pitch-kettledadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃˌkɛtld/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtʃˌkɛdld/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitch kettle n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: Apparently < pitch kettle n. + -ed suffix². The underlying metaphor is unclear; perhaps the implication is of being stuck in pitch (compare quot. 1788), or perhaps it refers to the darkness of the contents of a pitch kettle.Perhaps compare the following (and for a different explanation of the origin of the expression based on this see Notes & Queries (1859) 7 365/2):1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Kittle Pitchering, a jocular method of hobbling or bothering a troublesome teller of long stories.

slang. Now rare.

Utterly puzzled; confounded, nonplussed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective] > at a loss

shentc1440

stumbled1548

nonplussed1606

unresponsive1668

pitch-kettled1788

posed1820

bepuzzled1826

buffaloed-

1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) Pitch-kettled, stuck fast; confounded.

a1800 W. Cowper Epist. to R. Lloyd in Poems (1980) I. 55 Thus, the preliminaries settled, I fairly find myself pitch-kettled.

1876 M. Collins From Midnight to Midnight III. vii. 92 He was just as thoroughly pitch-kettled (to use an ancient bit of slang) as any gentleman calling himself ‘Honourable’ well could be.

1990 C. R. Johnson Middle Passage (1991) iv. 92 Personally, I was too pitchkettled to trust my own speech.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitch-kettled
释义	pitch-kettledadj. Brit. /ˈpɪtʃˌkɛtld/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃˌkɛdld/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitch kettle n., -ed suffix². Etymology: Apparently < pitch kettle n. + -ed suffix². The underlying metaphor is unclear; perhaps the implication is of being stuck in pitch (compare quot. 1788), or perhaps it refers to the darkness of the contents of a pitch kettle.Perhaps compare the following (and for a different explanation of the origin of the expression based on this see Notes & Queries (1859) 7 365/2):1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Kittle Pitchering, a jocular method of hobbling or bothering a troublesome teller of long stories. slang. Now rare. Utterly puzzled; confounded, nonplussed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective] > at a loss shentc1440 stumbled1548 nonplussed1606 unresponsive1668 pitch-kettled1788 posed1820 bepuzzled1826 buffaloed- 1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) Pitch-kettled, stuck fast; confounded. a1800 W. Cowper Epist. to R. Lloyd in Poems (1980) I. 55 Thus, the preliminaries settled, I fairly find myself pitch-kettled. 1876 M. Collins From Midnight to Midnight III. vii. 92 He was just as thoroughly pitch-kettled (to use an ancient bit of slang) as any gentleman calling himself ‘Honourable’ well could be. 1990 C. R. Johnson Middle Passage (1991) iv. 92 Personally, I was too pitchkettled to trust my own speech. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1788
随便看	to be caught red-handed to be caught redhanded to be caught short to be caught with one's pants down to be caught with one's trousers down to be cheap of to be cheap served to be checked to be cherokee to to be clear grit to be closeted together to be closeted with to be coloured to be come as second nature (to to be come etc second nature (to to be come up with to be coming a person's way to be compromised to be compunct to be concerned in art or part to be concerned in either art or part to be condescended to be confessed of to be confined to be conjured