quinnetn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪnət/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪnət/

Forms: 1600s– quinnet, 1800s– quinet, 1800s– quinnett, 1900s– quinant (English regional (Gloucestershire)).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French cuignet, cuignet.

Etymology: < Middle French cuignet (compare also French regional (Picardy) cuignet ), variant of cognet wedge (14th cent.) < coing , coin wedge (see quoin n.) + -et -et suffix¹.

Now English regional (chiefly south-western).

A small iron or wooden wedge; (in later use) esp. one that holds the ring of a scythe's handles in place.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > lever or crowbar > [noun] > wedges

wedgec725

verementc1440

froe1573

quinnet1686

plug1766

stooper1784

glut1790

gadder1871

fromward1883

1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 854 A little Iron wedge 4 inches in length, by the Miners call'd a Quinnet.

1783 E. Chambers Cycl. IV. Quinnet, in Mining... This is a sort of wedge fitted to the flat side of what is called the gun; that is, a cylindric piece of iron, only flatted in one part to receive this... The orifice being stopped by the gun, and that wedged in by this quinnet, the powder being fired by a train communicating with the hole drilled through the gun, exerts all its force on the rock.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Quinet, a wedge. Glouc.

1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester Quinet, an iron wedge driven into the pole-ring of a scythe, to hold it tight.

1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. Quinnet, a wedge, as the iron wedge fastening the ring of the scythe nibs in place, or the wooden wedge or cleat which secures the head of an axe or hammer.

1969 H. Orton & M. V. Barry Surv. Eng. Dial. II. i. 208 Q[uestion]. What do you call this? (i. grass-nail) [Oxfordshire] Quinet.

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

单词	quinnet
释义	quinnetn. Brit. /ˈkwɪnət/, U.S. /ˈkwɪnət/ Forms: 1600s– quinnet, 1800s– quinet, 1800s– quinnett, 1900s– quinant (English regional (Gloucestershire)). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French cuignet, cuignet. Etymology: < Middle French cuignet (compare also French regional (Picardy) cuignet ), variant of cognet wedge (14th cent.) < coing , coin wedge (see quoin n.) + -et -et suffix¹. Now English regional (chiefly south-western). A small iron or wooden wedge; (in later use) esp. one that holds the ring of a scythe's handles in place. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lever or crowbar > [noun] > wedges wedgec725 verementc1440 froe1573 quinnet1686 plug1766 stooper1784 glut1790 gadder1871 fromward1883 1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 854 A little Iron wedge 4 inches in length, by the Miners call'd a Quinnet. 1783 E. Chambers Cycl. IV. Quinnet, in Mining... This is a sort of wedge fitted to the flat side of what is called the gun; that is, a cylindric piece of iron, only flatted in one part to receive this... The orifice being stopped by the gun, and that wedged in by this quinnet, the powder being fired by a train communicating with the hole drilled through the gun, exerts all its force on the rock. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Quinet, a wedge. Glouc. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester Quinet, an iron wedge driven into the pole-ring of a scythe, to hold it tight. 1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. Quinnet, a wedge, as the iron wedge fastening the ring of the scythe nibs in place, or the wooden wedge or cleat which secures the head of an axe or hammer. 1969 H. Orton & M. V. Barry Surv. Eng. Dial. II. i. 208 Q[uestion]. What do you call this? (i. grass-nail) [Oxfordshire] Quinet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1686
随便看	persistent persistent vegetative state persistently persister persisters persisting persistingly persistive persistive vegetative state persistively persistiveness persists perskeet persnicketiness persnicketinesses persnickety perso perso- persolution persolve person person friday person from porlock person of colour person of condition