mumble been.

Brit.

/ˈmʌmblbiː/, U.S.

/ˈməmb(ə)lˌbi/

Forms: 1800s– mumble bee, 1800s– mumblebee, 1800s– mumbleby.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: bumblebee n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; apparently an alteration of bumblebee n.These small trawlers were first introduced at Brixham, Devon, in 1879. According to W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang (1962) ‘they were modelled on the oyster-fishing boats of the Mumbles district near Swansea.’

English regional (Devon).

A kind of small trawler.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > trawler

trawler-boat1599

trawl-boat1799

trawler1847

trawling sloop1860

trawling smack1887

mumble bee1891

sailing-trawler1891

trawl-smack1895

side trawler1956

stern-trawler1961

pair trawl1967

pair trawler1973

1891 Devon County Standard 14 Mar. 3/2 The Bluebell drove foul of the mumblebee Faith.

1891 Devon County Standard 14 Mar. 3/2 The mumble bees Energy and Laura Mildred were also brought in.

1898 A. Ansted Dict. Sea Terms Mumbleby or Mumblebee, a name applied by Brixham fishermen to a boat midway in size between a hooker and a trawler.

1906 H. W. Smyth Mast & Sail vii. 197 The ‘mumble-bee’, the small class of Brixham boat, still retains the cutter rig.

1932 P. F. Anson Fishermen & Fishing Ways vi. 135 In the Mumble Bees the larger species of fish are sorted out and packed in wooden boxes..the fish of less value being put in baskets.

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

单词	mumble bee
释义	mumble been. Brit. /ˈmʌmblbiː/, U.S. /ˈməmb(ə)lˌbi/ Forms: 1800s– mumble bee, 1800s– mumblebee, 1800s– mumbleby. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: bumblebee n. Etymology: Origin uncertain; apparently an alteration of bumblebee n.These small trawlers were first introduced at Brixham, Devon, in 1879. According to W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang (1962) ‘they were modelled on the oyster-fishing boats of the Mumbles district near Swansea.’ English regional (Devon). A kind of small trawler. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > trawler trawler-boat1599 trawl-boat1799 trawler1847 trawling sloop1860 trawling smack1887 mumble bee1891 sailing-trawler1891 trawl-smack1895 side trawler1956 stern-trawler1961 pair trawl1967 pair trawler1973 1891 Devon County Standard 14 Mar. 3/2 The Bluebell drove foul of the mumblebee Faith. 1891 Devon County Standard 14 Mar. 3/2 The mumble bees Energy and Laura Mildred were also brought in. 1898 A. Ansted Dict. Sea Terms Mumbleby or Mumblebee, a name applied by Brixham fishermen to a boat midway in size between a hooker and a trawler. 1906 H. W. Smyth Mast & Sail vii. 197 The ‘mumble-bee’, the small class of Brixham boat, still retains the cutter rig. 1932 P. F. Anson Fishermen & Fishing Ways vi. 135 In the Mumble Bees the larger species of fish are sorted out and packed in wooden boxes..the fish of less value being put in baskets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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