measuring castn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛʒ(ə)rɪŋ ˈkɑːst/,

/ˈmɛʒ(ə)rɪŋ ˈkast/, U.S.

/ˈmɛʒ(ə)rɪŋ ˈkæst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: measuring n., cast n.

Etymology: < measuring n. + cast n. (see sense 2, which is likely to have been the earlier sense).The literal meaning at sense 2 is likely to be the original use in English.

Now rare.

1. A question, issue, etc., which is hard to decide or judge; a doubtful matter. Also: something which is hard to distinguish from something else; a narrow margin.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point

subtletya1425

subtilityc1485

jimp?a1500

nicety1589

nicery1605

fineness1622

pointille1626

measuring cast1631

criticisma1640

exility1642

subtilty1681

quoddity1682

nuance1781

distinguo1895

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > something uncertain

uncertaintya1387

ambiguity1445

moot point1563

measuring cast1631

inconcludency1654

disputablea1657

undefinable1809

tertium quid1826

open question1837

question mark1870

inconclusion1886

disputability1892

borderliner1953

undecidable1965

1631 E. Pellham Gods Power sig. A2^v 'Twas a measuring cast which should be eaten first.

1632 Earl of Strafford in R. Browning Life (1892) 301 As if it weare a measuring cast, betwixt them, whoe weare like to proue the greater loosers vpon the parting.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Suff. 55 It is a measuring cast, whether this Proverb pertaineth to Essex or this County.

1694 J. Crowne Married Beau v. 59 I'm mad to find A Strumpet and my Wife a measuring cast.

1820 N. Amer. Rev. July 165 There may be some few cases, in which jurists might venture to hesitate, as to the extent of the Chancellor's decision; at least where there might be a measuring cast in mooting the law.

1869 M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. xxix. 268 When put in nomination, it was a measuring cast between the mayor's office and a convict's cell.

1898 Sir W. Harcourt in Times 18 Jan. 10/3 That majority you have succeeded in reducing to a measuring cast.

†2. literal. In the former sport of throwing the bar: a throw of a distance so nearly equal to another that measurement is required to determine the better throw. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running > throwing weight, shot, or ball > almost equal throw

measuring cast1645

1645 E. Waller On Fletcher's Plays in Poems 179 When lusty shepheards throwe The barre by turnes, and none the rest out goe So farre but that the best are measuring casts.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 538. ¶5 Yet I thought some in the Company had been endeavouring who should pitch the Bar furthest; that it had for some time been a measuring Cast, and at last my Friend..had thrown beyond them all.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	measuring cast
释义	measuring castn. Brit. /ˈmɛʒ(ə)rɪŋ ˈkɑːst/, /ˈmɛʒ(ə)rɪŋ ˈkast/, U.S. /ˈmɛʒ(ə)rɪŋ ˈkæst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: measuring n., cast n. Etymology: < measuring n. + cast n. (see sense 2, which is likely to have been the earlier sense).The literal meaning at sense 2 is likely to be the original use in English. Now rare. 1. A question, issue, etc., which is hard to decide or judge; a doubtful matter. Also: something which is hard to distinguish from something else; a narrow margin. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point subtletya1425 subtilityc1485 jimp?a1500 nicety1589 nicery1605 fineness1622 pointille1626 measuring cast1631 criticisma1640 exility1642 subtilty1681 quoddity1682 nuance1781 distinguo1895 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > something uncertain uncertaintya1387 ambiguity1445 moot point1563 measuring cast1631 inconcludency1654 disputablea1657 undefinable1809 tertium quid1826 open question1837 question mark1870 inconclusion1886 disputability1892 borderliner1953 undecidable1965 1631 E. Pellham Gods Power sig. A2^v 'Twas a measuring cast which should be eaten first. 1632 Earl of Strafford in R. Browning Life (1892) 301 As if it weare a measuring cast, betwixt them, whoe weare like to proue the greater loosers vpon the parting. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Suff. 55 It is a measuring cast, whether this Proverb pertaineth to Essex or this County. 1694 J. Crowne Married Beau v. 59 I'm mad to find A Strumpet and my Wife a measuring cast. 1820 N. Amer. Rev. July 165 There may be some few cases, in which jurists might venture to hesitate, as to the extent of the Chancellor's decision; at least where there might be a measuring cast in mooting the law. 1869 M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. xxix. 268 When put in nomination, it was a measuring cast between the mayor's office and a convict's cell. 1898 Sir W. Harcourt in Times 18 Jan. 10/3 That majority you have succeeded in reducing to a measuring cast. †2. literal. In the former sport of throwing the bar: a throw of a distance so nearly equal to another that measurement is required to determine the better throw. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running > throwing weight, shot, or ball > almost equal throw measuring cast1645 1645 E. Waller On Fletcher's Plays in Poems 179 When lusty shepheards throwe The barre by turnes, and none the rest out goe So farre but that the best are measuring casts. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 538. ¶5 Yet I thought some in the Company had been endeavouring who should pitch the Bar furthest; that it had for some time been a measuring Cast, and at last my Friend..had thrown beyond them all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas measuring cast measuring cast n. a competitive throw at a mark in which the results are so close as to require measurement.extracted from castn. < n.1631 as lemmas
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