petermann.

Brit.

/ˈpiːtəmən/, U.S.

/ˈpidərmən/

Forms: see Peter n. and man n.¹

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peter , man n.¹

Etymology: < the name of St Peter (see Peter n.) + man n.¹ With sense 1 compare earlier Peter n. 2. In sense 2 after Dutch peterman (18th cent.), spec. use of peterman (a nickname for) an inhabitant of Louvain (arising from the fact that the principal church of Louvain is dedicated to St Peter). With senses 3 and 4 compare Peter n. 6, pete n. 2, peter v.¹ 3, 4.Apparently attested earlier as a surname:1342 Close Rolls Edward III 693 John Petreman.

1. A fisherman; (originally) spec. = Peter n. 2. Now archaic and historical.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > using other methods

poundmanc1307

Petera1343

petermanc1400

fish-potter1819

sniggler1840

snatcher1878

ice-fisherman1879

guddler1880

pot fisher1890

pot fisherman1890

c1400 in C. Welch Tower Bridge (1894) 89 (MED) An Acte concernyng Petermen and other fysshing in the Thames.

1481 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 183 Petir men leyers of wilchons and other fisshers.

1584 Order Sept. in R. Griffiths Ess. Jurisdict. Thames (1746) 63 No Fishermen, Garthmen, Petermen, Draymen or Trinkermen, shall..set up any Wears, Engines [etc.].

1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph 230 The troubled sea, where Romes Peter-men finde the best fishing.

a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) iv. i. 77 Clowne. but [resolve mee] ffythe ffully ffisher as I am honest peeter man.

1702 W. Bohun Privilegia Londini 373 That no Peter-man shall at any time hereafter fish or work with any manner of net upon said river Westward.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Peterman, a fisherman; a fellow-craftsman of the Apostle Peter.

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 199 (note) Peterman,..ancient term for a fisherman, still used at Gravesend.

1894 C. Welch Tower Bridge 73 Crowded with devout citizens, from the dignified Alderman to the rough-clad peterman.

1981 C. A. McLaren Twister Over Thames i. 5 Tilly recognized them: Petermen, who fished for salmon and sturgeon by the piers of the bridge.

†2. A strong variety of wheat beer, formerly brewed at Louvain. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > other kinds of beer

spruce beerc1500

March beer1535

Lubecks beer1608

zythum1608

household beer1616

bottle1622

mumc1623

old beer1626

six1631

four1633

maize beer1663

mum beer1667

vinegar beer1677

wrest-beer1689

nog1693

October1705

October beer1707

ship-beer1707

butt beer1730

starting beer1735

butt1743

peterman1767

seamen's beer1795

chang1800

treacle beer1806

stock beer1826

Iceland beer1828

East India pale ale1835

India pale ale1837

faro1847

she-oak1848

Bass1849

bitter beer1850

bock1856

treble X1856

Burton1861

nettle beer1864

honey beer1867

pivo1873

Lambic1889

steam beer1898

barley-beer1901

gueuze1926

Kriek1936

best1938

rough1946

keg1949

IPA1953

busaa1967

mbege1972

microbrew1985

microbeer1986

yeast-beer-

1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! II. 51 To give him a dram, or a glass of peterman. Strong beer brewed at Louvain.

1798 J. O'Keeffe Blacksmith of Antwerp i. ii, in Dramatic Wks. IV. 387 Otho! if there's a bottle of Peterman in the Bar, he can't pass it.

1815 R. Southey Jrnl. Tour Netherlands (1902) 205 We had some of the Peterman beer for which this place [sc. Louvain] is famous, at dinner: finer I never tasted; it is soft, mild, and strong as Burton Ale, but neither sweet nor cloying.

