bankyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbaŋki/, U.S.

/ˈbæŋki/

Forms: see bank n.¹ and -y suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bank n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < bank n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Now somewhat rare.

Of land, ground, etc.: having many banks; hilly, ridgy. Also: lying on a bank or hillside; sloping, steep.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [adjective]

banky1566

spinal1841

dorsal1868

1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. cix. f. 80^v, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe It shall be good first to make him go vpon the plaine ground, and then vpon a harde and stony ground, yea and also banky ground.

1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved Ded. to Cromwell Old, mossy, rushy, bankie pasture Lands.

1710 A. Philips Pastorals vi. 5 And here below, the Banky Shore along, Your Heifers graze.

1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIX. 116 The lands are therefore very valuable, but rather unpleasant to labour, being banky in some places.

1830 J. Banim Denounced II. xii. 104 Its [sc. a glen's] features were more rude, more broken and banky.

1863 J. C. Atkinson Provinc. Danby There's a vast o' banky land iv it. T' rooad to Whitby's sair an' banky.

1931 Observer 4 Oct. 26/5 The banky marge of a woodland..will be a good site for a large colony.

2006 H. Clare Running for Hills 35 Emrys understood but did not share their enthusiasm for the land; to a farmer it was ‘banky’: too steep and too thin-soiled.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	banky
释义	bankyadj. Brit. /ˈbaŋki/, U.S. /ˈbæŋki/ Forms: see bank n.¹ and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bank n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < bank n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Now somewhat rare. Of land, ground, etc.: having many banks; hilly, ridgy. Also: lying on a bank or hillside; sloping, steep. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [adjective] banky1566 spinal1841 dorsal1868 1566 T. Blundeville Order curing Horses Dis. cix. f. 80^v, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe It shall be good first to make him go vpon the plaine ground, and then vpon a harde and stony ground, yea and also banky ground. 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved Ded. to Cromwell Old, mossy, rushy, bankie pasture Lands. 1710 A. Philips Pastorals vi. 5 And here below, the Banky Shore along, Your Heifers graze. 1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIX. 116 The lands are therefore very valuable, but rather unpleasant to labour, being banky in some places. 1830 J. Banim Denounced II. xii. 104 Its [sc. a glen's] features were more rude, more broken and banky. 1863 J. C. Atkinson Provinc. Danby There's a vast o' banky land iv it. T' rooad to Whitby's sair an' banky. 1931 Observer 4 Oct. 26/5 The banky marge of a woodland..will be a good site for a large colony. 2006 H. Clare Running for Hills 35 Emrys understood but did not share their enthusiasm for the land; to a farmer it was ‘banky’: too steep and too thin-soiled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1566
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