quirtn.

Brit.

/kwəːt/, U.S.

/kwərt/

Forms: 1800s– quirk (rare), 1800s– quirt.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Spanish cuerda; Spanish cuarta.

Etymology: Either < Spanish cuerda (see cordillera n.) or < Mexican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican Spanish cuarta whip, (especially) short whip with a braided leather lash (1816 or earlier; chiefly Mexican and Cuban), use as noun of cuarta , feminine of cuarto fourth (see quadroon n.).Latin American Spanish cuarta is perhaps a specific use of cuarta measure of length (1817 or earlier), with reference to the length of the whip's handle.

Originally and chiefly U.S. regional (western).

A whip; spec. a riding whip with a short handle and a braided leather lash.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > goad

goadeOE

prickleOE

yardc1000

prickc1225

gad1289

gorea1325

brodc1375

brodyke1471

pricker?a1475

gad-wand1487

gadstaff1568

stimule1583

goad prick1609

ankus1768

goad stick1773

sjambok1790

driving stick1800

prod1828

sting1842

quirt1845

garrocha1846

gad-stick1866

romal1904

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > urge on > with a whip > (types of) whip

wandc1400

rod?a1475

riding rod?a1549

switch1597

quirka1616

whippet1616

shambrier1667

horsewhipa1691

whip-stick1782

lash-whip1787

flogger1789

string1839

nagaika1842

whalebone1842

quirt1845

switcher1847

ash-plant1850

hunting-crop1857

dick1864

bow-whip1890

1845 Amer. Rev. Feb. 127/2 The ‘quirt’, with its long heavy lash of knotted raw-hide.

1870 De B. R. Keim Sheridan's Troopers xx. 139 While belaboring the poor brute with the heavy end of a quirk.

1894 Outing 24 215/2 The spectators even went so far as to strike the bare backs of their favorites with quirts, or whips, to urge them on.

1910 C. E. Mulford Hopalong Cassidy v. 61 Hopalong cut him short by hitting him across the face with his quirt.

1955 W. Foster-Harris Look of Old West vii. 218 The cowboy's quirt was ordinarily about 2 or 3 feet long, of plaited leather, though sometimes of stitched buckskin or woven horsehair.

1980 Daily Tel. 18 July 1/3 Police in South Africa have unveiled their latest riot control weapon, which they call a quirt, a whip made of flexible plastic about three to four feet long.

2006 Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 11 Aug. PA-36 A hoof adorns one end of the handle of a Sioux quirt, a riding whip considered a badge of honor.

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

† quirtv.¹

Forms: 1500s quirt, 1600s quurt.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare quar v.¹ or querken v.

English regional (western) Obsolete.

1. transitive. To fill up or stop (an opening, passage, etc.); to block.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice

ditc1000

shut1362

steekc1380

stopc1400

quirt1532

to close up1542

to fill up1598

unspar1611

caulk1616

cork1650

busha1659

instop1667

close1697

1532 in T. Pearce Laws & Customs of Stannaries (1725) 204 Every Person..should keep their Gravel, Ruble, and Sand..and..convey it to the Great River, because it should hurt no Man's Pasture, nor quirt any Tin-work.

1587 J. Hooker Discription Excester sig. A.iv^v The said earle..did leuye & build a new Weare in the said open places, stopping, filling, and quirting the same with trees, timber, and Stones.

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 105^v To let..three or foure shouels full of earth fall softly downe, by the inner side of the flood-gate, which will quurt vp his chinkes.

2. intransitive. Of water: to accumulate as a result of damming. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > [verb (intransitive)] > accumulate behind barrier

quirt1602

to back up1837

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 152 Vnder it runneth the riuer Lo, whose passage into the sea, thwarted by a sandy banke, which forceth the same to quurt back a great way, and so to make a poole of some miles in compasse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

quirtv.²

Brit.

/kwəːt/, U.S.

/kwərt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quirt n.

Etymology: < quirt n.

Originally and chiefly U.S. regional (western).

transitive. To strike with a quirt; to whip.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > administer corporal punishment [verb (transitive)] > whip or scourge > soundly or severely

scourge1297

bebreech1617

horsewhip1768

cart-whip1788

knout1790

stripe1843

quirt1846

kurbash1850

blacksnake1864

bullwhip1876

sjambok1881

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > urge on > strike with quirt

quirt1846

1846 ‘C. Winterfield’ in Amer. Rev. Jan. 17 ‘Davis can tell,’ said some one, in a loud voice. ‘Yes, he knows all about it,’ said Fitz—‘lets quirt him until he tells.’

1888 T. Roosevelt in Cent. Mag. Apr. 854 A first-class rider will sit throughout it all..quirting his horse all the time.

1910 C. E. Mulford Hopalong Cassidy vii. 76 He says you did—an' somebody quirted him.

1973 R. D. Symons Where Wagon Led i. iv. 49 So I quirted that pony a couple of times.

1996 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 29 Sept. (Sport section) 1 d The Four Horsemen had their saddlebags looted and got quirted with their own whips.

Derivatives

ˈquirting n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > urge on > with a whip > using a quirt

quirting1884

1884 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 11 June 6/3 A most unmerciful cow hiding, or quirting, was administered by one Mexican to another a few days since.

1907 S. E. White Arizona Nights (U.K. ed.) i. vi. 112 I tried driving her far into the herd. No use; she always returned. Quirtings and stones had no effect on her mild and steady persistence.

