nose-countingn.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊzˌkaʊntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊzˌkaʊn(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., counting n.

Etymology: < nose n. + counting n. Compare earlier to count noses at nose n. Phrases 2d, nose count n.

Enumeration of people or votes; assessment (purely) by numbers. Cf. head-counting n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > taking of votes > counting of votes

poll1625

nose count1872

nose-counting1894

1894 R. Kipling in Cent. Illustr. Monthly Mag. Dec. 297/1 He don't go through no cirkituous nose-countin' first.

1928 Intl. Jrnl. Ethics 39 36 Convictional criteria, both of the individual and the nose-counting kind, have no application.

1967 M. McLuhan & Q. Fiore Medium is Massage 22 Nose-counting, a cherished part of the eighteenth-century fragmentation process, has rapidly become a cumbersome and ineffectual form of social assessment.

1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 8 Oct. 15/3 A priesthood is not expected to engage in buttonholing, poll-taking, logrolling, compromising, nose-counting, or any other tactics of political life.

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

单词	nose-counting
释义	nose-countingn. Brit. /ˈnəʊzˌkaʊntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌkaʊn(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., counting n. Etymology: < nose n. + counting n. Compare earlier to count noses at nose n. Phrases 2d, nose count n. Enumeration of people or votes; assessment (purely) by numbers. Cf. head-counting n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > taking of votes > counting of votes poll1625 nose count1872 nose-counting1894 1894 R. Kipling in Cent. Illustr. Monthly Mag. Dec. 297/1 He don't go through no cirkituous nose-countin' first. 1928 Intl. Jrnl. Ethics 39 36 Convictional criteria, both of the individual and the nose-counting kind, have no application. 1967 M. McLuhan & Q. Fiore Medium is Massage 22 Nose-counting, a cherished part of the eighteenth-century fragmentation process, has rapidly become a cumbersome and ineffectual form of social assessment. 1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 8 Oct. 15/3 A priesthood is not expected to engage in buttonholing, poll-taking, logrolling, compromising, nose-counting, or any other tactics of political life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894
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