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单词 perc
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percn.1

Brit. /pəːk/, U.S. /pərk/
Forms: 1900s– perc, 1900s– perk.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: percolator n.
Etymology: Shortened < percolator n. Compare earlier perk v.3In quot. 1925 apparently an independent use as a graphic abbreviation.
colloquial.
A coffee percolator.
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the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of coffee > utensils
coffee-pot1705
coffee maker1754
biggin1789
coffee-biggin1803
percolator1830
cafetière1846
coffee machine1894
drip coffee-pot1897
Silex1914
perc1934
filtre1940
French press1956
drip coffee-maker1964
plunger1970
pourover1973
Napoletana1983
1925 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 5 Aug. 24/7 (advt.) 2 Qt. Perc. Coffee Pot $1.45.]
1934 F. E. Baily Fleet St. Girl iii. 59 Amazing coffee Charles makes in that electric perc.
1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It xxx. 277 Don't try to use the perc, you're too stupid.
1994 Capilano Rev. Fall 60 Boyle knocked on Horst's door carrying two cups of coffee. ‘Leo hooked up an extension cord for me so I can use my perk.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

percn.2

Brit. /pəːk/, U.S. /pərk/
Forms: 1900s– perc, 1900s– perk.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: percolated adj.
Etymology: Shortened < percolated adj. Compare earlier perk v.3 and perc n.1 Compare also to perk up at perk v.2 4.
U.S. colloquial (originally slang).
Coffee made in a percolator.
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the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [noun] > coffee by type of preparation
real coffee1877
drip coffee1895
cowboy coffee1915
café-filtre1922
caffè espresso1933
perc1936
Nescafé1938
espresso1945
instant1954
Nescaff1962
cafe Americano1964
filtre1966
Nes1967
Americano1973
espresso macchiato1976
caffè ristretto1977
ristretto1980
espresso ristretto1983
half-caf1990
1936 Amer. Speech 11 41 Abbreviations and shortenings [sc. in ‘the jargon of the soda jerker’]..Perk (percolated coffee), Rush it (serve it with Russian dressing) [etc.].
1960 H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang 384/1 Perk, perc n., percolated coffee, as opposed to that boiled in a pan. Orig. cowboy use; later hobo use.
1997 Daily News (New Plymouth) 17 Dec. (Advertising Suppl.) 11 For an evening barbecue, our master chef suggests a pot of perc coffee sitting on a corner to keep hot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

percn.3

Brit. /pəːk/, U.S. /pərk/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: perchloroethylene n.
Etymology: Shortened < perchloroethylene n.
colloquial (chiefly North American).
Perchloroethylene, esp. as used as a dry-cleaning fluid.
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1949 N.Y. Times 27 Mar. v. 9 (advt.) Cleaning plant, retail, yearly business $55,000. Perc cleaning machine, 3 pressing machines, 3 trucks, fur storage vault, [etc.].
1970 Sunday Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 2 Aug. 26/2 (advt.) Perc... This dry cleaning fluid is formulated to do a good job in a very special way.
1994 Utne Reader July–Aug. 44/4 Thousands of neighborhood dry cleaners spew 100,000 tons of perc into the air each year.
2003 Forbes (Nexis) 21 July 76 California's South Coast Air Quality Management District late last year moved to phase out the use of perchloroethylene—commonly known as ‘perc’.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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