Montanan.²

Brit.

/mɒnˈtanə/, U.S.

/mɑnˈtænə/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Montana.

Etymology: < the name of Montana, a state in the north-western United States < Spanish montaña mountain n.

†1. Montana tree n. North American colloquial Obsolete a type of saddle or saddle tree used esp. by the Canadian Mounted Police. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > saddle > receptacle for saddle

saddle case1753

saddle bracket1844

saddle stool1856

saddle rack1860

saddle-tree1864

Montana tree1891

point1908

1891 Harper's Mag. June 7/2 Their saddle is what is known as the Montana tree, and for this style of saddle they ride with rather too short a stirrup to suit our notions.

2. Montana gin n. U.S. colloquial any of various improvised intoxicating drinks, esp. one containing a cheap commercial substance with a high alcohol content.

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1986 Los Angeles Times Mag. 15 June 17/1 Many begin drinking in grade school—beer or cheap wine, if they can get it, otherwise gasoline, often mixed with orange juice in a concoction Pine Ridge kids call ‘Montana gin’.

1989 M. Dorris Broken Cord x. 162 The scary thing is, the people now are starting to drink Lysol. They call it Montana gin.

1994 Star Tribune 8 Apr. 1 a/1 Scientists call it nonbeverage alcohol (NBA) consumption. On the street, it's known as squeeze (Sterno filtered through a cloth), Franklin Av. cocktails (Lysol disinfectant mixed with 7UP), or Montana gin (Listerine and vodka).

3. Angling. A type of nymph (nymph n.¹ 3b). Frequently attributive, esp. in Montana nymph.

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1987 Trout Fisherman Mar. 93/1 The Montana Nymph..was a good general fly, but especially so at harvest time and when trout were after snails.

1990 Compl. Angler's Guide Spring 14/3 The montana is an American pattern and usually appears with a green, yellow or red throat patch, the remaining fly being black.

1992 Angling Times 22 Apr. 5/2 A slow figure-of-eight retrieve produced the goods for despatch operative Andrew Weston when a 12lb 6oz rainbow sucked in his Montana Nymph.

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

单词	montana
释义	Montanan.² Brit. /mɒnˈtanə/, U.S. /mɑnˈtænə/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Montana. Etymology: < the name of Montana, a state in the north-western United States < Spanish montaña mountain n. †1. Montana tree n. North American colloquial Obsolete a type of saddle or saddle tree used esp. by the Canadian Mounted Police. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > saddle > receptacle for saddle saddle case1753 saddle bracket1844 saddle stool1856 saddle rack1860 saddle-tree1864 Montana tree1891 point1908 1891 Harper's Mag. June 7/2 Their saddle is what is known as the Montana tree, and for this style of saddle they ride with rather too short a stirrup to suit our notions. 2. Montana gin n. U.S. colloquial any of various improvised intoxicating drinks, esp. one containing a cheap commercial substance with a high alcohol content. ΚΠ 1986 Los Angeles Times Mag. 15 June 17/1 Many begin drinking in grade school—beer or cheap wine, if they can get it, otherwise gasoline, often mixed with orange juice in a concoction Pine Ridge kids call ‘Montana gin’. 1989 M. Dorris Broken Cord x. 162 The scary thing is, the people now are starting to drink Lysol. They call it Montana gin. 1994 Star Tribune 8 Apr. 1 a/1 Scientists call it nonbeverage alcohol (NBA) consumption. On the street, it's known as squeeze (Sterno filtered through a cloth), Franklin Av. cocktails (Lysol disinfectant mixed with 7UP), or Montana gin (Listerine and vodka). 3. Angling. A type of nymph (nymph n.¹ 3b). Frequently attributive, esp. in Montana nymph. ΚΠ 1987 Trout Fisherman Mar. 93/1 The Montana Nymph..was a good general fly, but especially so at harvest time and when trout were after snails. 1990 Compl. Angler's Guide Spring 14/3 The montana is an American pattern and usually appears with a green, yellow or red throat patch, the remaining fly being black. 1992 Angling Times 22 Apr. 5/2 A slow figure-of-eight retrieve produced the goods for despatch operative Andrew Weston when a 12lb 6oz rainbow sucked in his Montana Nymph. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1891
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