peterishadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːtərɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpidərɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petre n.², -ish suffix¹, saltpetre n.

Etymology: < petre n.² + -ish suffix¹. In quot. 1936 perhaps independently < -petre (in saltpetre n.) + -ish suffix¹. Compare saltpetrish adj. at saltpetre n. Derivatives.

rare.

Containing saltpetre. Cf. saltpetrish adj. at saltpetre n. Derivatives.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > nitre or saltpetre

nitrous1583

sal-petery1608

peterish1690

salinitrous1731

nitriferous1839

salitrose1845

salitrous1897

1690 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Med. Scotl. (1892) iv. 65 When peterish earth shall be found, to dispose thereof for the convenience of the gun-powder factories.

1936 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 44 645 They ransacked the incrustations of buildings and barns for peterish earth to boil in specially constructed copper kettles set in iron frames.

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

单词	peterish
释义	peterishadj. Brit. /ˈpiːtərɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpidərɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petre n.², -ish suffix¹, saltpetre n. Etymology: < petre n.² + -ish suffix¹. In quot. 1936 perhaps independently < -petre (in saltpetre n.) + -ish suffix¹. Compare saltpetrish adj. at saltpetre n. Derivatives. rare. Containing saltpetre. Cf. saltpetrish adj. at saltpetre n. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > nitre or saltpetre nitrous1583 sal-petery1608 peterish1690 salinitrous1731 nitriferous1839 salitrose1845 salitrous1897 1690 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Med. Scotl. (1892) iv. 65 When peterish earth shall be found, to dispose thereof for the convenience of the gun-powder factories. 1936 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 44 645 They ransacked the incrustations of buildings and barns for peterish earth to boil in specially constructed copper kettles set in iron frames. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1690
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