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单词 nosing
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nosingn.1

Brit. /ˈnəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzɪŋ/
Forms: see nose v.1 and -ing suffix1; also late Middle English nossynge.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nose v.1, -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < nose v.1 + -ing suffix1.
The action of nose v.1 (in various senses of the verb); an instance of this.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > actions of board
nosing1488
pearling1961
spin-out1961
society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun]
wrayingc1000
information1387
promotion?1533
talebearing1571
delation1578
sycophancy1622
peachery1654
blowing the gap1821
nosing1827
peaching1859
rounding1862
squeal1872
scream1915
singing1937
snouting1937
dobbing1968
whistle-blowing1971
1488 Cely Papers in Eng. Stud. (1961) 42 151 For nossynge of the lanttarns.
1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 70 I cannot stand nosing of Candlestickes, or euphuing of Similes.
1676 T. Mace Musick's Monument 199 Examine that Tuning..and you will find it take very unhandsome pains..to get to the last Note... I Fancy strongly the..Resemblance, of a Person sitting upon a Close-stool; which doubtless you cannot but likewise do, especially, if in singing of Them, you will add a little Humour, and Conceit, in Nosing, and Toting out the 1st. Note.
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Nosing, the act of taking by the nose.
1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxix. 233 If they suspect any one of nosing [note informing], they will conceal some of their own things in his bag.
1888 R. L. Stevenson in Scribner's Mag. 3 768 Perpetual nosing after snobbery at least suggests the snob.
1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes xvii. 267 Louttit holds that the nosing and circling activities of the prepubertal guinea-pig are part of its sexual responses.
1997 List 19 Dec. 72/2 Scotch Whisky Connoisseur Tours proudly presents tutored nosings and tastings every Thursday.

Compounds

nosing motion n. now rare a motion on a spinning mule that causes the spindles to undergo a compensating increase in rotational speed as their diameter decreases.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning > machine > types of > parts of
mendoza1803
faller1807
headstock1825
rim wheel1827
traveller1830
ring spindle1837
carrying comb1844
whirler1860
coiler1873
breaking-frame1875
nosing motion1883
tube1884
weigh-box1884
check-band1892
presser eye1892
thread-board1892
1883 H. E. Walmsley Cotton Spinning 30 The terminal velocity of the spindles may be increased in the same ratio, as their diameter decreases. This object is attained by Platt's automatic nosing motion.
1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 583/2 Nosing motion (Cotton Spinning), a motion on the mule spinning frame which, as the diameter lessens, increases the speed of the tapering spindle on which a cop is being wound.
nosing peg n. Obsolete rare a peg for securing nosing motion.
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1894 C. Vickerman Woollen Spinning 326 Many improvements have from time to time been introduced in working the quadrant chain, some in the shape of nosing pegs for depressing the chain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nosingn.2

Brit. /ˈnəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nose n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < nose n. + -ing suffix1.
1. The rounded edge of a step, projecting beyond the riser; a shield or cover for this; (hence) the overhanging or projecting edge of bench, moulding, window sill, etc. Cf. nose n. 7e.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > [noun] > a projecting part
hornc1275
outshooting1310
nosec1400
startc1400
spout1412
snouta1425
outbearingc1425
outstanding?c1425
relish1428
jeta1500
rising1525
shoulder1545
jutting1565
outshootc1565
prominence1578
forecast1580
projection1592
sprout1598
eye1600
shooting forth1601
lip1608
juttying1611
prominent?1611
eminence1615
butting1625
excursiona1626
elbow1626
protrusion1646
jettinga1652
outjetting1652
prominency1654
eminency1668
nouch1688
issuanta1690
out-butting1730
outjet1730
out-jutting1730
flange1735
nosing1773
process1775
jut1787
projecture1803
nozzle1804
saliency1831
ajutment1834
salience1837
out-thrust1842
emphasis1885
cleat1887
outjut1893
pseudopodiuma1902
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > step > tread > edge of
nosing1773
nose1800
1773 Encycl. Brit. I. 361/1 The rail cannot be fixed less than one fourth part from the nosing or front of the step.
1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 185 The meeting of the sides which form the external angle of the steps is called the line of nosing.
1839 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 2 363/1 A nosing, or rebated piece of iron, is made fast to the step of wood by iron studs.
1876 Archaeol. Jrnl. 33 21 The nosing of the wall-bench..has been cut away flush with the riser.
1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry xii. 109 House stairs have nosings or bull-noses for the rounded fronts of the horizontal sections.
1991 Trad. Woodworking Apr. 11/1 The nosing is cut and fixed to the dividing rail of the French doors, giving the precise measurements for the shutters.
2. The keeper of a lock, which receives the bolt. Obsolete. rare.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > part of lock > bolt > box receiving bolt
staplea1616
nosing1859
nab1875
striking-box1896
1859 Sci. Amer. 26 Mar. 234 I claim the combination of the nosing, D, provided with the double inclined flanch, E, with the bolt, or latch, C.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 636/1 Nosing, the keeper of a lock, into which the latch or bolt engages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

nosingadj.

Brit. /ˈnəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nose v.1, -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < nose v.1 + -ing suffix2.
rare.
That noses.
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society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [adjective] > making progress
lithingc1275
nosing1864
1864 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) in Comments on Etymol. (1987) Dec. 16 There I beheld the..face of our ‘nosing pal’ of Leeds, Yellow Jemmy.
1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous iii The nosing bows slapped and scuffled with the seas.
1917 S. Sassoon Old Huntsman He watched a nosing lorry grinding on.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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