pearl-divev.

Brit.

/ˈpəːlˌdʌɪv/, U.S.

/ˈpərlˌdaɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pearl n.¹, dive v.

Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + dive v., after pearl diver n., pearl diving n.

slang.

1. intransitive. To dive for pearls.

ΚΠ

1869 Edinb. Evening Courant 14 Aug. 5/5 The pearl fishery being free to all without need of license, and with no rules for its regulation, a mob of people who have nothing better to do may annually be found pearl diving.

1975 W. A. Douglass & J. Bilbao Amerikanuak iv. 180 They even forbade their own soldiers and Indian charges to pearl dive.

2018 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Feb. You'll get to see a demonstration of how to pearl dive and how to open an oyster shell to find the pearl.

2. intransitive. Surfing. = pearl v.¹ 6b.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > surf-ride [verb (intransitive)] > actions of surfer

pearl-dive1923

slide1931

hot-dog1959

to hang five, ten1962

to kick out1962

to cut back1963

to pull out1963

to pull off1964

nose-ride1965

rollercoaster1969

shred1977

rail1986

to pull in1987

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > surf-ride [verb (intransitive)] > actions of board

pearl-dive1923

pearl1961

nose1963

1923 Honolulu Star-Bull. 21 Apr. iv. 2/1 If you catch it [sc. the wave] just before the break the long board is harder to turn, and hence is more apt to ‘pearl dive’.

1971 Stud. in Eng. (Univ. Cape Town) 2 27 If he is too far forward on the board the nose may dig in and the board pearl (shortened form of pearl-dive).

2003 Re: what can you tell me about this surfboard? in alt.surfing (Usenet newsgroup) 4 Dec. They're called ‘Pearlers’ because every time you catch a wave they want to ‘pearl dive’.

3. intransitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. To wash dishes in a cafe or restaurant.

ΚΠ

1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel v. 402 He got a job pearldiving in a lunch~room.

1933 J. Conroy Disinherited 193 Try to get a job slinging hash, or pearl diving.

1969 R. D. Pharr Bk. Numbers 282 This is Cokey's going-away party ain't it? And you wants him to stay in the kitchen and pearl-dive?

1994 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 6 Dec. 2 d In the mid-'70s, Pentland was pearl diving in a Georgetown restaurant while married to Roseanne Barr, an unknown comic and domestic goddess.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pearl-dive
释义	pearl-divev. Brit. /ˈpəːlˌdʌɪv/, U.S. /ˈpərlˌdaɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pearl n.¹, dive v. Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + dive v., after pearl diver n., pearl diving n. slang. 1. intransitive. To dive for pearls. ΚΠ 1869 Edinb. Evening Courant 14 Aug. 5/5 The pearl fishery being free to all without need of license, and with no rules for its regulation, a mob of people who have nothing better to do may annually be found pearl diving. 1975 W. A. Douglass & J. Bilbao Amerikanuak iv. 180 They even forbade their own soldiers and Indian charges to pearl dive. 2018 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Feb. You'll get to see a demonstration of how to pearl dive and how to open an oyster shell to find the pearl. 2. intransitive. Surfing. = pearl v.¹ 6b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > surf-ride [verb (intransitive)] > actions of surfer pearl-dive1923 slide1931 hot-dog1959 to hang five, ten1962 to kick out1962 to cut back1963 to pull out1963 to pull off1964 nose-ride1965 rollercoaster1969 shred1977 rail1986 to pull in1987 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > surf-ride [verb (intransitive)] > actions of board pearl-dive1923 pearl1961 nose1963 1923 Honolulu Star-Bull. 21 Apr. iv. 2/1 If you catch it [sc. the wave] just before the break the long board is harder to turn, and hence is more apt to ‘pearl dive’. 1971 Stud. in Eng. (Univ. Cape Town) 2 27 If he is too far forward on the board the nose may dig in and the board pearl (shortened form of pearl-dive). 2003 Re: what can you tell me about this surfboard? in alt.surfing (Usenet newsgroup) 4 Dec. They're called ‘Pearlers’ because every time you catch a wave they want to ‘pearl dive’. 3. intransitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. To wash dishes in a cafe or restaurant. ΚΠ 1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel v. 402 He got a job pearldiving in a lunch~room. 1933 J. Conroy Disinherited 193 Try to get a job slinging hash, or pearl diving. 1969 R. D. Pharr Bk. Numbers 282 This is Cokey's going-away party ain't it? And you wants him to stay in the kitchen and pearl-dive? 1994 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 6 Dec. 2 d In the mid-'70s, Pentland was pearl diving in a Georgetown restaurant while married to Roseanne Barr, an unknown comic and domestic goddess. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1869
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