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单词 nearside
释义

nearsiden.adj.

Brit. /ˈnɪəsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈnɪrˌsaɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adj., side n.1
Etymology: < near adj. + side n.1, after the far side at far adj. 3. Compare offside n.1
A. n.
1. The left-hand side of a horse or other animal. Formerly opposed to far side, offside.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > particular side of
nearside1650
stirrup side1663
offside1675
1650 Severall Proc. Parl. No. 63. 954 (advt) A Bright Bay Mare 12 hands high, one white foot behind, a white Patch below the Saddle at the near side.
1672 London Gaz. No. 657/4 A Bay Mare about six years old,..with an Estrich Feather on the near side.
1708 London Gaz. No. 4402/4 A black Mare..branded TM. below the Huckle on the near Side.
1764 in Essex Inst. Historical Coll. (1913) XLIX. 284 Stray'd or stolen..a Bay mare, with a cut main, and a Bust on the near Side of the Hind Flank.
1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 456 We are accustomed to approach all the larger domesticated animals by what we call the near side—that is, the animal's left side.
1861 Amer. Agriculturist Jan. 16/2 A rope was tied around the ancle of both the off side feet [sc. of an ox], and two men standing on the near side, pulled gently on these ropes.
1914 W. S. Blunt Poet. Wks. II. 179 She stood at the mare's near side, and close behind the saddle.
a1992 J. Dickey May Day Sermon in Whole Motion (1992) 287 The swelling ticks On the near side of mules.
2. The side of a vehicle which is nearest to the kerb when driving along a normal road.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > right or left side of motor vehicle
nearside1927
1927 Observer 4 Dec. 11/4 The near side of the engine carries the self-starter and the oil-filler and a dip-stick gauge only.
1960 Guardian 21 Nov. 2/4 Where there is good lane discipline, traffic should be able to pass on the near side.
1995 J. Miller & M. Stacey Driving Instructor's Handbk. (ed. 8) vi. 190 The beam must be capable of being deflected to the nearside so as not to dazzle oncoming traffic.
B. adj.
1. Designating something on the left-hand side of an animal, esp. a horse; = near adj. 3a.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of the left side
neara1453
nearside1723
1723 London Gaz. No. 6136/3 A brown quilted Saddle marked J. H. on the near Side Skirts.
1955 Times 6 July 4/5 [In a polo match] Lalor..sent in Kishan to score with a good nearside shot just before the bell.
1972 R. Adams Watership Down ix. 35 He kept trying to put his near-side front paw to the ground.
1988 Times 22 Oct. 53/1 The pacer is a recognized breed with a curious gait which involves moving nearside and offside legs in unison.
2. In countries where one drives on the left: designating something on the left-hand side of a vehicle. In countries where one drives on the right: designating something on the right-hand side of a vehicle.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [adjective] > of or relating to motor vehicles > right or left side
nearside1889
offside1951
1827 Sporting Mag. 21 131 The near side wheels went into a ditch deep enough to have turned us keel upwards.
1889 H. F. Wood Englishman Rue Caïn iv The carman was patching up the near-side wheels.
1915 Policeman's Monthly Oct. 3/2 (caption) Safety zone at near-side car stop, Detroit.
1926 Times 6 May 3/7 The defendant..went to the rear of the car and attempted to rip open the near side wheel with a knife.
1959 Times 15 Dec. 13/5 The windscreen wipers were so arranged that the nearside blade flicked rain from the offside blade across the driver's line of vision.
1990 J. M. Coetzee Age of Iron ii. 55 As the yellow van drew level with the boys, the near-side door swung open and slapped them sideways.
3. Designating the left-hand horse in a team of horses; = near adj. 3b. Now rare (chiefly U.S. regional).
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a1840 in J. Buel Farmer's Compan. 129 In this operation, the left-hand or near-side horse walks on the ground not yet ploughed.
1892 Field 8 Oct. 545/3 The direction to the groom would be ‘take up’ (or ‘let down’, as the case may be) the near-side horse's coupling rein.
1949 H. Kurath Word Geogr. Eastern U.S. 66 The left horse of a (plow) team is known as the near-horse (near-side horse) in a large area extending from the Connecticut River to the Potomac and the Kanawha.
1966 R. F. Dakin Dial. Vocab. Ohio River Valley II. 292 Ohio usually has near-horse (rarely nearside horse), and this is the regular term in Indiana north and east of the hill triangle.

Derivatives

ˈnearsider n. now rare a horse or other animal positioned on the near side.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun] > defined by general characteristics
wild horsec897
nearsider1841
outlaw1885
1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley cxii, in Dublin Univ. Mag. Oct. 418/2 I like that near sider with the white fetlock.
1867 J. K. Lord At Home in Wilderness xi. 169 If skilful packers are at their work, the rope is caught up, whirled over to the near-sider, passed back under..and slipped betwixt the double part.
1956 A. Upfield Battling Prophet xiv. 116 Squirt was promoted to lead bullock on the off-side, the key position in the team, because as the off-side leader he was partially shielded from the driver by the near-sider.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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