plumpern.¹

Brit.

/ˈplʌmpə/, U.S.

/ˈpləmpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump v.³, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < plump v.³ + -er suffix¹.

1. In plural. Small balls or pads carried in the mouth to fill out the cheeks artificially.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the face > [noun] > instruments or applicators > for filling out cheeks

plumpersa1685

a1685 M. Evelyn Mundus Muliebris (1690) 189 And that the Cheeks may both agree, Plumpers to fill the Cavity.

1696 J. Dryden, Jr. Husband his Own Cuckold i. i. 7 Plumpers for the help of decay'd Ladies who are Cheek-fallen.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 245. ⁋2 Two Pair of brand-new Plumpers, Four Black-lead Combs, Three Pair of fashionable Eye-brows.

1754 Connoisseur 5 Dec. 6 Lost, From about a Lady's Person, who went to mob it at Drury Lane Playhouse one Night last Week, A Plumper for the Cheek, a Bolster for the Hip, three very white even Teeth, and one Eyebrow.

1869 Galaxy Jan. 95 His cheeks are full of plumpers, and so are his promises.

1905 Dial 16 Feb. 116/2 She..was charged by some of the ladies at the summer boarding house where we met with wearing ‘plumpers’ in her cheeks.

1984 B. Reid So Much Love iii. 31 I walked from Brixton.., taking with me..the bits of sponge I put into my cheeks for ‘plumpers’ to make me look old.

†2.

a. A frame used to expand a woman's skirt; a bustle, a pannier. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > contrivance for expanding skirts

plumper1749

crinoline1848

1749 E. Montagu Let. 8 Sept. (1813) III. 86 Old Mrs. Ashley has added a yard of whalebone to her plumpers merely on his account.

1796 Sporting Mag. Nov. 99/1 When we..view the pads, bishops plumpers, no waists and long waists of females, we may deem this to be a very whimsical age.

b. A substance used to increase the thickness of hides. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > leather-making materials > [noun] > other leather-making materials

sabrasc1480

stuff1812

pure1842

bran-drench1883

moellon1897

sig1897

plumper1903

1903 L. A. Flemming Pract. Tanning xxii. 375 Quebracho is not a good plumper, and for this reason some material is necessary to plump the leather.

1903 L. A. Flemming Pract. Tanning xxii. 376 Quebracho, being a sweet tan, is not of itself a plumper.

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

plumpern.²

Brit.

/ˈplʌmpə/, U.S.

/ˈpləmpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump adv., -er suffix¹; plump v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < plump adv. (see sense 4 at that entry) + -er suffix¹; in later use also < plump v.¹ + -er suffix¹. With sense 1b compare German †Plumpfer , in the same sense (1745 or earlier). With sense 1a compare earlier plump n.³ 3.

Now historical.

†1.

a. slang. A heavy blow. Cf. plump n.³ 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [noun] > striking heavily > a heavy blow

smitea1200

ponder1339

clouta1400

whopc1440

routa1450

maul1481

sousec1500

dunta1522

flake1559

lambskin1573

lamback1592

daud1596

baster1600

mell1658

thumper1682

lounder1723

smash1725

plumper1756

spanker1772

douser1782

thud1787

bash1805

stave1819

batter1823

belter1823

wallop1823

whacker1823

belt1825

smasher1829

dingbat1843

dinger1845

oner1861

squeaker1877

clod1886

wham1923

dong1941

1756 C. Anstey Mem. Noted Buckhorse I. 34 Buckhorse..tip'd him, in the Tyburn-road Phrase, a Plumper in the Bread-Basket.

1772 T. Bridges Burlesque Transl. Homer (rev. ed.) ix. 378 Gave me a plumper on the jaw, And cry'd; Pox take you!

1796 Sporting Mag. 8 145 Which was immediately followed by a plumper just under the right eye.

c1847 J. T. Downey Cruise of Portsmouth (1963) 219 Just as sure as I try to get away from here, he gives me a plumper, right between the two eyes.

b. A heavy fall to the ground. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > fall from horse

plumper1810

voluntary1863

crumpler1883

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > falling down or from erect position (animates) > severe fall

breakneck1563

plumper1810

purl1825

mucker1851

cropper1858

burster1863

smasher1875

crumpler1883

smeller1923

1810 Splendid Follies II. 138 I had such a plumper off the old mare the first time I went out!

1810 Splendid Follies III. 79 After my plumper, the animal made for the woods.

2. A vote cast at an election for a single candidate when the voter has the right to vote for two or more (also plumper vote). Also: a voter who casts a plumper vote. Cf. to vote plump at plump adv. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > registering or casting votes > types of voting > one who

plumper1761

faggot voter1818

repeater1862

vest-pocket voter1888

swing vote1966

ticket-splitter1972

tactical voter1974

plumper1761

faggot1775

out-vote1790

faggot vote1803

floating vote1847

protest vote1912

tactical vote1974

1761 in Entire & Impartial Coll. Papers conc. Late Election at Liverpool 13 Come then, honest Freemen, at Liberty's call, For Sir William, a Plumper, let's vote one and all.

