merry-go-downn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrɪɡə(ʊ)ˌdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈmɛriɡoʊˌdaʊn/

Forms: see merry adj. and go v. and down adv.; also 1800s– merrie-go-downe (historical).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merry adj., go v., down adv.

Etymology: < merry adj. + go v. + down adv. Compare later go-down n.²

Now archaic and historical.

Strong ale.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [noun] > strong ale

merry-go-downa1500

king's ale1574

nippitatum1576

angels' food1577

huff-cap1577

mad dog1577

lift-leg1587

barley-broth1593

huma1625

stitchback1671

bummocka1688

hum-cap1699

Burton1738

stitch1742

old boy1743

barley-bree1786

huff1790

Morocco1792

old1884

a1500 in T. Wright Songs & Carols (1847) 92 (MED) I know a drawght off mery-go-downe; The best it is in all thys towne.

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. xi. f. 86/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I A pot of hufcappe or mery go downe.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe Ep. Ded. sig. A3^v You..can do no lesse then present mee with the best mornings draught of merry-go-downe in your quarters.

1606 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. If you know not Me sig. B3^v And with a cuppe or two of merry-godowne, Make them shake hands.

1663 T. Jordan Royal Arbor Loyal Poesie 27 Therefore let us laugh, And quaff, And drink all off, A merry go down.

1749 Apol. Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 86 He fell a Raving again, and demanded some Merry-go-down; upon which they brought him some Ale.

1823 W. Maginn Idyl on Battle in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 69 Spring, with the kindest intentions, Lent him a merry-go-down, to freshen his way in the tumble.

1886 ‘J. Bickerdyke’ Curiosities Ale & Beer 120 Used by those ancient worthies in compounding their ‘merrie-go-downe’.

1990 C. R. Johnson Middle Passage (1991) iii. 55 Carefully, I poured him a cup of merry-go-down.

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

单词	merry-go-down
释义	merry-go-downn. Brit. /ˈmɛrɪɡə(ʊ)ˌdaʊn/, U.S. /ˈmɛriɡoʊˌdaʊn/ Forms: see merry adj. and go v. and down adv.; also 1800s– merrie-go-downe (historical). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merry adj., go v., down adv. Etymology: < merry adj. + go v. + down adv. Compare later go-down n.² Now archaic and historical. Strong ale. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [noun] > strong ale merry-go-downa1500 king's ale1574 nippitatum1576 angels' food1577 huff-cap1577 mad dog1577 lift-leg1587 barley-broth1593 huma1625 stitchback1671 bummocka1688 hum-cap1699 Burton1738 stitch1742 old boy1743 barley-bree1786 huff1790 Morocco1792 old1884 a1500 in T. Wright Songs & Carols (1847) 92 (MED) I know a drawght off mery-go-downe; The best it is in all thys towne. 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. xi. f. 86/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I A pot of hufcappe or mery go downe. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe Ep. Ded. sig. A3^v You..can do no lesse then present mee with the best mornings draught of merry-go-downe in your quarters. 1606 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. If you know not Me sig. B3^v And with a cuppe or two of merry-godowne, Make them shake hands. 1663 T. Jordan Royal Arbor Loyal Poesie 27 Therefore let us laugh, And quaff, And drink all off, A merry go down. 1749 Apol. Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 86 He fell a Raving again, and demanded some Merry-go-down; upon which they brought him some Ale. 1823 W. Maginn Idyl on Battle in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 69 Spring, with the kindest intentions, Lent him a merry-go-down, to freshen his way in the tumble. 1886 ‘J. Bickerdyke’ Curiosities Ale & Beer 120 Used by those ancient worthies in compounding their ‘merrie-go-downe’. 1990 C. R. Johnson Middle Passage (1991) iii. 55 Carefully, I poured him a cup of merry-go-down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1500
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