puckeridgen.

Brit.

/ˈpʌk(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈpəkərɪdʒ/

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Compare puck n.³, which shows both of the same senses, and which is first attested later, although it is very uncertain what the actual chronological order of development of the senses of the two words was (and it is also perhaps possible that two originally independent words have become confused).It has sometimes been suggested that puckeridge is a compound of puck v. and ridge n.¹, the name of the bird being derived from the fact that it ‘strikes’ (affects) the animals' backs. However, this is unlikely in view of the apparently later attestation and different regional distribution of puck v., as well as the apparent lack of post-17th cent. evidence for ridge n.¹ in the relevant sense ‘back’ (although it has also been suggested that -ridge may show alteration of another word, perhaps rage n.). The puck- element has also been explained as showing puck n.¹, but this makes the ending of puckeridge difficult to explain. It has also been suggested ( W. B. Lockwood Oxf. Bk. Brit. Bird Names (1984) 121) that puck may show an alteration (perhaps for reasons of linguistic taboo) of suck v. (compare goatsucker n., and also quot. 1885 at sense 2).

English regional (southern). Now historical.

1. The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; = puck n.³ 2.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus > caprimulgus europaeus (nightjar)

goat-milker1611

goatsucker1611

nighthawk1611

nightjar1630

dor-hawk1668

churn-owl1674

fern-owl1678

goat owl1766

eve-jara1793

puckeridgea1793

moth-hunter1816

wheel-bird1817

jar-owl1832

nightchurr1837

night-swallow1840

eve-churr1861

wheeler1862

scissors-grinder1875

puck1878

spinner1885

a1793 G. White Observ. Birds in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1802) II. 191 The country people have a notion that the fern owl, or churn owl, or eve-jarr, which they also call a puckeridge, is very injurious to weanling calves, by inflicting, as it strikes at them, the fatal distemper known to cow-leeches by the name of puckeridge.

1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words 69 Note the numerous names of this bird; viz. fern-owl, churn-owl, eve-jar, jar-bird, night-jar..and puckeridge, all of which seem known in Hants.

1950 A. W. Boyd Coward's Birds Brit. Isles (rev. ed.) 1st Ser. 279 Its weird nocturnal note and silent ghostly flight have earned from the superstitious the name ‘Lich (corpse) Fowl’ and ‘Puckeridge’.

2. The cattle disease blackleg; = puck n.³ 1.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle > [noun] > bacterial disorders

rot?1523

white scour1742

lamsiekte1790

puckeridgea1793

puck1834

Texas fever1867

cattle-fever1893

piroplasmosis1901

abortus fever1925

brucellosis1930

a1793 G. White Observ. Birds in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1802) II. 191 The fatal distemper known to cow-leeches by the name of puckeridge.

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 97 In many places..it is considered that animals either become blind or are infected with disease after being sucked [by the nightjar]. The country-people in West Sussex call this complaint ‘puck’ or ‘puckeridge’—perhaps from Puck, a malignant spirit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puckeridge
释义	puckeridgen. Brit. /ˈpʌk(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈpəkərɪdʒ/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Compare puck n.³, which shows both of the same senses, and which is first attested later, although it is very uncertain what the actual chronological order of development of the senses of the two words was (and it is also perhaps possible that two originally independent words have become confused).It has sometimes been suggested that puckeridge is a compound of puck v. and ridge n.¹, the name of the bird being derived from the fact that it ‘strikes’ (affects) the animals' backs. However, this is unlikely in view of the apparently later attestation and different regional distribution of puck v., as well as the apparent lack of post-17th cent. evidence for ridge n.¹ in the relevant sense ‘back’ (although it has also been suggested that -ridge may show alteration of another word, perhaps rage n.). The puck- element has also been explained as showing puck n.¹, but this makes the ending of puckeridge difficult to explain. It has also been suggested ( W. B. Lockwood Oxf. Bk. Brit. Bird Names (1984) 121) that puck may show an alteration (perhaps for reasons of linguistic taboo) of suck v. (compare goatsucker n., and also quot. 1885 at sense 2). English regional (southern). Now historical. 1. The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus; = puck n.³ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus > caprimulgus europaeus (nightjar) goat-milker1611 goatsucker1611 nighthawk1611 nightjar1630 dor-hawk1668 churn-owl1674 fern-owl1678 goat owl1766 eve-jara1793 puckeridgea1793 moth-hunter1816 wheel-bird1817 jar-owl1832 nightchurr1837 night-swallow1840 eve-churr1861 wheeler1862 scissors-grinder1875 puck1878 spinner1885 a1793 G. White Observ. Birds in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1802) II. 191 The country people have a notion that the fern owl, or churn owl, or eve-jarr, which they also call a puckeridge, is very injurious to weanling calves, by inflicting, as it strikes at them, the fatal distemper known to cow-leeches by the name of puckeridge. 1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words 69 Note the numerous names of this bird; viz. fern-owl, churn-owl, eve-jar, jar-bird, night-jar..and puckeridge, all of which seem known in Hants. 1950 A. W. Boyd Coward's Birds Brit. Isles (rev. ed.) 1st Ser. 279 Its weird nocturnal note and silent ghostly flight have earned from the superstitious the name ‘Lich (corpse) Fowl’ and ‘Puckeridge’. 2. The cattle disease blackleg; = puck n.³ 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle > [noun] > bacterial disorders rot?1523 white scour1742 lamsiekte1790 puckeridgea1793 puck1834 Texas fever1867 cattle-fever1893 piroplasmosis1901 abortus fever1925 brucellosis1930 a1793 G. White Observ. Birds in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1802) II. 191 The fatal distemper known to cow-leeches by the name of puckeridge. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 97 In many places..it is considered that animals either become blind or are infected with disease after being sucked [by the nightjar]. The country-people in West Sussex call this complaint ‘puck’ or ‘puckeridge’—perhaps from Puck, a malignant spirit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1793
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