niggeringn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪɡ(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnɪɡ(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nigger v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < nigger v. + -ing suffix¹.

U.S. colloquial. Now rare (offensive) and historical.

The action of nigger v.; esp. the sectioning of logs by burning (also with off).In quot. 1894 used with reference to blackface minstrels (see minstrel n. 3a).

ΚΠ

a1813 B. Rush Acct. Manners German Inhabitants Pennsylvania Index 72/1 Niggering-off.

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xx. 188 Niggering belongs mainly to very large timber, and pertains rather to the science of log-rolling than of preparing fuel.

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xx. 188 In addition to the ‘niggering-off’, it became necessary as the cold increased, to chop off logs.

1894 ‘R. Andom’ We Three & Troddles xix. 174 ‘Busking’ be it known is the technical term for amateur niggering.

1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 126 Morning and evening dry limbs were laid in the widening gap until the log was burnt into length. After about a week the fires had done their work. This was called ‘niggering off’.

1996 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 25 May 36 I fear that this was then called ‘niggering’..and sometimes ‘skivvying’.

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

单词	niggering
释义	niggeringn. Brit. /ˈnɪɡ(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɪɡ(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nigger v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < nigger v. + -ing suffix¹. U.S. colloquial. Now rare (offensive) and historical. The action of nigger v.; esp. the sectioning of logs by burning (also with off).In quot. 1894 used with reference to blackface minstrels (see minstrel n. 3a). ΚΠ a1813 B. Rush Acct. Manners German Inhabitants Pennsylvania Index 72/1 Niggering-off. 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xx. 188 Niggering belongs mainly to very large timber, and pertains rather to the science of log-rolling than of preparing fuel. 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xx. 188 In addition to the ‘niggering-off’, it became necessary as the cold increased, to chop off logs. 1894 ‘R. Andom’ We Three & Troddles xix. 174 ‘Busking’ be it known is the technical term for amateur niggering. 1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 126 Morning and evening dry limbs were laid in the widening gap until the log was burnt into length. After about a week the fires had done their work. This was called ‘niggering off’. 1996 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 25 May 36 I fear that this was then called ‘niggering’..and sometimes ‘skivvying’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1813
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