monkey drilln.

Brit.

/ˈmʌŋkɪ drɪl/, U.S.

/ˈməŋki ˌdrɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., drill n.²

Etymology: < monkey n. + drill n.²

U.S. (originally and chiefly Military slang).

1. Physical exercise training, esp. repetitive callisthenics.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific systems

callisthenics1827

Swedish gymnastics1890

monkey drill1895

Swedish movements1899

Swedish exercises1912

Swedish drill1916

sexercise1942

jogging1948

isometrics1962

dancercise1967

slimnastics1967

aerobics1968

aquacise1968

survival1972

popmobility1974

plyometrics1975

Jazzercise1976

Pilates1981

Callanetics1984

boxercise1985

step aerobics1985

survivalism1985

box aerobics1987

cardio1987

step1989

spinning1994

1895 L. G. Tisdale Jrnl. 9 Aug. in Three Years behind Guns (1908) i. 19 We had fifteen minutes at ‘monkey-drill’—callisthenics.

1901 W. H. Oliver Roughing It with Regulars i. 18 Look at the soldiers' nice new trousers—I can see their finish after two weeks of ‘monkey drill’.

1948 J. G. Cozzens Guard of Honour 353 I came in to practice medicine, not do monkey drill.

1994 Newsday (Nexis) 12 Jan. 117 [A sports coach conducts] suicides [sc. stamina drills], monkey drills. He's really tough on us.

2. Training in equestrianism; physical exercise taken on horseback. Now rare.

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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding

equitation1562

horsemanship1566

cavalry1591

cavallerice1607

manège1814

school riding1859

equestrianism1872

equestrianizing1886

monkey drill1906

1906 C. M'Govern Sarjint Larry 24 Larry was a little bit out of practice with the ‘monkey drill’ we ust to have, but once a calvaryman, always a calvaryman.

1919 R. J. McCarthy Hist. of Company D 4 Monkey drill taught the men the rudiments of trick riding.

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

单词	monkey drill
释义	monkey drilln. Brit. /ˈmʌŋkɪ drɪl/, U.S. /ˈməŋki ˌdrɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., drill n.² Etymology: < monkey n. + drill n.² U.S. (originally and chiefly Military slang). 1. Physical exercise training, esp. repetitive callisthenics. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific systems callisthenics1827 Swedish gymnastics1890 monkey drill1895 Swedish movements1899 Swedish exercises1912 Swedish drill1916 sexercise1942 jogging1948 isometrics1962 dancercise1967 slimnastics1967 aerobics1968 aquacise1968 survival1972 popmobility1974 plyometrics1975 Jazzercise1976 Pilates1981 Callanetics1984 boxercise1985 step aerobics1985 survivalism1985 box aerobics1987 cardio1987 step1989 spinning1994 1895 L. G. Tisdale Jrnl. 9 Aug. in Three Years behind Guns (1908) i. 19 We had fifteen minutes at ‘monkey-drill’—callisthenics. 1901 W. H. Oliver Roughing It with Regulars i. 18 Look at the soldiers' nice new trousers—I can see their finish after two weeks of ‘monkey drill’. 1948 J. G. Cozzens Guard of Honour 353 I came in to practice medicine, not do monkey drill. 1994 Newsday (Nexis) 12 Jan. 117 [A sports coach conducts] suicides [sc. stamina drills], monkey drills. He's really tough on us. 2. Training in equestrianism; physical exercise taken on horseback. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding equitation1562 horsemanship1566 cavalry1591 cavallerice1607 manège1814 school riding1859 equestrianism1872 equestrianizing1886 monkey drill1906 1906 C. M'Govern Sarjint Larry 24 Larry was a little bit out of practice with the ‘monkey drill’ we ust to have, but once a calvaryman, always a calvaryman. 1919 R. J. McCarthy Hist. of Company D 4 Monkey drill taught the men the rudiments of trick riding. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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