单词 | penner |
释义 | pennern.1 Now historical. Originally: a case of metal, leather, etc., for holding pens; a pen-case. Later also: a writing case. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > pencil-case penner1393 scriptor1474 pencil case1552 pen-case1577 pencil box1856 1393 in A. H. Thomas Cal. Plea & Mem. Rolls London Guildhall (1932) III. 212 (MED) [Counting-house..one] pennar [and ink-horn]. c1395 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 1879 Pryuely a penner [v.rr. pennere, penne] gan he borwe, And in a lettre wroot he al his sorwe. a1425 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Pierpont Morgan) f. 14v Þey bereþ penneris and enkehornis and oþer instrumentis of writtis. 1463 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 229 (MED) Item, payd the sayd day for a pener and a ynkorne, iij d. 1520 R. Whittington Uulgaria sig. F.vii One hath pyked out all the pennes of my pennarde. 1541 Accts. Ld. High Treasurer Scotl. in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. I. *321 For ane Pennare of silver, to keip Pyke-teithe in, to þe Kingis grace. 1591 J. Florio Second Frutes 89 S. Giue me my penknife, to make a pen. D. It is in your penner, you doe nothing but write. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Escriptoire, a Penner. 1659 C. Hoole tr. J. A. Comenius Visible World (1672) xci. 187 We put up our Pens into a Pennar [L. calamario]. 1737 in J. Colville Ochtertyre House Bk. of Accomps (1907) 42 For a white iron penner..2d. 1795 A. Shirrefs Sale Catal. 4 This bought a buik and that a penner. 1850 W. Barclay Schools Banffshire (1925) 47 There was nothing on them [sc. desks] but ‘penners’, long black cases for holding pens and ‘skilies’. 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) ix. 40 The Penner and Inkhorn. 1901 A. Paterson Monquhitter 72 The quills when not in use were kept in small tin cylinders, designated ‘penners’. 1983 I. B. Cowan & D. Shaw Renaissance & Reformation in Scotl. 31 Investiture followed with inkhorn or penner and pen and delivery of parchment. 1990 Antique Winter 31/1 (advt.) George III silver mounted shagreen Penner with quills and glass liner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pennern.2 Now rare. A person who pens or composes a piece of writing, a document, a statement, etc.; a writer of something (either the original composer, or a copier). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writer > [noun] writereOE dightera1000 pena1398 penner1568 calligrapher1752 penciller1836 reducer1868 society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] bookerOE writerOE makerc1350 authora1382 inditera1387 pena1398 poetc1400 bookmakera1425 ditera1425 compilera1500 compositor?1533 book writer1565 penner1568 authorizera1579 bookwright1583 scribe1584 epistler1592 penman1592 scriptora1600 composer1603 book-breeder1605 comprisor?1623 volumist1641 scrivenera1660 literatist1660 knight of the quill1692 belletrist1816 scriever1825 creative writer1854 penworker1876 1568 in Bannatyne Misc. (1827) I. 35 That the devile..wes the cheif inventer of that letter quha euir was the penner thairof. 1612 G. Paule Life Whitgift (1699) 40 The authors and penners of some of these libels were, John Penry and John Udall. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxx. 182 Me thinks I see a contention between the Penners, and Pleaders of the Law. a1700 in J. Maidment Bk. Sc. Pasquils (1828) ii. 35 I shall not here, with burlesque penners, Carp at her beauty, wit, or manners. 1758 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. Introd. i. 11 The penners of our modern statutes. 1817 G. Canning in Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 1869 With regard to the address before the House; the numerous penners of it should not have launched into affirmations. 1825 J. Bentham Indications Respecting Ld. Eldon 49 The penner of this same Act of Lord Eldon's. 1994 J. Barth Once upon Time 322 Fortune's celebrated slings and arrows have neither passed their penner by nor on the other hand singled him out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † pennern.3 Obsolete. rare. Probably: a bodkin. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery worn on the head > [noun] > hair ornaments penner1624 golden tettix1874 slide1897 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον vii. 355 A bodkin or penner which she wore in her haire for an ornament. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). pennern.4 A person who pens cattle. Also (chiefly Australian and New Zealand): a person who pens sheep ready for the shearers in a shearing shed (frequently as penner-up). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > housing or sheltering of cattle > cattle pen or shelter > one who pens cattle penner1661 1661 in B. D. Hicks Rec. N. & S. Hempstead, Long Island (1896) I. 100 The drifer shall hafe 2 penc A peece and the penner a penie a peece. 1873 C. J. G. Rampini Lett. from Jamaica 89 The inhabitants of the rural districts are coffee-planters among the hills, penners (cattle-farmers) in the interior parishes, and planters round the seaboard. 1887 K. Mackay Stirrup Jingles 46 It was during last shearing that the boss gave a penner the go. 1894 Bulletin (Sydney) 10 Feb. 20/4 Stir yourselves, you penners-up, and shove the sheep along. 1938 Z. N. Hurston Tell my Horse iii. 39 Some say that the Whooping Boy is the great ghost of a ‘penner’ (a Cow-herd). 1955 People (Austral.) 30 Nov. 20/1 The penner-up bustles more sheep up the race. 1972 E. Hargreaves Fair Green Weed ii. 24 I had to go down to the cow-pen... One of the penners has had an accident... His mule shied. 1993 Horse & Rider May 25/2 Part of the TV crew is already present, rigging gear as avid penners get their horses ready. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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