1781 A. Storer Let. 28 Feb. in 15th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1897) App. vi. 466 Opposition were without several of their plumpers that evening, either from their being ill or their being out of town.

1790 Poll for Election MP for Liverpool 35 [I] shall therefore..vote a plumper for him, tomorrow morning; tho' I had, before the great Coalition was announced, promised one vote to Lord Penryn.

1813 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 35 427 C, who splits none of his votes, will have seven supporters. The majority falls to the lot of the candidate [C] whose adherents give plumpers.

1832 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life I. 28 The numerous plumpers..being constantly interrupted in their endeavours to go to the hustings.

1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel III. xi. xiii. 307 If canvassing for yourself alone, you could not carry a sufficient number of plumper votes.

1894 J. K. Fowler Recoll. Old Country Life i. 8 An old printed document..giving..the number of plumpers, or single votes, polled for each candidate.

1924 Times 13 Oct. 9/4 Each of the candidates had a number of ‘plumpers’.

1992 J. A. Phillips Great Reform Bill in Boroughs iii. 133 These two unnecessary Whig plumpers by otherwise devoted partisans reflect the tension caused by a small rift among the Whigs.

†3. A downright lie. In later use more generally: an unusually large example of its type. Cf. whopper n. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie > blatant, extravagant

a lie with a latchet1580

rapper1611

banger1657

thumper1660

whisker1668

swinger1671

thwacker1674

strapper1677

volunteer1680

hummer1699

swapperc1700

rouser?1770

plumper1776

whopper1791

bouncer1803

yanker1822

rattler1825

whacker1825

falsism1835

crumper1855

bang1879

out-and-outer1880

big lie1939

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > an exceptionally large thing of its kind

swinger1599

rapper1653

thumper1660

whisker1668

spanker1751

slapper1781

whopper1785

skelper1790

smasher1794

pelter1811

swapper1818

jumbo1823

sneezer1823

whacker1825

whanger1825

infant1832

bulger1835

three-decker1835

bouncer1842

snorter1859

whalera1860

plonker1862

bruiser1868

snapper1874

plumper1881

boomer1885

heavy1897

sollicker1898

sanakatowzer1903

Moby Dicka1974

stonker1987

1776 T. Twining Let. 27 Jan. (1991) I. 106 A work which the public long expected with impatience (if that is not a plumper, there never was one!).

1804 A. Cherry Soldier's Daughter 6 Lord a mercy! there's a plumper!

1812 Salem (Mass.) Gaz. 26 Nov. 3/3 A Plumper.—The Gazette..states [etc.]... A more barefaced falsehood never was published.

1815 He must be Married i. i, in New Brit. Theatre IV. 234 I will propose you to him—I shall tell him a few plumpers.

1881 Punch 1 Oct. 155/1 Lovers of England..can hardly do better than help to fill that Purse, which Mr. Punch hopes will prove a ‘plumper’.

Compounds

† plumper line n. Obsolete rare a rope used by divers in making their descent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming > equipment

armour1721

lifeline1808

shot line1884

plumper line1896

shot rope1909

aqualung1950

scuba1952

snorkel1953

weight belt1955

umbilical pipe1968

1896 Strand Mag. 12 349/1 The [pearl-divers'] descent is made by means of a rope called the plumper line.

1896 Daily News 14 Nov. 6/7 Three or four of these [descents] were spent in restoring the plumper-line, which Diver May finally secured to the ring of the trap-door of the specie tank.

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

† plumpern.³

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < plump n.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare plumping n.³ Compare earlier clump v. 2a. N.E.D. (1907) indicates the stress as ˈplumper.

Obsolete.

A machine for sowing seed in clumps or clusters.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > sowing and planting equipment > [noun] > apparatus for sowing > machine for sowing in drills > drill for sowing clumps

plumper1844

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 788 The drill-sowing machines..are designated in Scotland plumpers, from their dropping their gifts on one point.

