red deviln.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈdɛvl/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd ˈdɛv(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., devil n.

Etymology: < red adj. + devil n. In sense 1 so called on account of the red berets worn by this regiment. In sense 2 apparently so called on account of the red colour of the grenades (see quots. 1967, 2001 at sense 2). With sense 3 compare earlier red-bird n. 2.

1. In plural. Usually with the and capital initials: (a name for) the Parachute Regiment of the British Army; (now more usually) the Parachute Regiment's display team.

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > named companies, regiments, etc. > [noun] > British

Ulsters1649

Scots Guardsa1675

fusilier1680

guards1682

Scots Dragoons1689

Scots Fusiliers1689

Inniskilling1715

Scots Greys1728

blue1737

Black Watch1739

Oxford blues1766

green linnets1793

Grenadiers1800

slashers1802

the Buffs1806

tartan1817

Gay Gordons1823

cheesemongers1824

Green Jacket1824

The Bays1837

RHA1837

dirty half-hundred1841

die-hard1844

lifeguard1849

cherry-picker1865

lancer-regiment1868

cheeses1877

Territorial Regiment1877

the Sweeps1879

dirty shirts1887

Scottish Rifles1888

shiner1891

Yorkshire1898

imperials1899

Irish guards1902

Hampshires1904

BEF1914

Old Contemptibles1915

contemptibles1917

Tank Corps1917

the Tins1918

skins1928

pioneer corps1939

red devils1943

Blues and Royals1968

U.D.R.1969

1943 Times 29 Apr. 3/3 It was then they discovered that the Germans called them ‘red devils,’ from their brick-coloured berets.

1948 M. Packe First Airborne vii. 78 They..inspired the German paratroops..to christen them the Red Devils.

1974 Times 19 Apr. 15/4 The Red Devils free-fall team is giving another display.

2006 P. Brock Against Draft xxiv. 411 The badge and maroon beret of the ‘Red Devils’, the daredevil parachute brigade, some of the toughest fighters in the British army.

2. A type of Italian hand grenade used during the Second World War (1939–45). Also attributive. Now historical.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade

trombe1562

grenade1591

grenado1611

granata1637

hand grenade1637

bag-granado1638

shell1647

glass-grenade1664

globe1672

flask1769

petrol bomb1903

rifle grenade1909

hairbrush1916

Mills1916

pineapple bomb1916

stick grenade1917

fragmentation bomb1918

pineapple1918

potato-masher grenade1925

spitball1925

Molotov cocktail1940

sticky bomb1940

stick-bomb1941

red devila1944

stun grenade1977

flash-bang1982

a1944 K. Douglas Alamein to Zem Zem (1946) vi. 44 The little tin ‘red devil’ grenades, bombastic little crackers that will blow a man's hand off and make a noise like the crack of doom.

1967 Sunday Times 10 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 45/4 Red devils, Italian hand grenades painted red. They made a lot of noise but caused little damage.

2001 P. Jowett Ital. Army 1940–45 II. 46 All three types of Italian grenade were painted red and were nicknamed ‘Red Devils’.

3. North American slang. = red-bird n. 2.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > sedative drug or tablet > secobarbital

red-bird1946

red devil1953

pink lady1954

red1958

1953 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 26 Apr. 2/3 They have been called goofballs, red devils, wild geronimos, blue heaven, idiot pills, redbirds, thrill pills and yellow jackets.

1967 Boston Sunday Herald 26 Mar. i. 12/2 Friday's ‘goof ball’ raid in a South End apartment (where 3,600 so-called ‘red-devils’ were confiscated) was the result of three months investigatory work.

1974 M. C. Gerald Pharmacol. xi. 205 Short-acting barbiturates such as..secobarbital (‘red devils’).

2000 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 11 Sept. a13 Known on the street as ‘downers’ or ‘barbs,’ many are named for the colours of their brand-name versions—blues or blue heavens, yellow jackets, red birds or red devils.

