pine knotn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪn nɒt/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪn ˌnɑt/

Forms: see pine n.² and knot n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pine n.², knot n.¹

Etymology: < pine n.² + knot n.¹

Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. A knot of pinewood, esp. when burned as fuel for a fire or to provide illumination. Cf. pitch knot n. at pitch n.¹ Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] > wooden

brandc1385

tede1562

pine1592

candle-wood1634

pine knot1662

splinter1751

pitch knot1792

split1892

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > wood as fuel > [noun]

woodc888

trouse978

stickc1175

spray1297

spraya1300

firewood1377

lopc1420

billet1465

buchette1507

bag-wood1525

bavin1573

brushment1591

brushwood1616

burning-wood1642

firebote1661

chump1680

lop-wood1693

brush1699

burn-wood1701

lightwood1705

shravel1732

billet-wood1759

hedge-wood1785

pine knot1791

1662 J. Winthrop Acct. making Tar & Pitch in New Eng. in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) i. 99 These pine-knots..escape the fury of the fire.

c1670 Plymouth (Mass.) Rec. (1889) I. 119 There shalbe noe pyne knot picked.

1711 Jrnl. Votes Gen. Assembly Nova-Cæsarea 25 An Act for preventing the committing of waste and destruction of Timber, Pine-Trees and Pine-knots.

1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 387 To collect a great quantity of wood and Pine knots to feed our fires.

1833 Knickerbocker Mag. 1 90 He then produced a bundle of pine knots..and lighting one of them set out.

1897 Outing 30 69/2 I held a pine-knot for him to make the entry in our log-book.

1945 B. A. Botkin Lay My Burden Down 62 When the boys would start to the quarters from the field, they would get a turn of lider [sc. lightwood] knots. I 'specks you knows 'em as pine knots.

1989 C. R. Wilson & W. Ferris Encycl. Southern Culture 1245/1 The light from burning pine knots played on the overhang of cypress and Spanish moss.

a. Used in comparisons or similes, with allusion to the toughness or hardness of a pine knot.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [noun] > hard substance or thing > typically

steelc1275

flintc1330

diamondc1400

brassa1425

posta1450

iron1532

marble1586

pine knot1774

piecrust1869

1774 1st Bk. Amer. Chron. of that Time i. p. viii The least of whom were stronger than Sampson, bold men, and as hard as a pine knot.

1835 ‘H. Bull-Us’ Diverting Hist. John Bull & Brother Jonathan (new ed.) i. 8 Jonathan, though as hard as a pine knot,..could bear it no longer.

1850 H. C. Watson Camp-fires Revol. 31 We stuck to them as close as pine-knots.

1947 J. H. Brown Outdoors Unlimited 76 Sitting there watching the jays and peckerwoods.., I thought Lucius looked tougher than a pine-knot.

1996 F. Chappell Farewell I'm bound to leave You (1997) 160 Ginger made herself smart and fleet and cunning and fierce and as tough as a pine knot.

b. figurative. A person or thing considered to be as tough or enduring as a pine knot. Now rare.

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the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [noun] > robustness > person

stalworthc1400

Ironsidea1470

stalwart1508

iron man1643

pine knot1836

iron woman1900

hard rock1922

toughie1929

tough guy1932

hard-ass1962

hardbody1980

1836 W. G. Simms Mellichampe I. vi. 65 Don't be foolish, now, I beg you; running your head agin a pine knot that you can't swallow.

1856 X. D. MacLeod Biogr. F. Wood 48 The human pine-knot John C. Calhoun.

1876 S. Warner & A. Warner Gold of Chickaree 360 You know as well as I do, that you are a pine knot for endurance.

1972 D. Jenkins Semi-tough iii. 194 I want you pine-knots to be in a mood to stand them piss ants ever [sic] way but up.

Compounds

pine knot fire n.

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1834 W. A. Caruthers Kentuckian in N.Y. I. xvi. 166 On these they kindle pine-knot fires to keep the mosquitoes away from the premises.

1886 Cent. Mag. Feb. 588/2 They would draw up around the flaming pine-knot fire thinking of him.

1938 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 23 428 His lessons were given secretly at night with the aid of a pine knot fire.

1989 W. Flynt Poor but Proud ii. vii. 164 She studied at night by the light from a pine-knot fire.

pine knot torch n.

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1808 J. N. Barker Indian Princess iii. i. 47 [She] lit me with her pine-knot torch to bedward.

1842 C. F. Hoffman Vigil of Faith 50 'Tis he who holds the pine-knot torch, That seems her blazing path to scorch.

1999 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 25 Apr. e11 Teachers could..listen to self-improvement lectures by the light of pine-knot torches.

