ormeringn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːmərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɔrmərɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ormer n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < ormer n. + -ing suffix¹.

Channel Islands.

The collecting of ormers. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for shellfish > for others

clamming1636

cockling1790

periwinkling1841

five-fingering1889

winkling1898

ormering1903

quahogging1905

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 359/2 He's gone ormering.

1953 W. D. Hooke Channel Islands iv. 110 Ormering is another important amusement. A very low tide is always referred to in the Islands as ‘an Ormering tide’.

1968 R. M. Lockley Channel Islands 74 Even hard-hearted employers have forgiven employees absent from work over a low tide when the excuse has been ‘ormering’.

1976 W. Rutherford Jersey iii. 40 The ormering parties, held when the oreille-de-mer were gathered.

1998 Financial Times (Nexis) 28 Mar. (Food & Drink section) 12 Ormering is strictly controlled and it is illegal to collect, supply or eat Halotis tuberculnia out of season.

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

单词	ormering
释义	ormeringn. Brit. /ˈɔːmərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔrmərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ormer n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < ormer n. + -ing suffix¹. Channel Islands. The collecting of ormers. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for shellfish > for others clamming1636 cockling1790 periwinkling1841 five-fingering1889 winkling1898 ormering1903 quahogging1905 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 359/2 He's gone ormering. 1953 W. D. Hooke Channel Islands iv. 110 Ormering is another important amusement. A very low tide is always referred to in the Islands as ‘an Ormering tide’. 1968 R. M. Lockley Channel Islands 74 Even hard-hearted employers have forgiven employees absent from work over a low tide when the excuse has been ‘ormering’. 1976 W. Rutherford Jersey iii. 40 The ormering parties, held when the oreille-de-mer were gathered. 1998 Financial Times (Nexis) 28 Mar. (Food & Drink section) 12 Ormering is strictly controlled and it is illegal to collect, supply or eat Halotis tuberculnia out of season. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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