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

单词	red devil
释义	red deviln. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈdɛvl/, U.S. /ˈrɛd ˈdɛv(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., devil n. Etymology: < red adj. + devil n. In sense 1 so called on account of the red berets worn by this regiment. In sense 2 apparently so called on account of the red colour of the grenades (see quots. 1967, 2001 at sense 2). With sense 3 compare earlier red-bird n. 2. 1. In plural. Usually with the and capital initials: (a name for) the Parachute Regiment of the British Army; (now more usually) the Parachute Regiment's display team. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > named companies, regiments, etc. > [noun] > British Ulsters1649 Scots Guardsa1675 fusilier1680 guards1682 Scots Dragoons1689 Scots Fusiliers1689 Inniskilling1715 Scots Greys1728 blue1737 Black Watch1739 Oxford blues1766 green linnets1793 Grenadiers1800 slashers1802 the Buffs1806 tartan1817 Gay Gordons1823 cheesemongers1824 Green Jacket1824 The Bays1837 RHA1837 dirty half-hundred1841 die-hard1844 lifeguard1849 cherry-picker1865 lancer-regiment1868 cheeses1877 Territorial Regiment1877 the Sweeps1879 dirty shirts1887 Scottish Rifles1888 shiner1891 Yorkshire1898 imperials1899 Irish guards1902 Hampshires1904 BEF1914 Old Contemptibles1915 contemptibles1917 Tank Corps1917 the Tins1918 skins1928 pioneer corps1939 red devils1943 Blues and Royals1968 U.D.R.1969 1943 Times 29 Apr. 3/3 It was then they discovered that the Germans called them ‘red devils,’ from their brick-coloured berets. 1948 M. Packe First Airborne vii. 78 They..inspired the German paratroops..to christen them the Red Devils. 1974 Times 19 Apr. 15/4 The Red Devils free-fall team is giving another display. 2006 P. Brock Against Draft xxiv. 411 The badge and maroon beret of the ‘Red Devils’, the daredevil parachute brigade, some of the toughest fighters in the British army. 2. A type of Italian hand grenade used during the Second World War (1939–45). Also attributive. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade trombe1562 grenade1591 grenado1611 granata1637 hand grenade1637 bag-granado1638 shell1647 glass-grenade1664 globe1672 flask1769 petrol bomb1903 rifle grenade1909 hairbrush1916 Mills1916 pineapple bomb1916 stick grenade1917 fragmentation bomb1918 pineapple1918 potato-masher grenade1925 spitball1925 Molotov cocktail1940 sticky bomb1940 stick-bomb1941 red devila1944 stun grenade1977 flash-bang1982 a1944 K. Douglas Alamein to Zem Zem (1946) vi. 44 The little tin ‘red devil’ grenades, bombastic little crackers that will blow a man's hand off and make a noise like the crack of doom. 1967 Sunday Times 10 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 45/4 Red devils, Italian hand grenades painted red. They made a lot of noise but caused little damage. 2001 P. Jowett Ital. Army 1940–45 II. 46 All three types of Italian grenade were painted red and were nicknamed ‘Red Devils’. 3. North American slang. = red-bird n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > sedative drug or tablet > secobarbital red-bird1946 red devil1953 pink lady1954 red1958 1953 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 26 Apr. 2/3 They have been called goofballs, red devils, wild geronimos, blue heaven, idiot pills, redbirds, thrill pills and yellow jackets. 1967 Boston Sunday Herald 26 Mar. i. 12/2 Friday's ‘goof ball’ raid in a South End apartment (where 3,600 so-called ‘red-devils’ were confiscated) was the result of three months investigatory work. 1974 M. C. Gerald Pharmacol. xi. 205 Short-acting barbiturates such as..secobarbital (‘red devils’). 2000 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 11 Sept. a13 Known on the street as ‘downers’ or ‘barbs,’ many are named for the colours of their brand-name versions—blues or blue heavens, yellow jackets, red birds or red devils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943
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