单词 | rebeccaite |
释义 | Rebeccaiten. A follower of ‘Rebecca’; a person involved in the activities of the Rebeccas (Rebecca n.). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > militant person > protester or demonstrator > specific hearts of oak1763 frame-breaker1811 blanketeers1823 Rockite1823 Rebeccaite1843 plug-drawer1888 Greenham woman1982 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). < n.1843 |
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