potrackv.

Brit.

/pəʊˈtrak/, U.S.

/poʊˈtræk/,

/pɑˈtræk/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: potrack int.

Etymology: < potrack int. Compare slightly earlier potracking n. at potrack int. Derivatives.

intransitive. Of a guineafowl: to utter the characteristic shrill cry of ‘potrack’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [verb (intransitive)] > cry (of guinea-fowl)

potrack1884

1884 Atlanta Constit. 27 Apr. 2/5 The chickins and geese let in to cacklin', and the turkeys gobbled, and the guineas pot-racked.

1933 Frederick (Maryland) Post 11 Apr. 4/3 The roosters had crowed, the guineas had potracked, the dogs had barked, and the cats had meowed.

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

potrackint.n.²

Brit.

/pəʊˈtrak/, U.S.

/poʊˈtræk/,

/pɑˈtræk/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the bird's call.

U.S. regional (southern).

Representing the call of a guineafowl. Also as n.

ΚΠ

1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 386/2 The guinea-fowls make a great racket, with their pot-rack.

1859 Littell's Living Age 29 Jan. 312/2 Pot-rack! Pot-rack! I'll quit such a pack, Sings the Guinea hen as she flies the track.

1869 ‘A. Page’ What I know about Ben Eccles iv. 59 Miss Polly's guinea-fowls were..jerking their heads forward and back, ejaculating pot-rack! pot-rack! here and there.

1898 Atlantic Monthly May 647/2 Guinea fowls were calling potrack in tones which not even the magic of distance could render musical.

1924 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 11 Mar. 9/2 The guinea hens are always known by their plaintive ‘potrack, potrack, potrack’.

1931 Bee (Danville, Pa.) 12 Sept. 4/4 A generation ago on every farm and sometimes on a town lot the eternal ‘pot-rack, pot-rack, pot-rack’ of the busy guineas was heard from morning to night.

2004 Financial Times (Nexis) 20 Mar. 5 Whereas a male screeches something that sounds like ‘pot rack’ over and over again, the female is completely different, making the sound ‘rack pot’ with equal emphasis.

Derivatives

ˈpotracking n. the making by a guineafowl of its characteristic call.

ΚΠ

1883 J. C. Harris Nights with Uncle Remus 153 The squawking and pot-racking went on at such a rate that the geese awoke.

1886 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 640 The dusting of chickens, cackling of geese, and ‘pot-racking’ of Guinea-hens.

1910 Atlanta Constit. 9 Jan. 1/5 The..quacking of ducks, and pot-racking of the guineas at feed time.

1945 K. Rowe in B. A. Botkin Lay my Burden Down 112 Come the daybreak you hear the guinea fowls start potracking down at the edge of the woods lot.

1992 Atlanta Constit. & Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 Mar. A raucous family of guineas whose potracking I like.

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

单词	potrack
释义	potrackv. Brit. /pəʊˈtrak/, U.S. /poʊˈtræk/, /pɑˈtræk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: potrack int. Etymology: < potrack int. Compare slightly earlier potracking n. at potrack int. Derivatives. intransitive. Of a guineafowl: to utter the characteristic shrill cry of ‘potrack’. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [verb (intransitive)] > cry (of guinea-fowl) potrack1884 1884 Atlanta Constit. 27 Apr. 2/5 The chickins and geese let in to cacklin', and the turkeys gobbled, and the guineas pot-racked. 1933 Frederick (Maryland) Post 11 Apr. 4/3 The roosters had crowed, the guineas had potracked, the dogs had barked, and the cats had meowed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). potrackint.n.² Brit. /pəʊˈtrak/, U.S. /poʊˈtræk/, /pɑˈtræk/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the bird's call. U.S. regional (southern). Representing the call of a guineafowl. Also as n. ΚΠ 1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 386/2 The guinea-fowls make a great racket, with their pot-rack. 1859 Littell's Living Age 29 Jan. 312/2 Pot-rack! Pot-rack! I'll quit such a pack, Sings the Guinea hen as she flies the track. 1869 ‘A. Page’ What I know about Ben Eccles iv. 59 Miss Polly's guinea-fowls were..jerking their heads forward and back, ejaculating pot-rack! pot-rack! here and there. 1898 Atlantic Monthly May 647/2 Guinea fowls were calling potrack in tones which not even the magic of distance could render musical. 1924 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 11 Mar. 9/2 The guinea hens are always known by their plaintive ‘potrack, potrack, potrack’. 1931 Bee (Danville, Pa.) 12 Sept. 4/4 A generation ago on every farm and sometimes on a town lot the eternal ‘pot-rack, pot-rack, pot-rack’ of the busy guineas was heard from morning to night. 2004 Financial Times (Nexis) 20 Mar. 5 Whereas a male screeches something that sounds like ‘pot rack’ over and over again, the female is completely different, making the sound ‘rack pot’ with equal emphasis. Derivatives ˈpotracking n. the making by a guineafowl of its characteristic call. ΚΠ 1883 J. C. Harris Nights with Uncle Remus 153 The squawking and pot-racking went on at such a rate that the geese awoke. 1886 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 640 The dusting of chickens, cackling of geese, and ‘pot-racking’ of Guinea-hens. 1910 Atlanta Constit. 9 Jan. 1/5 The..quacking of ducks, and pot-racking of the guineas at feed time. 1945 K. Rowe in B. A. Botkin Lay my Burden Down 112 Come the daybreak you hear the guinea fowls start potracking down at the edge of the woods lot. 1992 Atlanta Constit. & Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 Mar. A raucous family of guineas whose potracking I like. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1884int.n.²1840
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potrackv.

potrackint.n.2

Derivatives

potrackint.n.²