Orpingtonn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːpɪŋt(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈɔrpɪŋt(ə)n/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Orpington.

Etymology: < Orpington, the name of a town in Kent where the breed was first bred.

A breed of domestic fowl first bred in Orpington and occurring in several colour varieties; (also) a bird of this breed. Frequently with distinguishing adjective denoting the colour.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > types of

rumpkin1676

bantam1749

Jersey blue1758

Dorking1779

Plymouth Rock1806

Java1813

shack-bag1816

Negro fowl1835

creeper1847

Minorca1848

cuckoo fowl1850

Leghorn1850

Brahmapootra1851

Ancona1853

shanghai1853

Andalusian1854

Bolton bay1854

Corsican cock1854

jacinth1854

Minorca1854

spangle1854

yellow leg1854

Crèvecœur1855

sultan1855

Hamburg1857

Leghorn1857

Yokohama1865

Houdan1871

Langshan1871

Wyandot1881

sultan hen1882

silkie1885

Orpington1887

rock1889

silver-grey1889

Campine1892

Rhode Island Red1893

Faverolles1902

Rhode Island White1905

Malines1906

Rhode Island1914

Australorp1922

maranc1934

1887 Poultry 26 Aug. 404/1 Orpington Club... Proposed Rules..2.—That the object of the club be to encourage, project, and improve a breed of poultry called ‘The Orpington’, and to develop still further the useful qualities of that breed.

1892 F. A. McKenzie Pop. Poultry-keeping 56 Mr. Cook, a poultry farmer then living in the village of Orpington..introduced the single-combed Black Orpington to the poultry world in the autumn of 1886.

1897 K. B. B. De La Bere New Poultry Guide i. 18 He stocks..the other house with Dorkings, or Orpingtons, as being at once good layers, table fowls, and sitters.

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 65/1 (advt.) Chicks from winter laying, farm raised, mature stock. S. C. W. Leghorns, R. I. Reds, Barred Rocks, White Rocks, White Wyandottes, Minorcas, White Orpingtons.

1958 ‘R. Crompton’ William's Television Show iv. 125 I can still feel the place where that Buff Orpington bit me on the ear.

1999 BBC Good Food Apr. 52/1 She decided on a mixture of Orpingtons and some beautiful golden birds she lovingly refers to as her ‘Mexicans’.

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

单词	orpington
释义	Orpingtonn. Brit. /ˈɔːpɪŋt(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈɔrpɪŋt(ə)n/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Orpington. Etymology: < Orpington, the name of a town in Kent where the breed was first bred. A breed of domestic fowl first bred in Orpington and occurring in several colour varieties; (also) a bird of this breed. Frequently with distinguishing adjective denoting the colour. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > types of rumpkin1676 bantam1749 Jersey blue1758 Dorking1779 Plymouth Rock1806 Java1813 shack-bag1816 Negro fowl1835 creeper1847 Minorca1848 cuckoo fowl1850 Leghorn1850 Brahmapootra1851 Ancona1853 shanghai1853 Andalusian1854 Bolton bay1854 Corsican cock1854 jacinth1854 Minorca1854 spangle1854 yellow leg1854 Crèvecœur1855 sultan1855 Hamburg1857 Leghorn1857 Yokohama1865 Houdan1871 Langshan1871 Wyandot1881 sultan hen1882 silkie1885 Orpington1887 rock1889 silver-grey1889 Campine1892 Rhode Island Red1893 Faverolles1902 Rhode Island White1905 Malines1906 Rhode Island1914 Australorp1922 maranc1934 1887 Poultry 26 Aug. 404/1 Orpington Club... Proposed Rules..2.—That the object of the club be to encourage, project, and improve a breed of poultry called ‘The Orpington’, and to develop still further the useful qualities of that breed. 1892 F. A. McKenzie Pop. Poultry-keeping 56 Mr. Cook, a poultry farmer then living in the village of Orpington..introduced the single-combed Black Orpington to the poultry world in the autumn of 1886. 1897 K. B. B. De La Bere New Poultry Guide i. 18 He stocks..the other house with Dorkings, or Orpingtons, as being at once good layers, table fowls, and sitters. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 65/1 (advt.) Chicks from winter laying, farm raised, mature stock. S. C. W. Leghorns, R. I. Reds, Barred Rocks, White Rocks, White Wyandottes, Minorcas, White Orpingtons. 1958 ‘R. Crompton’ William's Television Show iv. 125 I can still feel the place where that Buff Orpington bit me on the ear. 1999 BBC Good Food Apr. 52/1 She decided on a mixture of Orpingtons and some beautiful golden birds she lovingly refers to as her ‘Mexicans’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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