moor-poutn.

Brit.

/ˈmʊəpaʊt/,

/ˈmɔːpaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈmʊrˌpaʊt/, Scottish English

/ˈmurpʌʊt/

Forms: English regional (chiefly northern) 1600s moore poult, 1600s moore pout, 1600s moorpoot, 1600s moorpoult, 1600s moorpowte, 1600s more poot, 1600s more pout, 1600s– moor-pout, 1700s moor powt, 1800s maorpot, 1800s moor-pot, 1800s– moor-poot, 1900s– mooerpowt; Scottish pre-1700 muirpout, pre-1700 mure powt, pre-1700 mureput, pre-1700 mwre powt, 1700s–1800s moor-powt, 1800s moor-poot, 1800s moorpot, 1800s– moor-pout, 1800s– muir poot.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, poult n.¹

Etymology: < moor n.¹ + poult n.¹ (compare forms s.v.).

Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern).

A young grouse.

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1506 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1901) III. 333 Item, to ane man brocht quyk mure powtis to the King..iijs.

1636 in S. M. Ffarington Farington Papers (1856) 14 1 pannier of Moore-Poults and Partriges.

1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation iii. 218 How to take Rails, Quails, Morepoots, &c.

1684 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia: 1st Pt. (ed. 15) i. 6 What abundance of..heath-cocks, more-pouts, or grouse-thrushes.

1728 A. Ramsay Lure 12 Peartricks, teals, moor-powts, and plivers.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality Introd., in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 10 The Laird, accused our Landlord, deceased, of having encouraged..the destruction of hares..moor-pouts [etc.].

1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man I. 76 I will..smoor the transgressors like as many moor-poots.

1867 T. Blackah Songs & Poems 38 An' hundreds ov' maorpots we saw cumin heeame.

1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 84/1 Ah've seen gettin on for a score o' breeds on oor bit, an' mebby faave or six mooerpowts tiv a cletch, tak' 'em all round.

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

单词	moor-pout
释义	moor-poutn. Brit. /ˈmʊəpaʊt/, /ˈmɔːpaʊt/, U.S. /ˈmʊrˌpaʊt/, Scottish English /ˈmurpʌʊt/ Forms: English regional (chiefly northern) 1600s moore poult, 1600s moore pout, 1600s moorpoot, 1600s moorpoult, 1600s moorpowte, 1600s more poot, 1600s more pout, 1600s– moor-pout, 1700s moor powt, 1800s maorpot, 1800s moor-pot, 1800s– moor-poot, 1900s– mooerpowt; Scottish pre-1700 muirpout, pre-1700 mure powt, pre-1700 mureput, pre-1700 mwre powt, 1700s–1800s moor-powt, 1800s moor-poot, 1800s moorpot, 1800s– moor-pout, 1800s– muir poot. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moor n.¹, poult n.¹ Etymology: < moor n.¹ + poult n.¹ (compare forms s.v.). Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). A young grouse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > member of (grouse) > young moor-pout1506 cheeper1864 1506 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1901) III. 333 Item, to ane man brocht quyk mure powtis to the King..iijs. 1636 in S. M. Ffarington Farington Papers (1856) 14 1 pannier of Moore-Poults and Partriges. 1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation iii. 218 How to take Rails, Quails, Morepoots, &c. 1684 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia: 1st Pt. (ed. 15) i. 6 What abundance of..heath-cocks, more-pouts, or grouse-thrushes. 1728 A. Ramsay Lure 12 Peartricks, teals, moor-powts, and plivers. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality Introd., in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 10 The Laird, accused our Landlord, deceased, of having encouraged..the destruction of hares..moor-pouts [etc.]. 1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man I. 76 I will..smoor the transgressors like as many moor-poots. 1867 T. Blackah Songs & Poems 38 An' hundreds ov' maorpots we saw cumin heeame. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 84/1 Ah've seen gettin on for a score o' breeds on oor bit, an' mebby faave or six mooerpowts tiv a cletch, tak' 'em all round. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1506
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