Rawlplugn.

Brit.

/ˈrɔːlplʌɡ/, U.S.

/ˈrɔlˌpləɡ/,

/ˈrɑlˌpləɡ/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rawlings , plug n.

Etymology: < Rawl- (in the name of J. J. and W. R. Rawlings, English electrical engineers, who introduced the plug) + plug n. Compare later Rawl n.

A proprietary name for: a thin cylindrical or conical plug, made of fibre or plastic, which can be inserted into a hole drilled in masonry, etc., to hold a screw or nail. Also more generally: any plug of this type.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > plug to hold nail or screw

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1912 Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 Oct. 1648 Rawlplug... A wall plug for electric wiring made of fibre. Rawlings Bros., Limited, 82, Gloucester Rd., London, S.W.; Electrical engineers.

1923 Radio Times 28 Sept. 35/1 For any job connected with Wireless where you use a screw..always use Rawlplugs.

1947 ‘G. Orwell’ in Tribune 7 Feb. 12/1 The amateur handyman, with his tack hammer and his pocketful of rawlplugs.

1962 H. Thurston Where is thy Sting? iv. 55 A long panel of looking-glass which Philippa had fixed with rawlplugs on one side of the fireplace.

2004 New Woman May 123/3 Drill holes for the screws, knock the Rawlplugs in with a hammer and screw the brackets in place.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Rawlplugv.

Brit.

/ˈrɔːlplʌɡ/, U.S.

/ˈrɔlˌpləɡ/,

/ˈrɑlˌpləɡ/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

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

Etymology: < Rawlplug n.

transitive. To attach (an object) to a surface using a Rawlplug; to insert a Rawlplug into (a wall, etc.). Also in extended use.

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society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > with wall-plug

Rawlplug1960

1960 ‘A. Burgess’ Right to Answer i. 5 He'd rawlplugged his pictures..deep into the walls.

1971 Ideal Home Apr. 52/1 Brass hooks rawlplugged to the wall hold it in place.

1972 R. Quilty Tenth Session 92 You should have Rawl-plugged the wall. You're cracking the plaster.

1997 Press Assoc. Newsfile (Nexis) 14 Oct. I've been Rawlplugged all up my leg—they've put a steel plate in so I feel like Barry Sheen.

Derivatives

ˈrawlplugging n.

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1974 M. Butterworth Man in Sopwith Camel i. 17 Plastering, paperhanging, rawlplugging, joinering.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rawlplug
释义	Rawlplugn. Brit. /ˈrɔːlplʌɡ/, U.S. /ˈrɔlˌpləɡ/, /ˈrɑlˌpləɡ/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rawlings , plug n. Etymology: < Rawl- (in the name of J. J. and W. R. Rawlings, English electrical engineers, who introduced the plug) + plug n. Compare later Rawl n. A proprietary name for: a thin cylindrical or conical plug, made of fibre or plastic, which can be inserted into a hole drilled in masonry, etc., to hold a screw or nail. Also more generally: any plug of this type. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > plug to hold nail or screw dook1808 wall dock1833 dowel1864 plug1881 Rawlplug1912 1912 Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 Oct. 1648 Rawlplug... A wall plug for electric wiring made of fibre. Rawlings Bros., Limited, 82, Gloucester Rd., London, S.W.; Electrical engineers. 1923 Radio Times 28 Sept. 35/1 For any job connected with Wireless where you use a screw..always use Rawlplugs. 1947 ‘G. Orwell’ in Tribune 7 Feb. 12/1 The amateur handyman, with his tack hammer and his pocketful of rawlplugs. 1962 H. Thurston Where is thy Sting? iv. 55 A long panel of looking-glass which Philippa had fixed with rawlplugs on one side of the fireplace. 2004 New Woman May 123/3 Drill holes for the screws, knock the Rawlplugs in with a hammer and screw the brackets in place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Rawlplugv. Brit. /ˈrɔːlplʌɡ/, U.S. /ˈrɔlˌpləɡ/, /ˈrɑlˌpləɡ/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Rawlplug n. Etymology: < Rawlplug n. transitive. To attach (an object) to a surface using a Rawlplug; to insert a Rawlplug into (a wall, etc.). Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > with wall-plug Rawlplug1960 1960 ‘A. Burgess’ Right to Answer i. 5 He'd rawlplugged his pictures..deep into the walls. 1971 Ideal Home Apr. 52/1 Brass hooks rawlplugged to the wall hold it in place. 1972 R. Quilty Tenth Session 92 You should have Rawl-plugged the wall. You're cracking the plaster. 1997 Press Assoc. Newsfile (Nexis) 14 Oct. I've been Rawlplugged all up my leg—they've put a steel plate in so I feel like Barry Sheen. Derivatives ˈrawlplugging n. ΚΠ 1974 M. Butterworth Man in Sopwith Camel i. 17 Plastering, paperhanging, rawlplugging, joinering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1912v.1960
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