old handn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈhand/, U.S.

/ˈoʊl(d) ˈhænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., hand n.

Etymology: < old adj. + hand n. With sense 2, compare slightly earlier old lag n.

1. A person who has been employed for a long time or who has experience in a business, or who is skilful in doing something. Cf. hand n. 15.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > skilled and experienced person

old hand1764

old head1838

old pro1950

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness > familiarity with a thing > one who has long experience

veteran1565

old stager1570

old, ancient, or long stander1590

stager1664

old soldier1722

old hand1764

warhorse1836

1764 K. O'Hara Midas iii. 48 Ah, madam's an old hand:—she better judging, Lock'd Iris up, and slipt into her lodging.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Old hand, knowing or expert in any business.

1839 H. Lane Wandering Boy 13 I took the oars out, and rowed to the shore like an old hand at it.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xii. 108 Toots, as an old hand, had a desk to himself.

1881 Taunt's Thames Map 66/1 The weir-keeper is another old hand on the river.

1933 F. Richards Old Soldiers never Die xiv. 180 We old hands often used to remark that when we did get hit it would either be a bullet through the pound or stop a five-point-nine all on our own.

1994 Q Aug. 16/2 Nina's an old hand at disappearing when she wants to be alone.

2. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. A former convict; (also) a convict with long experience of life in a penal colony. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > one who has been long or often in jail

Newgate bird1580

bridewell bird1590

jail-bird1603

prison-birda1640

old hand1826

repeater1873

old lag1910

loser1912

in-and-out boy1937

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > former convict

freeman1791

expiree1802

old hand1826

emancipist1827

emancipatist1852

expirer1862

ex-convict1867

1826 Colonial Times (Hobart, Austral.) 14 Jan. We want a Governor-in-Chief, No dummies to afford relief, No subjects for a Lawyer's brief, And ‘old hands’ in the Council!

1848 Maitland (New S. Wales) Mercury 30 Sept. 4/3 The ‘old hands’ denounce the others as ‘Johnny Newcomes’, and believe that the road-gangs of Port Arthur are a far more honourable martyrdom than the cloisters of Pentonville.

1865 Tucker Austral. Story i. 85 Reformed convicts, or, in the language of their proverbial cant, ‘old hands’.

1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling xxxii. 283 Lots of these fellows near Bourke were ‘old hands’. Some of them were decent, good fellows, and the rest—well, they were horrible—the blackest, unmitigated rascals, fearing neither God nor the devil, men who would stick at nothing.

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) Prol. 1 On one side is Limeburners', where the ‘old hands’ used to pound oyster shells for lime.

3. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. An immigrant who has been resident in Australia or New Zealand for a long time. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > immigrant > types of

new chum1828

old chum1838

old hand1839

overer1871

overner1886

overun1889

landed immigrant1910

migrant1922

economic migrant1933

1839 W. Mann Six Years' Resid. 163 Combinations are..entered into by what are termed the old hands who are long established in the colony.

1857 R. B. Paul Lett. from Canterbury ii. 26 Only enter the dwelling of the roughest ‘old hand’ among us, and you will meet with..much kindness.

1870 Sydney Morning Herald 1 July 5/2 Those gentlemen of extensive colonial experience, who are popularly known as ‘old hands’.

1913 A. I. Carr Country Work & Life N.Z. 37 Fossicking is carried on by Chinamen and old hands practically all over the province.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old hand
释义	old handn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈhand/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d) ˈhænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., hand n. Etymology: < old adj. + hand n. With sense 2, compare slightly earlier old lag n. 1. A person who has been employed for a long time or who has experience in a business, or who is skilful in doing something. Cf. hand n. 15. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > skilled and experienced person old hand1764 old head1838 old pro1950 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness > familiarity with a thing > one who has long experience veteran1565 old stager1570 old, ancient, or long stander1590 stager1664 old soldier1722 old hand1764 warhorse1836 1764 K. O'Hara Midas iii. 48 Ah, madam's an old hand:—she better judging, Lock'd Iris up, and slipt into her lodging. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Old hand, knowing or expert in any business. 1839 H. Lane Wandering Boy 13 I took the oars out, and rowed to the shore like an old hand at it. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xii. 108 Toots, as an old hand, had a desk to himself. 1881 Taunt's Thames Map 66/1 The weir-keeper is another old hand on the river. 1933 F. Richards Old Soldiers never Die xiv. 180 We old hands often used to remark that when we did get hit it would either be a bullet through the pound or stop a five-point-nine all on our own. 1994 Q Aug. 16/2 Nina's an old hand at disappearing when she wants to be alone. 2. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. A former convict; (also) a convict with long experience of life in a penal colony. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > one who has been long or often in jail Newgate bird1580 bridewell bird1590 jail-bird1603 prison-birda1640 old hand1826 repeater1873 old lag1910 loser1912 in-and-out boy1937 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > former convict freeman1791 expiree1802 old hand1826 emancipist1827 emancipatist1852 expirer1862 ex-convict1867 1826 Colonial Times (Hobart, Austral.) 14 Jan. We want a Governor-in-Chief, No dummies to afford relief, No subjects for a Lawyer's brief, And ‘old hands’ in the Council! 1848 Maitland (New S. Wales) Mercury 30 Sept. 4/3 The ‘old hands’ denounce the others as ‘Johnny Newcomes’, and believe that the road-gangs of Port Arthur are a far more honourable martyrdom than the cloisters of Pentonville. 1865 Tucker Austral. Story i. 85 Reformed convicts, or, in the language of their proverbial cant, ‘old hands’. 1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling xxxii. 283 Lots of these fellows near Bourke were ‘old hands’. Some of them were decent, good fellows, and the rest—well, they were horrible—the blackest, unmitigated rascals, fearing neither God nor the devil, men who would stick at nothing. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) Prol. 1 On one side is Limeburners', where the ‘old hands’ used to pound oyster shells for lime. 3. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. An immigrant who has been resident in Australia or New Zealand for a long time. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > immigrant > types of new chum1828 old chum1838 old hand1839 overer1871 overner1886 overun1889 landed immigrant1910 migrant1922 economic migrant1933 1839 W. Mann Six Years' Resid. 163 Combinations are..entered into by what are termed the old hands who are long established in the colony. 1857 R. B. Paul Lett. from Canterbury ii. 26 Only enter the dwelling of the roughest ‘old hand’ among us, and you will meet with..much kindness. 1870 Sydney Morning Herald 1 July 5/2 Those gentlemen of extensive colonial experience, who are popularly known as ‘old hands’. 1913 A. I. Carr Country Work & Life N.Z. 37 Fossicking is carried on by Chinamen and old hands practically all over the province. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1764
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