单词 | oklahoma |
释义 | Oklahoman. I. Compounds. 1. General attributive with sense ‘of, relating to, or characteristic of Oklahoma’.Chiefly with reference to the land runs leading to the establishment of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. ΚΠ 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxi. 408 The musician we heard proved to be William Boudinot,..brother of the Elias Boudinot who has been active at Washington in pushing forward the Oklahoma Bill. 1885 Boston Jrnl. 19 Aug. 2/4 The Oklahoma boomers. 1920 in Amer. Hist. Assoc. Rev. (1925) 320 Little newspapers grew up near the border, established apparently for the..purpose of ‘booming’ the opening of Oklahoma lands to settlement. 1923 Chron. Oklahoma I. 176 The old time Oklahoma pioneer had his vision. 1941 in B. A. Botkin Treasury Southern Folklore (1949) ii. ii. 313 Everyone jestingly referred to a dust storm as an ‘Oklahoma rain’. 1991 Football Action '91 6/3 The Oklahoma native gives the wishbone offense a bonafide passing option it has not had in years. 2. Cards. Oklahoma rummy n. = sense 4. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > rummy, etc. rum1871 coon-can1889 panguingue1904 rummy1910 pan1935 gin rummy1937 Michigan rum1942 Oklahoma rummy1945 gin1946 canasta1948 Oklahoma1948 1945 A. A. Ostrow Compl. Card Player 578 Oklahoma Rummy.., the cards rank in sequence as in standard rummy, but ace is high only and never low. Deuces are wild. 1949 J. Scarne On Cards xiii. 103 Oklahoma Rummy. A variation of Fortune Rummy. Played for years throughout the Middle West. 1990 D. Parlett Oxf. Guide Card Games xii. 146 Later developments included the neat partnership game of Persian Rummy, and Oklahoma Rummy, or Arlington. II. Simple uses. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [noun] > types of lonquhardc1480 hothouse1643 ajoupa1666 penthouse1683 pandal?1692 bark-hut1744 log-tent1748 log cabin1770 bush-hut1775 log-hut1778 yurt1780 isba1784 beach hut1806 whare1807 bough-house1811 pondok1815 grass hut1818 hartebeest house1818 leaf hut1818 gunyah1820 grass house1823 slab-and-bark hut1826 slab-and-shingle hut1826 slab whare1826 rondavel1829 bush-house1835 skerm1835 jacal1838 toldo1839 log-shanty1847 wurley1847 maloca1853 palm hut1853 whare1853 hutmenta1857 bush-shanty1857 benab1860 pondokkie1862 bothan1863 lanaia1869 hogan1872 tenta1873 beehive-hut1884 leaf shelter1886 Oklahoma1889 goondie1890 cabana1898 troolie hut1899 tukul1901 fale1902 banda1908 kya1909 hut1913 obi1913 Nissen hut1917 Nissen1919 basha1921 tourist cabin1928 bunkie1935 wanigan1937 Quonset hut1942 chickee1943 iron lung1943 Quonset1943 1889 N.Y. Post 21 Sept. A light fall of snow here yesterday gave the people living in the Oklahomas a foretaste of what winter will be like in their shells. 4. Cards. A kind of rummy, probably originally played in Oklahoma. Cf. Michigan rum n. at Michigan n. 5. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > rummy, etc. rum1871 coon-can1889 panguingue1904 rummy1910 pan1935 gin rummy1937 Michigan rum1942 Oklahoma rummy1945 gin1946 canasta1948 Oklahoma1948 1948 Harper's Bazaar July 47 The Uruguayan rummy game, canasta,..is rapidly winning over even the most fervent Oklahoma devotees. 1949 J. Scarne On Cards ix. 64 Oklahoma usually incorporates the Spades Double feature. 1973 G. F. Hervey Hamlyn Illustr. Bk. Card Games 110 Oklahoma may be played by any number of players from two to five, but is generally considered best when played by three. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873 |
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