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单词 rebeccaite
释义

Rebeccaiten.

Brit. /rᵻˈbɛkə(r)ʌɪt/, U.S. /rəˈbɛkəaɪt/
Forms: 1800s– Rebeccaite, 1800s– Rebeccite.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Rebecca n., -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < Rebecca n. + -ite suffix1. Compare Rebeccaism n.
A follower of ‘Rebecca’; a person involved in the activities of the Rebeccas (Rebecca n.).
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society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > militant person > protester or demonstrator > specific
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1843 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 30 Mar. 2/4 [Wales] The Rebeccaites..appeared at the Narberth east gates, and commenced the work of demolition.
1843 A. Sedgwick Let. 23 June in Life (1890) II. i. 56 Dress me like one of the Welsh Rebeccites, and call me a water-nymph.
1878 F. Kilvert Diary 25 Nov. (1940) III. 434 A large party of Rebaccaites [sic] being out spearing salmon below Rhayader Bridge.
1879 Rebecca Riots in Radnorshire 1 The outrages the ‘Rebeccaites’ committed did not..appear to originate in political causes.
1910 Times 5 Dec. 14/5 The ‘Rebeccaites’ are ruthlessly injuring a legitimate industry. The fish they kill are often killed in sheer wantonness and left to rot on the river bank or the road-side.
1911 Times 3 Jan. 4/6 The later Rebeccaites made the illicit spearing of salmon..a regular nocturnal spectacle for many years.
1988 Folklore 99 161 Though they vented their feelings upon the tangible grievances of toll-gates and toll-houses, the Rebeccaites were also expressing their discontent with enclosure and the consequent loss of common rights.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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