1854 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 15 i. 110 They are..dibbled by a machine called a plumper or sown in shallow drills by the hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

n.¹a1685

n.²1756

n.³1844

单词	plumper
释义	plumpern.¹ Brit. /ˈplʌmpə/, U.S. /ˈpləmpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump v.³, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < plump v.³ + -er suffix¹. 1. In plural. Small balls or pads carried in the mouth to fill out the cheeks artificially. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the face > [noun] > instruments or applicators > for filling out cheeks plumpersa1685 a1685 M. Evelyn Mundus Muliebris (1690) 189 And that the Cheeks may both agree, Plumpers to fill the Cavity. 1696 J. Dryden, Jr. Husband his Own Cuckold i. i. 7 Plumpers for the help of decay'd Ladies who are Cheek-fallen. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 245. ⁋2 Two Pair of brand-new Plumpers, Four Black-lead Combs, Three Pair of fashionable Eye-brows. 1754 Connoisseur 5 Dec. 6 Lost, From about a Lady's Person, who went to mob it at Drury Lane Playhouse one Night last Week, A Plumper for the Cheek, a Bolster for the Hip, three very white even Teeth, and one Eyebrow. 1869 Galaxy Jan. 95 His cheeks are full of plumpers, and so are his promises. 1905 Dial 16 Feb. 116/2 She..was charged by some of the ladies at the summer boarding house where we met with wearing ‘plumpers’ in her cheeks. 1984 B. Reid So Much Love iii. 31 I walked from Brixton.., taking with me..the bits of sponge I put into my cheeks for ‘plumpers’ to make me look old. †2. a. A frame used to expand a woman's skirt; a bustle, a pannier. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > contrivance for expanding skirts plumper1749 crinoline1848 1749 E. Montagu Let. 8 Sept. (1813) III. 86 Old Mrs. Ashley has added a yard of whalebone to her plumpers merely on his account. 1796 Sporting Mag. Nov. 99/1 When we..view the pads, bishops plumpers, no waists and long waists of females, we may deem this to be a very whimsical age. b. A substance used to increase the thickness of hides. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > leather-making materials > [noun] > other leather-making materials sabrasc1480 stuff1812 pure1842 bran-drench1883 moellon1897 sig1897 plumper1903 1903 L. A. Flemming Pract. Tanning xxii. 375 Quebracho is not a good plumper, and for this reason some material is necessary to plump the leather. 1903 L. A. Flemming Pract. Tanning xxii. 376 Quebracho, being a sweet tan, is not of itself a plumper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). plumpern.² Brit. /ˈplʌmpə/, U.S. /ˈpləmpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump adv., -er suffix¹; plump v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < plump adv. (see sense 4 at that entry) + -er suffix¹; in later use also < plump v.¹ + -er suffix¹. With sense 1b compare German †Plumpfer , in the same sense (1745 or earlier). With sense 1a compare earlier plump n.³ 3. Now historical. †1. a. slang. A heavy blow. Cf. plump n.³ 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [noun] > striking heavily > a heavy blow smitea1200 ponder1339 clouta1400 whopc1440 routa1450 maul1481 sousec1500 dunta1522 flake1559 lambskin1573 lamback1592 daud1596 baster1600 mell1658 thumper1682 lounder1723 smash1725 plumper1756 spanker1772 douser1782 thud1787 bash1805 stave1819 batter1823 belter1823 wallop1823 whacker1823 belt1825 smasher1829 dingbat1843 dinger1845 oner1861 squeaker1877 clod1886 wham1923 dong1941 1756 C. Anstey Mem. Noted Buckhorse I. 34 Buckhorse..tip'd him, in the Tyburn-road Phrase, a Plumper in the Bread-Basket. 1772 T. Bridges Burlesque Transl. Homer (rev. ed.) ix. 378 Gave me a plumper on the jaw, And cry'd; Pox take you! 1796 Sporting Mag. 8 145 Which was immediately followed by a plumper just under the right eye. c1847 J. T. Downey Cruise of Portsmouth (1963) 219 Just as sure as I try to get away from here, he gives me a plumper, right between the two eyes. b. A heavy fall to the ground. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > fall from horse plumper1810 voluntary1863 crumpler1883 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > falling down or from erect position (animates) > severe fall breakneck1563 plumper1810 purl1825 mucker1851 cropper1858 burster1863 smasher1875 crumpler1883 smeller1923 1810 Splendid Follies II. 138 I had such a plumper off the old mare the first time I went out! 1810 Splendid Follies III. 79 After my plumper, the animal made for the woods. 2. A vote cast at an election for a single candidate when the voter has the right to vote for two or more (also plumper vote). Also: a voter who casts a plumper vote. Cf. to vote plump at plump adv. 4. