quarrel-pickingn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒrəlˌpɪkɪŋ/,

/ˈkwɒrl̩ˌpɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrəlˌpɪkɪŋ/

Forms: see quarrel n.² and picking n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarrel n.², picking n.¹

Etymology: < quarrel n.² + picking n.¹, after to pick a quarrel (see pick v.¹ 14b). Compare slightly later quarrel-picker n.¹

The action or fact of picking quarrels.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > picking quarrels

quarrel-picking1520

pick1682

1520–40 MS Rawlinson C. 813 in Anglia (1908) 31 324 Off quarell-piking I the forbede.

1557 Bible (Whittingham) Acts xvii. 7 (note) Like quarelpiking they vsed against Christe.

1591 R. Turnbull Expos. Epist. St. Iames Ep. Ded. sig. Aiv^v Reprochfull censure,..without quarrell-picking.

1766 Merlinus Liberatus f. A1^v It is easier for a Man to quarrel or find fault with any thing than render a Reason of such quarrel-picking.

1790 R. Broome Lett. Simkin Second lii. 77 The Hawk..went to give the Chicken A Lecture upon quarrel-picking.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 25 Sept. 3/2 A..dining, quarrel-picking, and duelling club.

1964 O. E. Klapp Symbolic Leaders viii. 230 Villains have specific styles..sneakiness, backbiting, innuendo,..quarrel-picking, cruelty.

2002 World News Connection (Nexis) 18 Nov. The international community..is concerned over whether the inspection team would..be inclined to quarrel picking and fault finding.

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

quarrel-pickingadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒrəlˌpɪkɪŋ/,

/ˈkwɒrl̩ˌpɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrəlˌpɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarrel n.², picking adj.

Etymology: < quarrel n.² + picking adj., after to pick a quarrel (see pick v.¹ 14b). Compare earlier quarrel-picker n.¹, quarrel-picking n.

That picks quarrels.

ΚΠ

1594 A. Bacon Let. 7 Sept. in W. H. Dixon Personal Hist. F. Bacon (1861) App. ii. 313 Your vain man straitly by his sloth and proud quarrel-picking conditions sets all your house..out of quiet order.

1872 tr. T. Cuno Let. 29 June in Hague Congr. First Internat. (1978) 358 We shall be able to see all the quarrel-picking and aggressive warriors and fighters.

1959 Times 20 May 13/3 The quarrel-picking cardinal's guards.

1986 F. Raphael Think of Eng. 28 There was anger in Jake's style, a deliberate quarrel-picking insolence.

2000 Toronto Star (Nexis) 16 Apr. Should I hand out inflammatory, quarrel-picking leaflets to hapless concert-goers at the door?

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

单词	quarrel-picking
释义	quarrel-pickingn. Brit. /ˈkwɒrəlˌpɪkɪŋ/, /ˈkwɒrl̩ˌpɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrəlˌpɪkɪŋ/ Forms: see quarrel n.² and picking n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarrel n.², picking n.¹ Etymology: < quarrel n.² + picking n.¹, after to pick a quarrel (see pick v.¹ 14b). Compare slightly later quarrel-picker n.¹ The action or fact of picking quarrels. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > picking quarrels quarrel-picking1520 pick1682 1520–40 MS Rawlinson C. 813 in Anglia (1908) 31 324 Off quarell-piking I the forbede. 1557 Bible (Whittingham) Acts xvii. 7 (note) Like quarelpiking they vsed against Christe. 1591 R. Turnbull Expos. Epist. St. Iames Ep. Ded. sig. Aiv^v Reprochfull censure,..without quarrell-picking. 1766 Merlinus Liberatus f. A1^v It is easier for a Man to quarrel or find fault with any thing than render a Reason of such quarrel-picking. 1790 R. Broome Lett. Simkin Second lii. 77 The Hawk..went to give the Chicken A Lecture upon quarrel-picking. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 25 Sept. 3/2 A..dining, quarrel-picking, and duelling club. 1964 O. E. Klapp Symbolic Leaders viii. 230 Villains have specific styles..sneakiness, backbiting, innuendo,..quarrel-picking, cruelty. 2002 World News Connection (Nexis) 18 Nov. The international community..is concerned over whether the inspection team would..be inclined to quarrel picking and fault finding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quarrel-pickingadj. Brit. /ˈkwɒrəlˌpɪkɪŋ/, /ˈkwɒrl̩ˌpɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrəlˌpɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarrel n.², picking adj. Etymology: < quarrel n.² + picking adj., after to pick a quarrel (see pick v.¹ 14b). Compare earlier quarrel-picker n.¹, quarrel-picking n. That picks quarrels. ΚΠ 1594 A. Bacon Let. 7 Sept. in W. H. Dixon Personal Hist. F. Bacon (1861) App. ii. 313 Your vain man straitly by his sloth and proud quarrel-picking conditions sets all your house..out of quiet order. 1872 tr. T. Cuno Let. 29 June in Hague Congr. First Internat. (1978) 358 We shall be able to see all the quarrel-picking and aggressive warriors and fighters. 1959 Times 20 May 13/3 The quarrel-picking cardinal's guards. 1986 F. Raphael Think of Eng. 28 There was anger in Jake's style, a deliberate quarrel-picking insolence. 2000 Toronto Star (Nexis) 16 Apr. Should I hand out inflammatory, quarrel-picking leaflets to hapless concert-goers at the door? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1520adj.1594
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