Queensland bluen.

Brit.

/ˌkwiːnzlənd ˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˌkwinzlənd ˈblu/, Australian English

/ˌkwiːnzlənd ˈbluː/,

/ˌkwiːnzlænd ˈbluː/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Queensland , blue n.

Etymology: < the name of Queensland (see Queensland n.) + blue n.

1. Also Queensland blue heeler = Australian cattle-dog n. at Australian n. and adj. Compounds; cf. blue heeler n. at blue adj. and n. Compounds 1b(a).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > Australian cattle-dog

cattle-dog1878

bluey1879

blue heeler1900

Queensland heeler1905

Australian cattle-dog1926

Queensland blue heeler1956

1956 G. Casey in Coast to Coast 1955–6 80 It was a noble animal, a true Queensland-blue, with jaws like an alligator, sagacity in its eye, and limbs like a well-muscled leopard.

1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds iv. 80 The big Queensland blue fawning and cringing at Father Ralph's feet.

2000 N.Y. Times 6 Aug. xiv. 12/1 During the bull-riding event, Mr. Harris sits on his horse in the middle of the ring..deferring to his dog, Buddy, a Queensland blue heeler.

2. An Australian cultivar of the winter squash, Cucurbita maxima, whose skin is bluish-grey to bright green.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > pumpkin

peponOE

pompion1526

pompillion1598

turquin1600

pumpkin1647

calabash1658

potiron1658

winter squash1771

zucca1818

kabocha1884

sugared pumpkin1884

sugar-pumpkin1905

Ceylon pumpkin1913

trombone1946

Queensland blue1956

1956 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 1 Apr. 20/8 The American challenge pumpkin weighed 67 pounds. Australia's answer was a Queensland blue weighing 160 pounds.

1987 L. Murray Coll. Poems (1991) 304 Each afternoon's rainstorm soaks weave a green jacquard And zucchini and wart squash and Queensland Blues (Not the dog, but the pumpkin) squeak together like shoes In tractor trailers.

2004 Independent on Sunday 7 Nov. 35/2 The largest pumpkins and squashes and some of the most beautiful—Iran, Galeuse d'Eysines, Queensland blue, strawberry crown and triamble.

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

单词	queensland blue
释义	Queensland bluen. Brit. /ˌkwiːnzlənd ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌkwinzlənd ˈblu/, Australian English /ˌkwiːnzlənd ˈbluː/, /ˌkwiːnzlænd ˈbluː/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Queensland , blue n. Etymology: < the name of Queensland (see Queensland n.) + blue n. 1. Also Queensland blue heeler = Australian cattle-dog n. at Australian n. and adj. Compounds; cf. blue heeler n. at blue adj. and n. Compounds 1b(a). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > Australian cattle-dog cattle-dog1878 bluey1879 blue heeler1900 Queensland heeler1905 Australian cattle-dog1926 Queensland blue heeler1956 1956 G. Casey in Coast to Coast 1955–6 80 It was a noble animal, a true Queensland-blue, with jaws like an alligator, sagacity in its eye, and limbs like a well-muscled leopard. 1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds iv. 80 The big Queensland blue fawning and cringing at Father Ralph's feet. 2000 N.Y. Times 6 Aug. xiv. 12/1 During the bull-riding event, Mr. Harris sits on his horse in the middle of the ring..deferring to his dog, Buddy, a Queensland blue heeler. 2. An Australian cultivar of the winter squash, Cucurbita maxima, whose skin is bluish-grey to bright green. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > pumpkin peponOE pompion1526 pompillion1598 turquin1600 pumpkin1647 calabash1658 potiron1658 winter squash1771 zucca1818 kabocha1884 sugared pumpkin1884 sugar-pumpkin1905 Ceylon pumpkin1913 trombone1946 Queensland blue1956 1956 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 1 Apr. 20/8 The American challenge pumpkin weighed 67 pounds. Australia's answer was a Queensland blue weighing 160 pounds. 1987 L. Murray Coll. Poems (1991) 304 Each afternoon's rainstorm soaks weave a green jacquard And zucchini and wart squash and Queensland Blues (Not the dog, but the pumpkin) squeak together like shoes In tractor trailers. 2004 Independent on Sunday 7 Nov. 35/2 The largest pumpkins and squashes and some of the most beautiful—Iran, Galeuse d'Eysines, Queensland blue, strawberry crown and triamble. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956
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