3. Criminals' slang.

†a. A thief who steals baggage from vehicles. Obsolete.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > of luggage

peterman1812

pickup man1928

pickup merchant1938

1812 Sporting Mag. 39 209 As good a cracksman or peter-man as any in the ring.

1839 H. Brandon Dict. Flash or Cant Lang. in W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 164/2 Peterman, a man who cuts trunks from the back of carriages. They have a quick horse in a little cart which they drive off with the booty in an opposite direction.

?1863 Story Lancs. Thief 9 (Farmer) Sometimes he'd turn peterman, and he had been generally lucky at it.

b. A safe-blower. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > safe-breaker

chest-breaker1604

screwsman1819

safe-breaker1860

safe-blower1867

safe-cracker1873

peterman1900

gopher man1901

yegg1903

yeggman1906

pete-man1907

tool-man1909

1900 ‘J. Flynt’ & ‘F. Walton’ Powers that Prey 176 Sliger's record, both as ‘peter-man’ and convict, was produced.

1936 J. G. Brandon Pawnshop Murder i. 5 Your flash ‘peterman’ is as gentle-natured as the average curate.

1950 R. Chandler Let. 18 May in R. Chandler Speaking (1966) 80 Opening a good safe (without a time lock) requires expensive and heavy tools, the finest drills either to drill out the lock or to get in the nitro if he is a peterman.

1968 P. N. Walker Carnaby & Gaolbreakers i. 13 Well, you'd never be a peter man, or a breaker in a month of Sundays.

1993 R. Murphy Smash & Grab v. 71/2 Eric Parr, a thirties ‘peterman’ (safe-breaker), reports that a couple even managed to consummate their passion while queuing outside the governor's office.

4. A criminal who drugs his or her victims. disused.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > who administers drug

peterman1897

1897 B. P. Eldridge & W. B. Watts Our Rival xi. 289 The rogue's name for the professional users of ‘knockout drops’ is Peter-men or Peter-players.

1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing 256/2 Peter man,..person who administers a drug for the purpose of robbery.

