单词 | marauding |
释义 | maraudingn. The action of maraud v. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > [noun] > going about with intention of raveninga1398 forage1481 foraging1481 outriding?c1500 marauding1684 maraud1804 1684 T. Otway Atheist v. 63 Peace you Rogue; no Moroding now: we'll burn, rob, demolish and murder another time together. 1691 G. W. Story Hist. Occurr. Kingdom of Irel. 105 As we went a long, the General ordered one of his men to be Shot immediately, for Morodeing (as they called it). 1755 Connoisseur No. 58. ⁋3 They might also be of great use in maroding, or getting in forage. 1757 J. Muller Syst. Camp-discipline (ed. 2) 14 No Maroding, or Cutting of Trees, on Pain of Death. 1855 W. Irving Wolfert's Roost & Other Papers 17 The yeomanry who had suffered from these maraudings. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xviii. 4 A population who were trained from their cradles in licensed marauding. 1893 Earl of Dunmore Pamirs II. 311 This system of semi-official marauding met with the approval of the Czar. 1948 B. Segale At End of Santa Fe Trail ii. 172 His marauding has drawn the attention of the whole Territory. 1988 P. Heath Church & Realm ii. 80 The cessation of major hostilities left the northern English border exposed to endemic raids and marauding. 2002 J. F. Warren Iranun & Balangingi 6 Develop a more nuanced framework..within which Iranun-Balangingi slave raiding and marauding can be properly situated and understood. Compounds General attributive, as marauding party, marauding raid, etc. ΚΠ 1745 S. Waldo in J. S. McLennan Louisbourg (1918) 153 I fear yr Honr will be under necessity of appointing a moroding officer with ye powers. 1764 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. in Lett. I. xviii. 128 The history of a maroding party in one of our modern gazettes. 1777 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain I. xxv. 214 The greater part were gone out upon the marauding party. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar x. 118 His campaign was not a marauding raid. 1898 A. B. Gomme Trad. Games II. 40 One half of the players are supposed to keep a castle, while the others go out as a foraging or marauding party. 1928 J. C. Andersen Myths & Legends Polynesians v. 152 He..trampled round about,..so that his brothers might think that a marauding party had been there. 2010 P. Gregory Red Queen (2012) 59 Once we get closer to the sea there is also the threat of a marauding party of pirates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). maraudingadj. Raiding for the purpose of plunder; plundering, harrying, ravaging; rampaging. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective] light-fingered1546 lime-fingered1546 pilfering1546 fine-fingeredc1555 filching1570 mitching1576 lurching1577 lime-twig1602 nimming1603 pitchy1660 fingerative1674 marauding1748 light-handed1769 tarry1822 tarry-fingered1825 sticky-fingered1855 panhandling1884 tarry-fisted1906 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. xxxv. 273 An unfledg'd kite..wanting to swallow a chicken, bobb'd at its mouth, by its marauding dam! 1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) i. vii. 92 Surrounded by marauding neighbours. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xviii. 302 Dinah would..tell all marauding ‘young uns’ to keep out of the kitchen. 1879 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 3rd Ser. iii. 119 He watches the marauding sparrows. 1899 S. MacManus In Chimney Corners 172 I'll not leave a bone in yer body I won't make into jelly, ye morodin' thief ye! 1919 Outing Mar. 326/2 Marauding animals have long since gone from..Kentucky, but further west, they still make life miserable for the settler. 1978 ‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions ii. x. 153 The marauding Frontier tribes, who preyed on the peaceful villagers, carrying off women, children and cattle. 1988 R. Christiansen Romantic Affinities i. 10 The Bastille..was invaded and demolished by a marauding crowd. 2002 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) 19 June 1201 Our people are being killed daily by these marauding elephants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1684adj.1748 |
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