red locustn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈləʊkəst/, U.S.

/ˌrɛd ˈloʊkəst/

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

Etymology: < red adj. + locust n.

1. Any of various locusts that have some red coloration (in early use frequently figurative); (in later use) spec. a large locust having a striped brown body with red markings at the base of the hindwings, Nomadacris septemfasciata, occasionally a serious pest in parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

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1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar iii. iii. 33 You promis'd to..bring your Regiment of Red Locusts upon me for Free-quarter.

1745 New Gen. Coll. Voy. & Trav. II. ix. 247/1 Such a Flight of red Locusts, as big as a Man's Thumb, flew over Porto d' Ale, that the Air was darkened above an Hour.

1759 W. Weston Safety & Perpetuity Brit. State v. 59 Numerous Armies are generous spirits that protect, and red locusts that eat us up.

1792 R. Heron tr. C. Niebuhr Trav. Arabia II. 336 They [sc. the Arabians] give the name Muken to the red locust, which is esteemed fatter and more succulent than any of the others.

1821 H. E. Lloyd tr. O. von Kotzebue Voy. Discov. South Sea & Beering's Straits I. 104 The sea was covered with red locusts, two inches long... Our naturalists affirmed that they came from Africa.

1863 G. T. Vigne Trav. Mexico, South Amer. I. 224 Observed red locusts preyed on by hawks.

1934 Times 24 Jan. 9/7 Anxiety has been caused in East Africa consequent on the invasion of Tanganyika by mature swarms of red locust from the south.

1967 Bull. Entomol. Res. 57 360 In 1931 there was an upsurge of the red locust, Nomadacris septemfasciata.., in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria.

2001 Jrnl. Orthoptera Res. 10 278/1 A plague of Migratory Locusts and Red Locusts heavily affected Madagascar.

2. North American. The locust tree, Robinia pseudoacacia; the wood of this tree. Now rare. [Apparently so called either on account of the red tinge of its dark bark, or on account of its yellowish brown wood (compare quot. 1846), although the tree now more commonly called black locust (compare also quot. 1908).]

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1807 T. Jefferson Let. in Garden Bk. (1999) 355 4 Robinias, or red locusts.

1846 D. J. Browne Trees Amer. 207 Red Locust, with the heart red, and is esteemed as far the most beautiful and durable timber.

1886 D. Foster Sci. Angler (ed. 3) xvi. 307 The best of such [woods] are greenheart..blue mahoe, red locust, partridge wood, white hickory..etc., etc.

1908 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 8 Aug. 6/2 What is called black locust in Pennsylvania is..white locust in New York, red locust in one part of Tennessee and green in another.

1960 R. A. Vines Trees, Shrubs, & Woody Vines Southwest 566 Robinia pseudoacacia... Vernacular names are..Red Locust, Red-flowering Locust.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red locust
释义	red locustn. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈləʊkəst/, U.S. /ˌrɛd ˈloʊkəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., locust n. Etymology: < red adj. + locust n. 1. Any of various locusts that have some red coloration (in early use frequently figurative); (in later use) spec. a large locust having a striped brown body with red markings at the base of the hindwings, Nomadacris septemfasciata, occasionally a serious pest in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. ΚΠ 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar iii. iii. 33 You promis'd to..bring your Regiment of Red Locusts upon me for Free-quarter. 1745 New Gen. Coll. Voy. & Trav. II. ix. 247/1 Such a Flight of red Locusts, as big as a Man's Thumb, flew over Porto d' Ale, that the Air was darkened above an Hour. 1759 W. Weston Safety & Perpetuity Brit. State v. 59 Numerous Armies are generous spirits that protect, and red locusts that eat us up. 1792 R. Heron tr. C. Niebuhr Trav. Arabia II. 336 They [sc. the Arabians] give the name Muken to the red locust, which is esteemed fatter and more succulent than any of the others. 1821 H. E. Lloyd tr. O. von Kotzebue Voy. Discov. South Sea & Beering's Straits I. 104 The sea was covered with red locusts, two inches long... Our naturalists affirmed that they came from Africa. 1863 G. T. Vigne Trav. Mexico, South Amer. I. 224 Observed red locusts preyed on by hawks. 1934 Times 24 Jan. 9/7 Anxiety has been caused in East Africa consequent on the invasion of Tanganyika by mature swarms of red locust from the south. 1967 Bull. Entomol. Res. 57 360 In 1931 there was an upsurge of the red locust, Nomadacris septemfasciata.., in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria. 2001 Jrnl. Orthoptera Res. 10 278/1 A plague of Migratory Locusts and Red Locusts heavily affected Madagascar. 2. North American. The locust tree, Robinia pseudoacacia; the wood of this tree. Now rare. [Apparently so called either on account of the red tinge of its dark bark, or on account of its yellowish brown wood (compare quot. 1846), although the tree now more commonly called black locust (compare also quot. 1908).] ΚΠ 1807 T. Jefferson Let. in Garden Bk. (1999) 355 4 Robinias, or red locusts. 1846 D. J. Browne Trees Amer. 207 Red Locust, with the heart red, and is esteemed as far the most beautiful and durable timber. 1886 D. Foster Sci. Angler (ed. 3) xvi. 307 The best of such [woods] are greenheart..blue mahoe, red locust, partridge wood, white hickory..etc., etc. 1908 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 8 Aug. 6/2 What is called black locust in Pennsylvania is..white locust in New York, red locust in one part of Tennessee and green in another. 1960 R. A. Vines Trees, Shrubs, & Woody Vines Southwest 566 Robinia pseudoacacia... Vernacular names are..Red Locust, Red-flowering Locust. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1681
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