1908 Sun (N.Y.) 2 Mar. 2/2 A peterman is one who uses knockout drops as an aid to robbery.

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

单词	peterman
释义	petermann. Brit. /ˈpiːtəmən/, U.S. /ˈpidərmən/ Forms: see Peter n. and man n.¹ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peter , man n.¹ Etymology: < the name of St Peter (see Peter n.) + man n.¹ With sense 1 compare earlier Peter n. 2. In sense 2 after Dutch peterman (18th cent.), spec. use of peterman (a nickname for) an inhabitant of Louvain (arising from the fact that the principal church of Louvain is dedicated to St Peter). With senses 3 and 4 compare Peter n. 6, pete n. 2, peter v.¹ 3, 4.Apparently attested earlier as a surname:1342 Close Rolls Edward III 693 John Petreman. 1. A fisherman; (originally) spec. = Peter n. 2. Now archaic and historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > using other methods poundmanc1307 Petera1343 petermanc1400 fish-potter1819 sniggler1840 snatcher1878 ice-fisherman1879 guddler1880 pot fisher1890 pot fisherman1890 c1400 in C. Welch Tower Bridge (1894) 89 (MED) An Acte concernyng Petermen and other fysshing in the Thames. 1481 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 183 Petir men leyers of wilchons and other fisshers. 1584 Order Sept. in R. Griffiths Ess. Jurisdict. Thames (1746) 63 No Fishermen, Garthmen, Petermen, Draymen or Trinkermen, shall..set up any Wears, Engines [etc.]. 1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph 230 The troubled sea, where Romes Peter-men finde the best fishing. a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) iv. i. 77 Clowne. but [resolve mee] ffythe ffully ffisher as I am honest peeter man. 1702 W. Bohun Privilegia Londini 373 That no Peter-man shall at any time hereafter fish or work with any manner of net upon said river Westward. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Peterman, a fisherman; a fellow-craftsman of the Apostle Peter. 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 199 (note) Peterman,..ancient term for a fisherman, still used at Gravesend. 1894 C. Welch Tower Bridge 73 Crowded with devout citizens, from the dignified Alderman to the rough-clad peterman. 1981 C. A. McLaren Twister Over Thames i. 5 Tilly recognized them: Petermen, who fished for salmon and sturgeon by the piers of the bridge. †2. A strong variety of wheat beer, formerly brewed at Louvain. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [noun] > other kinds of beer spruce beerc1500 March beer1535 Lubecks beer1608 zythum1608 household beer1616 bottle1622 mumc1623 old beer1626 six1631 four1633 maize beer1663 mum beer1667 vinegar beer1677 wrest-beer1689 nog1693 October1705 October beer1707 ship-beer1707 butt beer1730 starting beer1735 butt1743 peterman1767 seamen's beer1795 chang1800 treacle beer1806 stock beer1826 Iceland beer1828 East India pale ale1835 India pale ale1837 faro1847 she-oak1848 Bass1849 bitter beer1850 bock1856 treble X1856 Burton1861 nettle beer1864 honey beer1867 pivo1873 Lambic1889 steam beer1898 barley-beer1901 gueuze1926 Kriek1936 best1938 rough1946 keg1949 IPA1953 busaa1967 mbege1972 microbrew1985 microbeer1986 yeast-beer- 1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! II. 51 To give him a dram, or a glass of peterman. Strong beer brewed at Louvain. 1798 J. O'Keeffe Blacksmith of Antwerp i. ii, in Dramatic Wks. IV. 387 Otho! if there's a bottle of Peterman in the Bar, he can't pass it. 1815 R. Southey Jrnl. Tour Netherlands (1902) 205 We had some of the Peterman beer for which this place [sc. Louvain] is famous, at dinner: finer I never tasted; it is soft, mild, and strong as Burton Ale, but neither sweet nor cloying. 3. Criminals' slang. †a. A thief who steals baggage from vehicles. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > of luggage peterman1812 pickup man1928 pickup merchant1938 1812 Sporting Mag. 39 209 As good a cracksman or peter-man as any in the ring. 1839 H. Brandon Dict. Flash or Cant Lang. in W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 164/2 Peterman, a man who cuts trunks from the back of carriages. They have a quick horse in a little cart which they drive off with the booty in an opposite direction. ?1863 Story Lancs. Thief 9 (Farmer) Sometimes he'd turn peterman, and he had been generally lucky at it. b. A safe-blower. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > safe-breaker chest-breaker1604 screwsman1819 safe-breaker1860 safe-blower1867 safe-cracker1873 peterman1900 gopher man1901 yegg1903 yeggman1906 pete-man1907 tool-man1909 1900 ‘J. Flynt’ & ‘F. Walton’ Powers that Prey 176 Sliger's record, both as ‘peter-man’ and convict, was produced. 1936 J. G. Brandon Pawnshop Murder i. 5 Your flash ‘peterman’ is as gentle-natured as the average curate. 1950 R. Chandler Let. 18 May in R. Chandler Speaking (1966) 80 Opening a good safe (without a time lock) requires expensive and heavy tools, the finest drills either to drill out the lock or to get in the nitro if he is a peterman. 1968 P. N. Walker Carnaby & Gaolbreakers i. 13 Well, you'd never be a peter man, or a breaker in a month of Sundays. 1993 R. Murphy Smash & Grab v. 71/2 Eric Parr, a thirties ‘peterman’ (safe-breaker), reports that a couple even managed to consummate their passion while queuing outside the governor's office. 4. A criminal who drugs his or her victims. disused. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > who administers drug peterman1897 1897 B. P. Eldridge & W. B. Watts Our Rival xi. 289 The rogue's name for the professional users of ‘knockout drops’ is Peter-men or Peter-players. 1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing 256/2 Peter man,..person who administers a drug for the purpose of robbery. 1908 Sun (N.Y.) 2 Mar. 2/2 A peterman is one who uses knockout drops as an aid to robbery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400
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