† masterstickn.

Forms:

α. pre-1700 maister steik, pre-1700 maister stik, pre-1700 maister stikke, pre-1700 masterstick, pre-1700 master-stick.

β. pre-1700 maisteris steik, pre-1700 maisteris stick.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Dutch meesterstik, meisterstuk.

Etymology: < Dutch meesterstik, meesterstick, variant (now regional) of meisterstuk the piece of work by which a craftsman gained from his guild the recognized rank of master (16th cent.; < meester master (see master n.¹) + stuk piece: see stick n.²), with first element remodelled after master n.¹ (in β. forms after the genitive of master n.¹). Compare West Frisian masterstik , German Meisterstück (16th cent.), and later masterpiece n. Dict. Older Sc. Tongue s.v. notes ‘Appar. chiefly in Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee, Dunfermline’.

Scottish. Obsolete.

A piece of work made by a craftsman in order to qualify as a master (see master n.¹ 14). Cf. masterpiece n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > display of skill > an example or production of great skill

masterstick1532

masterpiece1600

master-prize1604

masterwork1617

mistresspiecea1648

chef d'œuvre1780

meisterwerk1964

1532 in E. Bain Merchant & Craft Guilds (1887) 199 That na freman sal be maid of the said craft until he..[has] made his masterstick of wark and..been proven worthy be his wark to be ane maister.

1591 in A. J. Warden Dundee Burgh Laws (1872) 374 This work being his maisteris stick salbe his own hand only.

1688 in D. Thompson Dunfermline Hammermen (1909) 23 [The tinsmith to produce as his] master-stick, a stoven pan, a lantern, [etc.].

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	masterstick
释义	† masterstickn. Forms: α. pre-1700 maister steik, pre-1700 maister stik, pre-1700 maister stikke, pre-1700 masterstick, pre-1700 master-stick. β. pre-1700 maisteris steik, pre-1700 maisteris stick. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Dutch meesterstik, meisterstuk. Etymology: < Dutch meesterstik, meesterstick, variant (now regional) of meisterstuk the piece of work by which a craftsman gained from his guild the recognized rank of master (16th cent.; < meester master (see master n.¹) + stuk piece: see stick n.²), with first element remodelled after master n.¹ (in β. forms after the genitive of master n.¹). Compare West Frisian masterstik , German Meisterstück (16th cent.), and later masterpiece n. Dict. Older Sc. Tongue s.v. notes ‘Appar. chiefly in Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee, Dunfermline’. Scottish. Obsolete. A piece of work made by a craftsman in order to qualify as a master (see master n.¹ 14). Cf. masterpiece n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > display of skill > an example or production of great skill masterstick1532 masterpiece1600 master-prize1604 masterwork1617 mistresspiecea1648 chef d'œuvre1780 meisterwerk1964 1532 in E. Bain Merchant & Craft Guilds (1887) 199 That na freman sal be maid of the said craft until he..[has] made his masterstick of wark and..been proven worthy be his wark to be ane maister. 1591 in A. J. Warden Dundee Burgh Laws (1872) 374 This work being his maisteris stick salbe his own hand only. 1688 in D. Thompson Dunfermline Hammermen (1909) 23 [The tinsmith to produce as his] master-stick, a stoven pan, a lantern, [etc.]. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1532
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