reaping hookn.

Brit.

/ˈriːpɪŋ ˌhʊk/, U.S.

/ˈripɪŋ ˌhʊk/

Forms: see reaping n. and hook n.¹; also 1900s– reathing hook (U.S. regional (Oklahoma)), 1900s– reeapin' 'ook (English regional (Lincolnshire)).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: reaping n., hook n.¹

Etymology: < reaping n. + hook n.¹ Compare earlier reap hook n.

A curved, sharp-edged cutting tool used for reaping.

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1578 T. Cooper Thesaurus (new ed.) Merga, mergæ, a pitchforke: a maner of reaping hookes or sithes.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 471 Two boies fought together, and one gave the other a mortall wound with a sickle or reaping hooke.

1638 Proc. Council of Maryland 20 June in Arch. Maryland (1885) III. 76 I have seised..a reaping hooke [and] 5. dozen of truck-knives.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 256 Oats, and all mixed Corns called Horse-meat, are Harvested sometimes with two reaping hooks.

1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal Satire XIV 186 in J. Dryden Satires Juvenal & Persius 283 It looks Most plainly done by Thieves with Reaping-hooks.

1724 Hist. Reg. 1714–16 I. 329 The Mob..came next Day in greater Numbers, and with more desperate Weapons; such as Scythes, Reaping-Hooks set in proper Handles about two Yards long [etc.].

1765 Museum Rusticum 3 134 They must imagine..that the new-fashioned scythes are much better for use than the old-fashioned reaping-hooks.

1799 Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln. 128 An unsawed sharp reaping hook.

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 794 The sickle with teeth should be employed in preference to the reaping-hook with a cutting blade.

1861 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 390/1 In spring and summer, when every arm is wanted for the plough and the reaping-hook, almost every factory labourer sets his face homewards.

1903 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ All on Irish Shore 196 Inside the shop the assortment ranged from bundles of reaping-hooks on the earthen floor to bottles of champagne in the murk of the top shelf.

1949 Robesonian (Lumberton, N. Carolina) 21 Sept. 8 (advt.) Reaping hooks. Only 58c. Has keen edged blade that cuts freely and is built to take hard knocks.

2000 Courier Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 27 June 10 I noticed a gardener, with reaping hook in hand, cutting some longish grass and weeds on a reasonably steep bank.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reaping hook
释义	reaping hookn. Brit. /ˈriːpɪŋ ˌhʊk/, U.S. /ˈripɪŋ ˌhʊk/ Forms: see reaping n. and hook n.¹; also 1900s– reathing hook (U.S. regional (Oklahoma)), 1900s– reeapin' 'ook (English regional (Lincolnshire)). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: reaping n., hook n.¹ Etymology: < reaping n. + hook n.¹ Compare earlier reap hook n. A curved, sharp-edged cutting tool used for reaping. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > harvesting equipment > [noun] > reaping tools > sickle hooka700 sicklea1000 crookc1290 cycle1387 reap hook1388 reaping hook1578 knife-hooka1599 crotchet1833 1578 T. Cooper Thesaurus (new ed.) Merga, mergæ, a pitchforke: a maner of reaping hookes or sithes. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 471 Two boies fought together, and one gave the other a mortall wound with a sickle or reaping hooke. 1638 Proc. Council of Maryland 20 June in Arch. Maryland (1885) III. 76 I have seised..a reaping hooke [and] 5. dozen of truck-knives. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 256 Oats, and all mixed Corns called Horse-meat, are Harvested sometimes with two reaping hooks. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal Satire XIV 186 in J. Dryden Satires Juvenal & Persius 283 It looks Most plainly done by Thieves with Reaping-hooks. 1724 Hist. Reg. 1714–16 I. 329 The Mob..came next Day in greater Numbers, and with more desperate Weapons; such as Scythes, Reaping-Hooks set in proper Handles about two Yards long [etc.]. 1765 Museum Rusticum 3 134 They must imagine..that the new-fashioned scythes are much better for use than the old-fashioned reaping-hooks. 1799 Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln. 128 An unsawed sharp reaping hook. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 794 The sickle with teeth should be employed in preference to the reaping-hook with a cutting blade. 1861 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 390/1 In spring and summer, when every arm is wanted for the plough and the reaping-hook, almost every factory labourer sets his face homewards. 1903 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ All on Irish Shore 196 Inside the shop the assortment ranged from bundles of reaping-hooks on the earthen floor to bottles of champagne in the murk of the top shelf. 1949 Robesonian (Lumberton, N. Carolina) 21 Sept. 8 (advt.) Reaping hooks. Only 58c. Has keen edged blade that cuts freely and is built to take hard knocks. 2000 Courier Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 27 June 10 I noticed a gardener, with reaping hook in hand, cutting some longish grass and weeds on a reasonably steep bank. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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