness1611 impertinence1616 nonsense1630 impertinentness1645 irrationality1647 monstrosity1651 nonsensicality1652 ridicule1668 ridicule1672 nonsensicalness1674 maggotry1706 preposterousness1727 zanyship1766 ridiculosity1773 drollness1823 stultification1832 nonsensity1834 farcicality1849 cockeyedness1858 1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 326 The Maggotry of some People is inconceivable. 1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope I. 309 The magotry is this. They take a sheep and flea it alive [etc.]. 2. = maggotorium n. rare. ΚΠ 1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. ix/1 Until about eight years ago Mr. Sowak was a livestock farmer but after visiting a Polish compatriot's ‘maggotry’ in the Midlands he decided there was a more profitable and reliable future in producing live bait for the growing hordes of fishermen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1706
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