Quebecn.

Brit.

/kwᵻˈbɛk/, U.S.

/k(w)əˈbɛk/,

/keɪˈbɛk/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Quebec.

Etymology: < Quebec (French Québec), the name of a city and province in eastern Canada.

1. Quebec oak n. the American white oak, Quercus alba, native to eastern North America from Canada southwards; the wood of this tree.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > North American trees or shrubs > [noun] > other North American trees or shrubs

black-gum1709

white gum1709

red fir1722

Quebec oak1768

Pennsylvania fir tree1770

Pennsylvania dwarf mountain maple1785

Pennsylvania mountain laurel1785

pepperbush1785

southern pine1796

titi1827

palo blanco1829

mock orange1860

palo fierro1860

mountain laurel1866

Joshua1867

red cedar1872

porkwood1884

guajillo1886

mountain balm1924

1768 R. Dossie Mem. Agric. I. iii. viii. 314 The Quebec oak, made into staves, with a little care in the cleaving and preparing, will answer all the purposes of the German.

1810 Edinb. Advertiser 3 Aug. 1/2 To be Sold by public auction..about Two Thousand best Quebec Oak Staves.

1838 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 128 397 Quebec oak sap wood.

1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 18/1 Perhaps the most important [of North American oaks] is the White Oak or Quebec Oak (Q. alba)... The timber is less compact than that of the British oak.

1911 Times 24 May 50/7 The financial advantage of being able to call it ‘Quebec Oak’ more than offsets the cost of its long transportation by rail.

1974 F. N. Howes Dict. Useful & Everyday Plants 181 Quebec oak, Quercus alba.

2. Quebec marmot n. the woodchuck, Marmota monax. Now historical.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel) > genus Spermophilus (spermophile) > spermophilus empetra

Quebec marmot1771

Canadian marmot1775

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds Pl. XXIV (facing p. 264) (caption) Quebec Marmot.

1787 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. Suppl. 54 The Wenusk, or Quebec Marmot, feeds on coarse grass.

1849 J. E. Alexander L'Acadie II. 320 List of Animals..in New Brunswick..Arctomys Empetra Wood chuck, Quebec Marmot.

1862 J. Richardson Mus. Nat. Hist. 132/2 The Quebec Marmot..is, as the title implies, a native of Canada. In appearance it closely resemble the bobac.

1940 Amer. Midland Naturalist 24 229 Woodchuck... [Type description by Erxleben (1777) was] based primarily on the Quebec Marmot of Pennant.

3. Quebec heater n. a solid-fuel, domestic heating stove with a tall, cylindrical firebox.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > stove > types of stove

bath-stove1591

pech1591

stewpot1688

kitchen range1733

cockle1775

copper-hole1785

Franklin stove1787

kitchen stove1795

gas stove1818

calefactor1831

thermometer-stove1838

Vesta1843

airtight1844

ship-hearth1858

base-burner1861

wood-stove1875

box1878

tortoise1884

wood-burner1901

Quebec heater1903

pot belly1920

cosy stove1926–7

oil stove1934

paraffin stove1995

1903 Manitoba Morning Free Press 9 Mar. 1/3 In the after part of the main deck..temporary heat was furnished by a big Quebec heater and an open beacon grate.

1948 H. MacLennan Precipice (1949) i. 20 In the winters there had been a Quebec heater in the pavilion.

1968 E. A. McCourt Saskatchewan iii. 42 The long glorious winter evenings we spent huddled behind the old Quebec heater.

1995 Ottawa Citizen 22 Dec. a15 A Quebec heater (a small round stove) was used for heating and cooking.

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

单词	quebec
释义	Quebecn. Brit. /kwᵻˈbɛk/, U.S. /k(w)əˈbɛk/, /keɪˈbɛk/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Quebec. Etymology: < Quebec (French Québec), the name of a city and province in eastern Canada. 1. Quebec oak n. the American white oak, Quercus alba, native to eastern North America from Canada southwards; the wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > North American trees or shrubs > [noun] > other North American trees or shrubs black-gum1709 white gum1709 red fir1722 Quebec oak1768 Pennsylvania fir tree1770 Pennsylvania dwarf mountain maple1785 Pennsylvania mountain laurel1785 pepperbush1785 pepperbush1785 southern pine1796 titi1827 palo blanco1829 mock orange1860 palo fierro1860 mountain laurel1866 Joshua1867 red cedar1872 porkwood1884 guajillo1886 mountain balm1924 1768 R. Dossie Mem. Agric. I. iii. viii. 314 The Quebec oak, made into staves, with a little care in the cleaving and preparing, will answer all the purposes of the German. 1810 Edinb. Advertiser 3 Aug. 1/2 To be Sold by public auction..about Two Thousand best Quebec Oak Staves. 1838 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 128 397 Quebec oak sap wood. 1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 18/1 Perhaps the most important [of North American oaks] is the White Oak or Quebec Oak (Q. alba)... The timber is less compact than that of the British oak. 1911 Times 24 May 50/7 The financial advantage of being able to call it ‘Quebec Oak’ more than offsets the cost of its long transportation by rail. 1974 F. N. Howes Dict. Useful & Everyday Plants 181 Quebec oak, Quercus alba. 2. Quebec marmot n. the woodchuck, Marmota monax. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel) > genus Spermophilus (spermophile) > spermophilus empetra Quebec marmot1771 Canadian marmot1775 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds Pl. XXIV (facing p. 264) (caption) Quebec Marmot. 1787 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. Suppl. 54 The Wenusk, or Quebec Marmot, feeds on coarse grass. 1849 J. E. Alexander L'Acadie II. 320 List of Animals..in New Brunswick..Arctomys Empetra Wood chuck, Quebec Marmot. 1862 J. Richardson Mus. Nat. Hist. 132/2 The Quebec Marmot..is, as the title implies, a native of Canada. In appearance it closely resemble the bobac. 1940 Amer. Midland Naturalist 24 229 Woodchuck... [Type description by Erxleben (1777) was] based primarily on the Quebec Marmot of Pennant. 3. Quebec heater n. a solid-fuel, domestic heating stove with a tall, cylindrical firebox. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > stove > types of stove bath-stove1591 pech1591 stewpot1688 kitchen range1733 cockle1775 copper-hole1785 Franklin stove1787 kitchen stove1795 gas stove1818 calefactor1831 thermometer-stove1838 Vesta1843 airtight1844 ship-hearth1858 base-burner1861 wood-stove1875 box1878 tortoise1884 wood-burner1901 Quebec heater1903 pot belly1920 cosy stove1926–7 oil stove1934 paraffin stove1995 1903 Manitoba Morning Free Press 9 Mar. 1/3 In the after part of the main deck..temporary heat was furnished by a big Quebec heater and an open beacon grate. 1948 H. MacLennan Precipice (1949) i. 20 In the winters there had been a Quebec heater in the pavilion. 1968 E. A. McCourt Saskatchewan iii. 42 The long glorious winter evenings we spent huddled behind the old Quebec heater. 1995 Ottawa Citizen 22 Dec. a15 A Quebec heater (a small round stove) was used for heating and cooking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1768
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