mâtinn.

Brit.

/mɑːˈtã/, U.S.

/mɑˈtæ̃/, Scottish English

/maˈtã/

Forms: 1700s– matin, 1800s– mâtin; Scottish pre-1700 matheyne, pre-1700 matine, pre-1700 matteyne, pre-1700 muttin.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mâtin.

Etymology: < Middle French, French mâtin (see mastiff n.). Compare earlier mastin n.Apparently fully naturalized in Older Scots; in later use probably a secondary borrowing with a lesser degree of naturalization.

Originally Scottish. Now rare.

More fully mâtin dog. A large watchdog, a mastiff. Formerly also as a term of abuse (cf. mastiff n. c).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > guard dog

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defender1607

housekeeper1607

watchdoga1616

moondog1668

yard-dog1795

guard dog1796

big dog1833

tenter1844

junkyard dog1936

prowl dog1974

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > watch-dog or guard dog

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porter?a1425

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house dog1577

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prowl dog1974

1579–80 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1876) I. 77 Geveand to him money iniurious wordis sick as knayf, skaybell, matteyne and lowne and that he wes gentillar nor hie.

?a1591 King James VI & I Poems (1955) I. 139 Then frayfull Hidre & Cerbere als that muttin makkes a sturr.

1596 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1882) 1st Ser. V. 383 Sayand thir wordis, ‘Thow sall die, fals matine cairll,’ and gaif him mony injurious wordis.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 298 He [sc. Buffon] bred up a young wolf..with a matin dog of the same age.

1845 W. Youatt Dog 27 The French mâtin (Canis laniarius).

1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog 95 A dog whose breed was primarily intended for draught work—an Eskimo, a Samoyed, or a Belgian Matin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mâtin
释义	mâtinn. Brit. /mɑːˈtã/, U.S. /mɑˈtæ̃/, Scottish English /maˈtã/ Forms: 1700s– matin, 1800s– mâtin; Scottish pre-1700 matheyne, pre-1700 matine, pre-1700 matteyne, pre-1700 muttin. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mâtin. Etymology: < Middle French, French mâtin (see mastiff n.). Compare earlier mastin n.Apparently fully naturalized in Older Scots; in later use probably a secondary borrowing with a lesser degree of naturalization. Originally Scottish. Now rare. More fully mâtin dog. A large watchdog, a mastiff. Formerly also as a term of abuse (cf. mastiff n. c). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > guard dog porter?a1425 wap1464 dog keeper1576 mooner1576 warner1576 house dog1577 mâtin1579 defender1607 housekeeper1607 watchdoga1616 moondog1668 yard-dog1795 guard dog1796 big dog1833 tenter1844 junkyard dog1936 prowl dog1974 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > watch-dog or guard dog tie-dogc1290 porter?a1425 bandogc1425 house dog1577 mâtin1579 housekeeper1607 watchdoga1616 watch-mastiff1778 yard-dog1795 guard dog1796 big dog1833 prowl dog1974 1579–80 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1876) I. 77 Geveand to him money iniurious wordis sick as knayf, skaybell, matteyne and lowne and that he wes gentillar nor hie. ?a1591 King James VI & I Poems (1955) I. 139 Then frayfull Hidre & Cerbere als that muttin makkes a sturr. 1596 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1882) 1st Ser. V. 383 Sayand thir wordis, ‘Thow sall die, fals matine cairll,’ and gaif him mony injurious wordis. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 298 He [sc. Buffon] bred up a young wolf..with a matin dog of the same age. 1845 W. Youatt Dog 27 The French mâtin (Canis laniarius). 1922 R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog 95 A dog whose breed was primarily intended for draught work—an Eskimo, a Samoyed, or a Belgian Matin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1579
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