1992 R. Compton Goodnight Trail x. 124 I deserved a quirting, or worse.

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

n.1845

v.¹1532

v.²1846

单词	quirt
释义	quirtn. Brit. /kwəːt/, U.S. /kwərt/ Forms: 1800s– quirk (rare), 1800s– quirt. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Spanish cuerda; Spanish cuarta. Etymology: Either < Spanish cuerda (see cordillera n.) or < Mexican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican Spanish cuarta whip, (especially) short whip with a braided leather lash (1816 or earlier; chiefly Mexican and Cuban), use as noun of cuarta , feminine of cuarto fourth (see quadroon n.).Latin American Spanish cuarta is perhaps a specific use of cuarta measure of length (1817 or earlier), with reference to the length of the whip's handle. Originally and chiefly U.S. regional (western). A whip; spec. a riding whip with a short handle and a braided leather lash. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > goad goadeOE prickleOE yardc1000 prickc1225 gad1289 gorea1325 brodc1375 brodyke1471 pricker?a1475 gad-wand1487 gadstaff1568 stimule1583 goad prick1609 ankus1768 goad stick1773 sjambok1790 driving stick1800 prod1828 sting1842 quirt1845 garrocha1846 gad-stick1866 romal1904 society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > urge on > with a whip > (types of) whip wandc1400 rod?a1475 riding rod?a1549 switch1597 quirka1616 whippet1616 shambrier1667 horsewhipa1691 whip-stick1782 lash-whip1787 flogger1789 string1839 nagaika1842 whalebone1842 quirt1845 switcher1847 ash-plant1850 hunting-crop1857 dick1864 bow-whip1890 1845 Amer. Rev. Feb. 127/2 The ‘quirt’, with its long heavy lash of knotted raw-hide. 1870 De B. R. Keim Sheridan's Troopers xx. 139 While belaboring the poor brute with the heavy end of a quirk. 1894 Outing 24 215/2 The spectators even went so far as to strike the bare backs of their favorites with quirts, or whips, to urge them on. 1910 C. E. Mulford Hopalong Cassidy v. 61 Hopalong cut him short by hitting him across the face with his quirt. 1955 W. Foster-Harris Look of Old West vii. 218 The cowboy's quirt was ordinarily about 2 or 3 feet long, of plaited leather, though sometimes of stitched buckskin or woven horsehair. 1980 Daily Tel. 18 July 1/3 Police in South Africa have unveiled their latest riot control weapon, which they call a quirt, a whip made of flexible plastic about three to four feet long. 2006 Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 11 Aug. PA-36 A hoof adorns one end of the handle of a Sioux quirt, a riding whip considered a badge of honor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † quirtv.¹ Forms: 1500s quirt, 1600s quurt. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare quar v.¹ or querken v. English regional (western) Obsolete. 1. transitive. To fill up or stop (an opening, passage, etc.); to block. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice ditc1000 shut1362 steekc1380 stopc1400 quirt1532 to close up1542 to fill up1598 unspar1611 caulk1616 cork1650 busha1659 instop1667 close1697 1532 in T. Pearce Laws & Customs of Stannaries (1725) 204 Every Person..should keep their Gravel, Ruble, and Sand..and..convey it to the Great River, because it should hurt no Man's Pasture, nor quirt any Tin-work. 1587 J. Hooker Discription Excester sig. A.iv^v The said earle..did leuye & build a new Weare in the said open places, stopping, filling, and quirting the same with trees, timber, and Stones. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 105^v To let..three or foure shouels full of earth fall softly downe, by the inner side of the flood-gate, which will quurt vp his chinkes. 2. intransitive. Of water: to accumulate as a result of damming. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > [verb (intransitive)] > accumulate behind barrier quirt1602 to back up1837 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 152 Vnder it runneth the riuer Lo, whose passage into the sea, thwarted by a sandy banke, which forceth the same to quurt back a great way, and so to make a poole of some miles in compasse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). quirtv.² Brit. /kwəːt/, U.S. /kwərt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quirt n. Etymology: < quirt n. Originally and chiefly U.S. regional (western). transitive. To strike with a quirt; to whip. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > administer corporal punishment [verb (transitive)] > whip or scourge > soundly or severely scourge1297 bebreech1617 horsewhip1768 cart-whip1788 knout1790 stripe1843 quirt1846 kurbash1850 blacksnake1864 bullwhip1876 sjambok1881 society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > urge on > strike with quirt quirt1846 1846 ‘C. Winterfield’ in Amer. Rev. Jan. 17 ‘Davis can tell,’ said some one, in a loud voice. ‘Yes, he knows all about it,’ said Fitz—‘lets quirt him until he tells.’ 1888 T. Roosevelt in Cent. Mag. Apr. 854 A first-class rider will sit throughout it all..quirting his horse all the time. 1910 C. E. Mulford Hopalong Cassidy vii. 76 He says you did—an' somebody quirted him. 1973 R. D. Symons Where Wagon Led i. iv. 49 So I quirted that pony a couple of times. 1996 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 29 Sept. (Sport section) 1 d The Four Horsemen had their saddlebags looted and got quirted with their own whips. Derivatives ˈquirting n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > urge on > with a whip > using a quirt quirting1884 1884 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 11 June 6/3 A most unmerciful cow hiding, or quirting, was administered by one Mexican to another a few days since. 1907 S. E. White Arizona Nights (U.K. ed.) i. vi. 112 I tried driving her far into the herd. No use; she always returned. Quirtings and stones had no effect on her mild and steady persistence. 1992 R. Compton Goodnight Trail x. 124 I deserved a quirting, or worse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845v.¹1532v.²1846
随便看	θ37894 θ37895 θ37896 θ37897 θ37898 θ37899 θ379 θ3790 θ37900 θ37901 θ37902 θ37903 θ37904 θ37905 θ37906 θ37907 θ37908 θ37909 θ3791 θ37910 θ37911 θ37912 θ37913 θ37914 θ37915

quirtn.

† quirtv.1

quirtv.2

Derivatives

† quirtv.¹

quirtv.²