middelskotn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪd(ə)lskɒt/, U.S.

/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌskɑt/, South African English

/ˈmɪd(ə)lskɒt/

Inflections: Plural middelskotte Brit.

/ˈmɪdlskɒtə/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdəlˌskɑdə/, South African English

/ˈmədəlskɒtə/.

Forms: 1900s– middelskot, 1900s– middleskot.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans middelskot.

Etymology: < Afrikaans middelskot < middel middle adj. + skot shot, payment (see shot n.¹). Compare earlier agterskot n., voorskot n.In form middleskot with first element re-formed after middle adj.

South African.

An intermediate payment to a farmer for a crop or wool-clip, paid (by an agricultural board of control) between an initial advance payment (see voorskot n.) and a final deferred payment (see agterskot n.).

ΚΠ

1972 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 30 Sept. 8 The Wool Board could consider a ‘middleskot’ to set the position right, but then only if the market trend was unchanged or improved.

1982 Farmer's Weekly (S. Afr.) 5 Nov. 103 The middelskotte per ton average R45 for groundnuts, R15 for sunflower seed and R30 for soybeans.

1985 Cape Times 7 Aug. 22/8 The co-operative announced yesterday that interim ‘middelskot’ payments would total more than R1,7m.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	middelskot
释义	middelskotn. Brit. /ˈmɪd(ə)lskɒt/, U.S. /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌskɑt/, South African English /ˈmɪd(ə)lskɒt/ Inflections: Plural middelskotte Brit. /ˈmɪdlskɒtə/, U.S. /ˈmɪdəlˌskɑdə/, South African English /ˈmədəlskɒtə/. Forms: 1900s– middelskot, 1900s– middleskot. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans middelskot. Etymology: < Afrikaans middelskot < middel middle adj. + skot shot, payment (see shot n.¹). Compare earlier agterskot n., voorskot n.In form middleskot with first element re-formed after middle adj. South African. An intermediate payment to a farmer for a crop or wool-clip, paid (by an agricultural board of control) between an initial advance payment (see voorskot n.) and a final deferred payment (see agterskot n.). ΚΠ 1972 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 30 Sept. 8 The Wool Board could consider a ‘middleskot’ to set the position right, but then only if the market trend was unchanged or improved. 1982 Farmer's Weekly (S. Afr.) 5 Nov. 103 The middelskotte per ton average R45 for groundnuts, R15 for sunflower seed and R30 for soybeans. 1985 Cape Times 7 Aug. 22/8 The co-operative announced yesterday that interim ‘middelskot’ payments would total more than R1,7m. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1972
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