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

单词	pine knot
释义	pine knotn. Brit. /ˈpʌɪn nɒt/, U.S. /ˈpaɪn ˌnɑt/ Forms: see pine n.² and knot n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pine n.², knot n.¹ Etymology: < pine n.² + knot n.¹ Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. A knot of pinewood, esp. when burned as fuel for a fire or to provide illumination. Cf. pitch knot n. at pitch n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] > wooden brandc1385 tede1562 pine1592 candle-wood1634 pine knot1662 splinter1751 pitch knot1792 split1892 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > wood as fuel > [noun] woodc888 trouse978 stickc1175 spray1297 spraya1300 firewood1377 lopc1420 billet1465 buchette1507 bag-wood1525 bavin1573 brushment1591 brushwood1616 burning-wood1642 firebote1661 chump1680 lop-wood1693 brush1699 burn-wood1701 lightwood1705 shravel1732 billet-wood1759 hedge-wood1785 pine knot1791 1662 J. Winthrop Acct. making Tar & Pitch in New Eng. in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) i. 99 These pine-knots..escape the fury of the fire. c1670 Plymouth (Mass.) Rec. (1889) I. 119 There shalbe noe pyne knot picked. 1711 Jrnl. Votes Gen. Assembly Nova-Cæsarea 25 An Act for preventing the committing of waste and destruction of Timber, Pine-Trees and Pine-knots. 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 387 To collect a great quantity of wood and Pine knots to feed our fires. 1833 Knickerbocker Mag. 1 90 He then produced a bundle of pine knots..and lighting one of them set out. 1897 Outing 30 69/2 I held a pine-knot for him to make the entry in our log-book. 1945 B. A. Botkin Lay My Burden Down 62 When the boys would start to the quarters from the field, they would get a turn of lider [sc. lightwood] knots. I 'specks you knows 'em as pine knots. 1989 C. R. Wilson & W. Ferris Encycl. Southern Culture 1245/1 The light from burning pine knots played on the overhang of cypress and Spanish moss. 2. a. Used in comparisons or similes, with allusion to the toughness or hardness of a pine knot. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [noun] > hard substance or thing > typically steelc1275 flintc1330 diamondc1400 brassa1425 posta1450 iron1532 marble1586 pine knot1774 piecrust1869 1774 1st Bk. Amer. Chron. of that Time i. p. viii The least of whom were stronger than Sampson, bold men, and as hard as a pine knot. 1835 ‘H. Bull-Us’ Diverting Hist. John Bull & Brother Jonathan (new ed.) i. 8 Jonathan, though as hard as a pine knot,..could bear it no longer. 1850 H. C. Watson Camp-fires Revol. 31 We stuck to them as close as pine-knots. 1947 J. H. Brown Outdoors Unlimited 76 Sitting there watching the jays and peckerwoods.., I thought Lucius looked tougher than a pine-knot. 1996 F. Chappell Farewell I'm bound to leave You (1997) 160 Ginger made herself smart and fleet and cunning and fierce and as tough as a pine knot. b. figurative. A person or thing considered to be as tough or enduring as a pine knot. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [noun] > robustness > person stalworthc1400 Ironsidea1470 stalwart1508 iron man1643 pine knot1836 iron woman1900 hard rock1922 toughie1929 tough guy1932 hard-ass1962 hardbody1980 1836 W. G. Simms Mellichampe I. vi. 65 Don't be foolish, now, I beg you; running your head agin a pine knot that you can't swallow. 1856 X. D. MacLeod Biogr. F. Wood 48 The human pine-knot John C. Calhoun. 1876 S. Warner & A. Warner Gold of Chickaree 360 You know as well as I do, that you are a pine knot for endurance. 1972 D. Jenkins Semi-tough iii. 194 I want you pine-knots to be in a mood to stand them piss ants ever [sic] way but up. Compounds pine knot fire n. ΚΠ 1834 W. A. Caruthers Kentuckian in N.Y. I. xvi. 166 On these they kindle pine-knot fires to keep the mosquitoes away from the premises. 1886 Cent. Mag. Feb. 588/2 They would draw up around the flaming pine-knot fire thinking of him. 1938 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 23 428 His lessons were given secretly at night with the aid of a pine knot fire. 1989 W. Flynt Poor but Proud ii. vii. 164 She studied at night by the light from a pine-knot fire. pine knot torch n. ΚΠ 1808 J. N. Barker Indian Princess iii. i. 47 [She] lit me with her pine-knot torch to bedward. 1842 C. F. Hoffman Vigil of Faith 50 'Tis he who holds the pine-knot torch, That seems her blazing path to scorch. 1999 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 25 Apr. e11 Teachers could..listen to self-improvement lectures by the light of pine-knot torches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662
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