单词 | rejon |
释义 | rejonn. In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a short lance; (Bullfighting) a wooden-handled lance, usually one thrust at a bull from horseback. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > equipment rejon1692 muleta1791 banderilla1797 media luna1838 puntilla1838 pic1926 vara1932 1692 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy 3rd Pt. Ingenious Lett.: Trav. Spain iii. x. 31 They had..as many Mules loaded with Rejones or Garochons, which are..Launces made of very dry Fir, about four or five foot long, painted and gilt, and the Iron-work very well polish'd. 1789 tr. J.-F. de Bourgoing Trav. Spain II. 140 It [sc. the triangular poniard] was more to be feared than the common poniard known by the name of rejon. 1797 tr. C.-F. Dumouriez Acct. Portugal iv. i. 161 They always engage on horseback with small lances, called in Spain Rejones.] 1838 R. Ford in Q. Rev. 62 397 These noble ‘Bestiarii’ fought with the ‘rejon’, a short projectile spear, about four feet long. 1893 A. Chapman & W. B. Buck Wild Spain v. 57 The knight, mounted on fiery Arab steed, was armed only with the rejon, or short sharp lance of those days, five feet in length, and held at its extreme end. 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Jan. 11/1 Nobles and gentlemen, on horseback with long heavy spears (rejones)..awaited the bull's attack. 1973 Times 5 Dec. 15/1 They attempt to finish him [sc. the bull] off with a rejon, a long-bladed, wooden-handled spear. 1997 Austin (Texas) American-Statesman (Nexis) 18 Mar. c2 Rejoneador Eduardo Funtanet was attempting to plunge a second rejon into the shoulder of a bull when the accident occurred late Sunday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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