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > registering or casting votes > types of voting > one who plumper1761 faggot voter1818 repeater1862 vest-pocket voter1888 swing vote1966 ticket-splitter1972 tactical voter1974 society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > registering or casting votes > types of voting > types of vote plumper1761 faggot1775 out-vote1790 faggot vote1803 floating vote1847 protest vote1912 tactical vote1974 1761 in Entire & Impartial Coll. Papers conc. Late Election at Liverpool 13 Come then, honest Freemen, at Liberty's call, For Sir William, a Plumper, let's vote one and all. 1781 A. Storer Let. 28 Feb. in 15th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1897) App. vi. 466 Opposition were without several of their plumpers that evening, either from their being ill or their being out of town. 1790 Poll for Election MP for Liverpool 35 [I] shall therefore..vote a plumper for him, tomorrow morning; tho' I had, before the great Coalition was announced, promised one vote to Lord Penryn. 1813 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 35 427 C, who splits none of his votes, will have seven supporters. The majority falls to the lot of the candidate [C] whose adherents give plumpers. 1832 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life I. 28 The numerous plumpers..being constantly interrupted in their endeavours to go to the hustings. 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel III. xi. xiii. 307 If canvassing for yourself alone, you could not carry a sufficient number of plumper votes. 1894 J. K. Fowler Recoll. Old Country Life i. 8 An old printed document..giving..the number of plumpers, or single votes, polled for each candidate. 1924 Times 13 Oct. 9/4 Each of the candidates had a number of ‘plumpers’. 1992 J. A. Phillips Great Reform Bill in Boroughs iii. 133 These two unnecessary Whig plumpers by otherwise devoted partisans reflect the tension caused by a small rift among the Whigs. †3. A downright lie. In later use more generally: an unusually large example of its type. Cf. whopper n. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie > blatant, extravagant a lie with a latchet1580 rapper1611 banger1657 thumper1660 whisker1668 swinger1671 thwacker1674 strapper1677 volunteer1680 hummer1699 swapperc1700 rouser?1770 plumper1776 whopper1791 bouncer1803 yanker1822 rattler1825 whacker1825 falsism1835 crumper1855 bang1879 out-and-outer1880 big lie1939 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > an exceptionally large thing of its kind swinger1599 rapper1653 thumper1660 whisker1668 spanker1751 slapper1781 whopper1785 skelper1790 smasher1794 pelter1811 swapper1818 jumbo1823 sneezer1823 whacker1825 whanger1825 infant1832 bulger1835 three-decker1835 bouncer1842 snorter1859 whalera1860 plonker1862 bruiser1868 snapper1874 plumper1881 boomer1885 heavy1897 sollicker1898 sanakatowzer1903 Moby Dicka1974 stonker1987 1776 T. Twining Let. 27 Jan. (1991) I. 106 A work which the public long expected with impatience (if that is not a plumper, there never was one!). 1804 A. Cherry Soldier's Daughter 6 Lord a mercy! there's a plumper! 1812 Salem (Mass.) Gaz. 26 Nov. 3/3 A Plumper.—The Gazette..states [etc.]... A more barefaced falsehood never was published. 1815 He must be Married i. i, in New Brit. Theatre IV. 234 I will propose you to him—I shall tell him a few plumpers. 1881 Punch 1 Oct. 155/1 Lovers of England..can hardly do better than help to fill that Purse, which Mr. Punch hopes will prove a ‘plumper’. Compounds † plumper line n. Obsolete rare a rope used by divers in making their descent. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming > equipment armour1721 lifeline1808 shot line1884 plumper line1896 shot rope1909 aqualung1950 scuba1952 snorkel1953 weight belt1955 umbilical pipe1968 1896 Strand Mag. 12 349/1 The [pearl-divers'] descent is made by means of a rope called the plumper line. 1896 Daily News 14 Nov. 6/7 Three or four of these [descents] were spent in restoring the plumper-line, which Diver May finally secured to the ring of the trap-door of the specie tank. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † plumpern.³ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plump n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < plump n.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare plumping n.³ Compare earlier clump v. 2a. N.E.D. (1907) indicates the stress as ˈplumper. Obsolete. A machine for sowing seed in clumps or clusters. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > sowing and planting equipment > [noun] > apparatus for sowing > machine for sowing in drills > drill for sowing clumps plumper1844 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 788 The drill-sowing machines..are designated in Scotland plumpers, from their dropping their gifts on one point. 1854 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 15 i. 110 They are..dibbled by a machine called a plumper or sown in shallow drills by the hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.¹a1685n.²1756n.³1844
随便看	thutter thuttering thuvel thuya thuya-wood thuyas thuyawood thwack thwack-coat thwack-stave thwackcoat thwacked thwacker thwackers thwacking thwacking-frame thwacking-horse thwacking-knife thwacking-stool thwackingframe thwackinghorse thwackingknife thwackingly thwackings thwackingstool

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† plumpern.3

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