quail-pipen.

Brit.

/ˈkweɪlpʌɪp/, U.S.

/ˈkweɪlˌpaɪp/

Forms: see quail n. and pipe n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quail n., pipe n.¹

Etymology: < quail n. + pipe n.¹

1. A pipe or whistle for imitating the call of the quail ( Coturnix coturnix), formerly used for luring the birds into a net; also allusively and figurative. Now chiefly historical.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > calls

quail-pipea1425

call1607

quail call1614

bird call1621

lark call1791

caller1845

yelper1884

turkey-yelper1895

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 7259 But beggars with..highe shoos, knopped with dagges, That frouncen lyke a quaile pipe [Fr. borce a caillier].

a1500 (?a1410) J. Lydgate Churl & Bird (Lansd.) 185 in Minor Poems (1934) ii. 476 (MED) The quaile-pipe can most falsly calle, Til the quaile vndir the nett doth creepe.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 751/1 I take quayles, as a fouler dothe with a quayle pype.

1602 T. Dekker Blurt Master-Constable sig. B4 A Gallant that hides his small timbred legs, with a quaile-pipe boote.

1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. F3^v Held his nose hard betweene his forefinger and his thumb, and..cryed out in that quaile-pipe voice.

1611 R. Fenton Treat. Vsurie iii. i. 110 Those Echoes and quailpipes amongst vs, who catch friends by imitating their voice.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 216 That Quayle-pipe or whistle, that cals those Birds vnto him.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 108. ¶5 A late Invention of Will's for improving the Quail-Pipe.

1796 H. Wansey Jrnl. Excursion to U.S. 103 The tree toad..began to make it disagreeable loud noise, resembling the rattling sound of a quail pipe.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. vii. 175 Master Varney, you can sound the quail-pipe most daintily to wile wantons into his nets.

1884 St. James's Gaz. 28 Apr. 6/2 In France they are commonly captured on the ground; a ‘quail-pipe’..being employed.

1927 W. J. Lawrence Pre-Restoration Stage Stud. ix. 206 Mopsus deludes himself into believing he is getting a message from the birds when he proceeds to play, unseen, on a quail pipe.

1961 Amer. Midland Naturalist 65 172 Descriptions and figures of quail-pipes used to imitate the call are given.

†2. In extended use: the throat, the vocal organs. Obsolete.

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the world > life > the body > speech organs > types of speech organ > [noun] > throat

throatc1275

whistlea1625

quail-pipe1693

1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires vi. 93 The Rich, to buy him, will refuse no price: And stretch his Quail-pipe till they crack his Voice.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Quail-pipe, a Woman's Tongue.

1724 W. Forbes Xantippe 5 No, Faith, I almost deafned the lewd Fop: I strain'd my Quail-pipe to a Pitch more loud Than six big-belly'd Women in a Crowd.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. liv. 213 Squeaking inwardly..from contracted quail-pipes.

Derivatives

† quailpiping n. Obsolete

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > [noun] > luring by pipe

whistle-pipe1570

call1607

quailpiping1661

1661 R. L'Estrange State-divinity 14 To give over..their Quailpiping in a Pulpit to catch silly women.

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

单词	quail-pipe
释义	quail-pipen. Brit. /ˈkweɪlpʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈkweɪlˌpaɪp/ Forms: see quail n. and pipe n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quail n., pipe n.¹ Etymology: < quail n. + pipe n.¹ 1. A pipe or whistle for imitating the call of the quail ( Coturnix coturnix), formerly used for luring the birds into a net; also allusively and figurative. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > calls quail-pipea1425 call1607 quail call1614 bird call1621 lark call1791 caller1845 yelper1884 turkey-yelper1895 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 7259 But beggars with..highe shoos, knopped with dagges, That frouncen lyke a quaile pipe [Fr. borce a caillier]. a1500 (?a1410) J. Lydgate Churl & Bird (Lansd.) 185 in Minor Poems (1934) ii. 476 (MED) The quaile-pipe can most falsly calle, Til the quaile vndir the nett doth creepe. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 751/1 I take quayles, as a fouler dothe with a quayle pype. 1602 T. Dekker Blurt Master-Constable sig. B4 A Gallant that hides his small timbred legs, with a quaile-pipe boote. 1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. F3^v Held his nose hard betweene his forefinger and his thumb, and..cryed out in that quaile-pipe voice. 1611 R. Fenton Treat. Vsurie iii. i. 110 Those Echoes and quailpipes amongst vs, who catch friends by imitating their voice. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 216 That Quayle-pipe or whistle, that cals those Birds vnto him. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 108. ¶5 A late Invention of Will's for improving the Quail-Pipe. 1796 H. Wansey Jrnl. Excursion to U.S. 103 The tree toad..began to make it disagreeable loud noise, resembling the rattling sound of a quail pipe. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. vii. 175 Master Varney, you can sound the quail-pipe most daintily to wile wantons into his nets. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 28 Apr. 6/2 In France they are commonly captured on the ground; a ‘quail-pipe’..being employed. 1927 W. J. Lawrence Pre-Restoration Stage Stud. ix. 206 Mopsus deludes himself into believing he is getting a message from the birds when he proceeds to play, unseen, on a quail pipe. 1961 Amer. Midland Naturalist 65 172 Descriptions and figures of quail-pipes used to imitate the call are given. †2. In extended use: the throat, the vocal organs. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > speech organs > types of speech organ > [noun] > throat throatc1275 whistlea1625 quail-pipe1693 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires vi. 93 The Rich, to buy him, will refuse no price: And stretch his Quail-pipe till they crack his Voice. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Quail-pipe, a Woman's Tongue. 1724 W. Forbes Xantippe 5 No, Faith, I almost deafned the lewd Fop: I strain'd my Quail-pipe to a Pitch more loud Than six big-belly'd Women in a Crowd. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. liv. 213 Squeaking inwardly..from contracted quail-pipes. Derivatives † quailpiping n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > [noun] > luring by pipe whistle-pipe1570 call1607 quailpiping1661 1661 R. L'Estrange State-divinity 14 To give over..their Quailpiping in a Pulpit to catch silly women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425
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