† purn.¹

Forms: 1500s–1600s pur, 1600s purr.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

Cards. Obsolete.

A jack in the game of post and pair (post and pair n. at post n.⁴ 2). Also in extended use.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > post and pair > jack

pur1592

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > picture-card > jack > in specific games

pur1592

Tom1647

maker1753

his heels1754

bragger1807

nob1821

right bower1839

1592 J. Lyly Midas v. ii. sig. Fiv^v Mine armes are all armarie, gules, sables, azure, or, vert, pur, post, pare, &c.

?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. Q1 Some, hauing lost the double Pare and Post, Make their aduantage on the Purrs they haue: Whereby the Winners winnings all are Lost, Although at best, the other's but a Knaue.

a1637 B. Jonson Christmas his Masque 4 in Wks. (1640) III Enter..Post and Paire, With a paire-Royall of Aces in his Hat; his Garment all done over with Payres, and Purrs.

Compounds

† pur-chop n. Obsolete (perhaps) the truncheon often depicted in the hand of the jack on a playing card.Apparently an isolated use.

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a1637 B. Jonson Christmas his Masque 4 in Wks. (1640) II Post and Paire, wants his pur-chops, and his pur-dogs.

† pur-dog n. Obsolete (perhaps) the dog often depicted alongside the jack on Renaissance playing cards.Apparently an isolated use.

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a1637 B. Jonson Christmas his Masque 4 in Wks. (1640) II Post and Paire, wants his pur-chops, and his pur-dogs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

purn.²

Brit.

/pəː/, U.S.

/pər/

Forms: 1700s– pur, 1700s– purr, 1900s– per.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: pur-lamb n., pur-hog n.

Etymology: Apparently shortened < either pur-lamb n. (compare discussion at that entry) or pur-hog n.For a suggestion of currency in Old English based on onomastic evidence, see C. Hough in English Studies 83 (2002) 377–90.

English regional (south-western).

1. A male lamb. See also pur-lamb n., pur-hog n.Applied variously to castrated or to uncastrated lambs. Cf. wether n. 1a.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > lamb > male

wether lamb?a1500

ram lamb1570

tup-hog1591

pur-lamba1722

tup-lamba1722

pur1787

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (at cited word) In Dorsetshire a purr signifies a boy, also a male lamb.

1873 W. P. Williams & W. A. Jones Gloss. Somersetshire 28 Pur, or Pur-hog, a one-year-old male sheep.

1883 Standard 21 Apr. 5/8 The lambs..are nearly all purs.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Pur, a male lamb... Seldom used in W. Som., but is the regular term in E. S[om]. and Dorset. Ram or wether is the common term in W. S[om].

1911 Castle Cary Visitor Nov. 180/2 Pur, male lamb.

†2. A boy. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. at Purr In Dorsetshire a purr signifies a boy.

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

单词	pur
释义	† purn.¹ Forms: 1500s–1600s pur, 1600s purr. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Cards. Obsolete. A jack in the game of post and pair (post and pair n. at post n.⁴ 2). Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > post and pair > jack pur1592 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > picture-card > jack > in specific games pur1592 Tom1647 maker1753 his heels1754 bragger1807 nob1821 right bower1839 1592 J. Lyly Midas v. ii. sig. Fiv^v Mine armes are all armarie, gules, sables, azure, or, vert, pur, post, pare, &c. ?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. Q1 Some, hauing lost the double Pare and Post, Make their aduantage on the Purrs they haue: Whereby the Winners winnings all are Lost, Although at best, the other's but a Knaue. a1637 B. Jonson Christmas his Masque 4 in Wks. (1640) III Enter..Post and Paire, With a paire-Royall of Aces in his Hat; his Garment all done over with Payres, and Purrs. Compounds † pur-chop n. Obsolete (perhaps) the truncheon often depicted in the hand of the jack on a playing card.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ a1637 B. Jonson Christmas his Masque 4 in Wks. (1640) II Post and Paire, wants his pur-chops, and his pur-dogs. † pur-dog n. Obsolete (perhaps) the dog often depicted alongside the jack on Renaissance playing cards.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ a1637 B. Jonson Christmas his Masque 4 in Wks. (1640) II Post and Paire, wants his pur-chops, and his pur-dogs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). purn.² Brit. /pəː/, U.S. /pər/ Forms: 1700s– pur, 1700s– purr, 1900s– per. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: pur-lamb n., pur-hog n. Etymology: Apparently shortened < either pur-lamb n. (compare discussion at that entry) or pur-hog n.For a suggestion of currency in Old English based on onomastic evidence, see C. Hough in English Studies 83 (2002) 377–90. English regional (south-western). 1. A male lamb. See also pur-lamb n., pur-hog n.Applied variously to castrated or to uncastrated lambs. Cf. wether n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > lamb > male wether lamb?a1500 ram lamb1570 tup-hog1591 pur-lamba1722 tup-lamba1722 pur1787 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (at cited word) In Dorsetshire a purr signifies a boy, also a male lamb. 1873 W. P. Williams & W. A. Jones Gloss. Somersetshire 28 Pur, or Pur-hog, a one-year-old male sheep. 1883 Standard 21 Apr. 5/8 The lambs..are nearly all purs. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Pur, a male lamb... Seldom used in W. Som., but is the regular term in E. S[om]. and Dorset. Ram or wether is the common term in W. S[om]. 1911 Castle Cary Visitor Nov. 180/2 Pur, male lamb. †2. A boy. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. at Purr In Dorsetshire a purr signifies a boy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > see also also refers to : pur-prefix < n.¹1592n.²1787 see also
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