muffineern.

Brit.

/ˌmʌfᵻˈnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌməfəˈnɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muffin n., -eer suffix¹.

Etymology: < muffin n. + -eer suffix¹.

a. A small castor with a perforated top for sprinkling salt, sugar, etc., on muffins.

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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > vessel for sprinkling sugar, pepper, or salt

castor1676

muffineer?1780

shaker1910

?1780 Folgham's Case & Inlaid Cabinet Manufactory (single sheet) Silver and Plated Goods... Muffineers and Glass ditto with Silver Tops.

1788 Calcutta Chron. 10 Jan. For sale..Pierced muffineers.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ix. 215 As you are shaking a muffineer..the cover springing off.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxx. 348 With regard to the expense..two or three silver tea or coffee pots, with something additional for drink (such as a muffineer, or toast-rack) would more than cover it.

1897 Daily News 17 Sept. 5/2 Silver and turquoise inlaid muffineers.

1955 V. M. Fitzroy Dark Bright Land 92 The impeccable tessies and salvers, snuff-boxes and muffineers that came out of the silversmith's dark little lairs.

1993 Independent 13 Feb. 41/1 The muffineer..is a silver miniature version of the sugar caster containing spices, such as grated cinnamon, for sprinkling on muffins.

†b. A covered dish for keeping toasted muffins warm. Obsolete.

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1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 253/2 Muffineer, a covered dish to keep toasted muffins hot.

†2. A seller of muffins. Obsolete. rare.

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1830 Fraser's Mag. 2 450 If the thin small voice of the muffineer's ring be justifiable, why is not the baker let loose upon us?

†3. A muffin bell. Obsolete. rare.

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1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 23 A bell to which Great Tom of Lincoln..and our own defunct ‘Big Ben’, are but as tinkling muffineers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	muffineer
释义	muffineern. Brit. /ˌmʌfᵻˈnɪə/, U.S. /ˌməfəˈnɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muffin n., -eer suffix¹. Etymology: < muffin n. + -eer suffix¹. 1. a. A small castor with a perforated top for sprinkling salt, sugar, etc., on muffins. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > vessel for sprinkling sugar, pepper, or salt castor1676 muffineer?1780 shaker1910 ?1780 Folgham's Case & Inlaid Cabinet Manufactory (single sheet) Silver and Plated Goods... Muffineers and Glass ditto with Silver Tops. 1788 Calcutta Chron. 10 Jan. For sale..Pierced muffineers. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. ix. 215 As you are shaking a muffineer..the cover springing off. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxx. 348 With regard to the expense..two or three silver tea or coffee pots, with something additional for drink (such as a muffineer, or toast-rack) would more than cover it. 1897 Daily News 17 Sept. 5/2 Silver and turquoise inlaid muffineers. 1955 V. M. Fitzroy Dark Bright Land 92 The impeccable tessies and salvers, snuff-boxes and muffineers that came out of the silversmith's dark little lairs. 1993 Independent 13 Feb. 41/1 The muffineer..is a silver miniature version of the sugar caster containing spices, such as grated cinnamon, for sprinkling on muffins. †b. A covered dish for keeping toasted muffins warm. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 253/2 Muffineer, a covered dish to keep toasted muffins hot. †2. A seller of muffins. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1830 Fraser's Mag. 2 450 If the thin small voice of the muffineer's ring be justifiable, why is not the baker let loose upon us? †3. A muffin bell. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 23 A bell to which Great Tom of Lincoln..and our own defunct ‘Big Ben’, are but as tinkling muffineers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?1780
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