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单词 oklahoma
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Oklahoman.

Brit. /ˌəʊkləˈhəʊmə/, U.S. /ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Oklahoma.
Etymology: < Oklahoma, the name of a state in the south central United States, admitted in 1907 < Oklahoma Territory, organized in 1889 from the western half of the Indian Territory, proposed in 1828, with wider boundaries, as land reserved for American Indian peoples.The name Territory of Oklahoma was originally applied to the Indian Territory in 1866 by Allen Wright (principal chief of the Choctaw Nation 1866–70) < Choctaw oklahommaʔ Indian < oklah people, nation + hommaʔ red.
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.
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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.
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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.
3. A light temporary hut. Obsolete. rare.
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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.
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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).
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