minotn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːnəʊ/, U.S.

/məˈnoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French minot.

Etymology: < Middle French minot a measure of 3 bushels (1260 in Old French) < mine a measure of 6 bushels (second half of the 12th cent.; apparently aphetic < emine : see hemina n.) + -ot -ot suffix.Not fully naturalized in English.

Now historical.

A former French and Canadian unit of capacity for dry goods, varying according to locality and the nature of the commodity to be measured, the standard value being 3 French bushels (approx. 39.4 litres, 8.66 gallons).

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1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xxxiii. 155 b Those which were found aswel in grayn, as fruits of yerely reuenues the quantity of 500. minots.

1668 London Gaz. No. 259/4 His Majesty..intends..to abate 4 Crowns upon each Minot [printed minor], or measure of four French bushels of Salt.

1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Bread They take a Minot of this Flower..leaven and boult it, and cover it well with the same Flower or Meal.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Measure The Minot consists of three Bushels; the Mine of two Minots.

1764 Quebec Gaz. 8 Nov. 3/1 The yearly Rents and chief Rents they pay in Cash amount to 694 Minots and a Half of Corn.

1820 A. Ranken Hist. France VIII. viii. vi. 393 The minot contained three bushels.

1905 Ontario Bureau Arch. Rep. III. xlviii The rentes corresponded to the ordinary tenants' rent, and consisted generally of one-half minot of corn..for each superficial arpent.

1939 H. M. Miner St. Denis iii. 53 Every twenty-sixth minot of grain belongs to the curé.

1973 William & Mary Q. 4 611 The survival of the Parisian minot..in the grain trade of English Quebec after 1763.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minot
释义	minotn. Brit. /ˈmiːnəʊ/, U.S. /məˈnoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French minot. Etymology: < Middle French minot a measure of 3 bushels (1260 in Old French) < mine a measure of 6 bushels (second half of the 12th cent.; apparently aphetic < emine : see hemina n.) + -ot -ot suffix.Not fully naturalized in English. Now historical. A former French and Canadian unit of capacity for dry goods, varying according to locality and the nature of the commodity to be measured, the standard value being 3 French bushels (approx. 39.4 litres, 8.66 gallons). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > specific liquid or dry units > French unit minot1585 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xxxiii. 155 b Those which were found aswel in grayn, as fruits of yerely reuenues the quantity of 500. minots. 1668 London Gaz. No. 259/4 His Majesty..intends..to abate 4 Crowns upon each Minot [printed minor], or measure of four French bushels of Salt. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Bread They take a Minot of this Flower..leaven and boult it, and cover it well with the same Flower or Meal. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Measure The Minot consists of three Bushels; the Mine of two Minots. 1764 Quebec Gaz. 8 Nov. 3/1 The yearly Rents and chief Rents they pay in Cash amount to 694 Minots and a Half of Corn. 1820 A. Ranken Hist. France VIII. viii. vi. 393 The minot contained three bushels. 1905 Ontario Bureau Arch. Rep. III. xlviii The rentes corresponded to the ordinary tenants' rent, and consisted generally of one-half minot of corn..for each superficial arpent. 1939 H. M. Miner St. Denis iii. 53 Every twenty-sixth minot of grain belongs to the curé. 1973 William & Mary Q. 4 611 The survival of the Parisian minot..in the grain trade of English Quebec after 1763. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1585
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