pea-shootv.

Brit.

/ˈpiːʃuːt/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌʃut/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pea n.², shoot v., pea-shooting n.

Etymology: < pea n.² + shoot v., after earlier pea-shooter n. and probably also pea-shooting n.

transitive. To shoot peas at (a person or thing) using a pea-shooter; also figurative. Also (occasionally) intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy weapons > [verb (transitive)]

pea-shoot1862

1862 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe xxxvi. 212 Dick Ferrers..carried a peashooter, and pea-shot the noses of the leading horses of a dragful of Plungers, which followed them.

1899 Daily News 2 June 8/4 It was a favourite pastime,..for the boys, whenever the room was a bit dark, to pea-shoot at his bald, shining head.

1904 E. F. Benson Challoners (1906) 14/2 ‘Ah, she is awake,’ said Stella. ‘We can pea-shoot each other no longer. What a pity!’

1999 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 4 Mar. 8 The teacher spun around to see who was talking or who had pea-shot the back of his head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pea-shoot
释义	pea-shootv. Brit. /ˈpiːʃuːt/, U.S. /ˈpiˌʃut/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pea n.², shoot v., pea-shooting n. Etymology: < pea n.² + shoot v., after earlier pea-shooter n. and probably also pea-shooting n. transitive. To shoot peas at (a person or thing) using a pea-shooter; also figurative. Also (occasionally) intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy weapons > [verb (transitive)] pea-shoot1862 1862 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe xxxvi. 212 Dick Ferrers..carried a peashooter, and pea-shot the noses of the leading horses of a dragful of Plungers, which followed them. 1899 Daily News 2 June 8/4 It was a favourite pastime,..for the boys, whenever the room was a bit dark, to pea-shoot at his bald, shining head. 1904 E. F. Benson Challoners (1906) 14/2 ‘Ah, she is awake,’ said Stella. ‘We can pea-shoot each other no longer. What a pity!’ 1999 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 4 Mar. 8 The teacher spun around to see who was talking or who had pea-shot the back of his head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1862
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