remskoenn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛmskʊn/, U.S.

/ˈrɛmskʊn/, South African English

/ˈremskʊn/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, remskoene.

Forms:

α. 1800s reimschoen, 1800s reimschoon, 1800s remscoan, 1800s rimschoen, 1800s– remschoen, 1800s– riemschoen, 1900s– remschoon, 1900s– remskoen.

β. 1800s reem shoe, 1900s rem shoe.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch remschoen.

Etymology: < South African Dutch, Dutch remschoen (1783; Afrikaans remskoen , also in transferred use, ‘conservative person, stick-in-the-mud’) < Dutch rem brake or its etymon remmen to brake (probably cognate with Old English hremman to hinder) + schoen shoe n. The β. forms show substitution of shoe n. for the second element.

South African.

1. A brake shoe or skid (skid n. 3a) of iron or heavy timber, used on the rear wheels of a wagon prior to the invention of the screw-brake. Now historical except in figurative use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > devices to retard or stop motion > skid or lock to retard motion

trigger1591

drug1638

trigen1659

skid1766

drag1795

remskoen1816

slipper1827

shoe1837

sledge1839

hub1856

rough lock1858

spoke1858

wagon-drag1875

wagon-lock1875

wheel-lock1875

sprag1878

slipper-drag1883

slipper-brake1884

shod1893

1816 G. Barker Diary 13 Feb. in J. Smuts et al. Voorloper (1976) 671 My box was set upon the rim-schoen to keep it dry.

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 151 The remschoen (lock-shoe or skid), is a log of wood, generally about eight inches square, and nearly two feet long, having a groove in it to receive the felly of the wheel.

1835 A. Steedman Wanderings S. Afr. I. i. ii. 121 On regaining the track, we found the reimschoon, or iron slipper, which had fallen from the waggon, lying in the road.

1872 E. London Disp. & Shipping & Mercantile Gaz. 29 Oct. 3 All wagons not provided with a patent break or a reimschoen not less than eight inches in breadth, will be charged half the above rates in addition to the ordinary toll.

1949 L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon x. 126 Voortrekker wagons were equipped with wooden axles and the remskoen instead of brakes.

1957 Cape Times 8 Aug. 9/1 The wagons..with remskoene on, slithered down the steep slopes.

2007 Sunday Independent (S. Afr.) 18 Feb. 9 It's a remskoen (brake) on our road to true reconciliation and nationhood.

2. More fully remskoen party. A reactionary or obscurantist group or influence in politics, esp. in the Cape parliament before the unification of South Africa in 1910. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > African politics > [noun] > South African politics > specific parties

remskoen party1898

S.A.P.1920

African National Congress1923

OB1940

Ossewa Brandwag1940

U.P.1943

ANC1952

1898 Cape Argus 2 Feb. 36 I am pleased to find that my frequent allusion to the backward element in the legislative Council as a riemschoen party has gone home.

1911 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 27 Oct. Those arguing against the Act were ‘sukkelars’, and formed a ‘remschoen’.

1912 E. London Daily Dispatch (S. Afr.) 2 May 5 Riemschoen Party.—The name applied a few years back to that party in Cape politics which appeared to be averse from progress; the word Riemschoen is applied in other directions with the same meaning, e.g. ‘Riemschoen Districts’.

1919 M. M. Steyn Diary 266 My vote has always been for progress, whereas the ‘remschoen’ party's vote was always for keeping the country back.

1974 L. Hotz in R. M. de Villiers Better than they Knew II. 41 He battled hard, often against vested interests and what he called ‘remskoens’, for the city's open spaces.

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

单词	remskoen
释义	remskoenn. Brit. /ˈrɛmskʊn/, U.S. /ˈrɛmskʊn/, South African English /ˈremskʊn/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, remskoene. Forms: α. 1800s reimschoen, 1800s reimschoon, 1800s remscoan, 1800s rimschoen, 1800s– remschoen, 1800s– riemschoen, 1900s– remschoon, 1900s– remskoen. β. 1800s reem shoe, 1900s rem shoe. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch remschoen. Etymology: < South African Dutch, Dutch remschoen (1783; Afrikaans remskoen , also in transferred use, ‘conservative person, stick-in-the-mud’) < Dutch rem brake or its etymon remmen to brake (probably cognate with Old English hremman to hinder) + schoen shoe n. The β. forms show substitution of shoe n. for the second element. South African. 1. A brake shoe or skid (skid n. 3a) of iron or heavy timber, used on the rear wheels of a wagon prior to the invention of the screw-brake. Now historical except in figurative use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > devices to retard or stop motion > skid or lock to retard motion trigger1591 drug1638 trigen1659 skid1766 drag1795 remskoen1816 slipper1827 shoe1837 sledge1839 hub1856 rough lock1858 spoke1858 wagon-drag1875 wagon-lock1875 wheel-lock1875 sprag1878 slipper-drag1883 slipper-brake1884 shod1893 1816 G. Barker Diary 13 Feb. in J. Smuts et al. Voorloper (1976) 671 My box was set upon the rim-schoen to keep it dry. 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 151 The remschoen (lock-shoe or skid), is a log of wood, generally about eight inches square, and nearly two feet long, having a groove in it to receive the felly of the wheel. 1835 A. Steedman Wanderings S. Afr. I. i. ii. 121 On regaining the track, we found the reimschoon, or iron slipper, which had fallen from the waggon, lying in the road. 1872 E. London Disp. & Shipping & Mercantile Gaz. 29 Oct. 3 All wagons not provided with a patent break or a reimschoen not less than eight inches in breadth, will be charged half the above rates in addition to the ordinary toll. 1949 L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon x. 126 Voortrekker wagons were equipped with wooden axles and the remskoen instead of brakes. 1957 Cape Times 8 Aug. 9/1 The wagons..with remskoene on, slithered down the steep slopes. 2007 Sunday Independent (S. Afr.) 18 Feb. 9 It's a remskoen (brake) on our road to true reconciliation and nationhood. 2. More fully remskoen party. A reactionary or obscurantist group or influence in politics, esp. in the Cape parliament before the unification of South Africa in 1910. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > African politics > [noun] > South African politics > specific parties remskoen party1898 S.A.P.1920 African National Congress1923 OB1940 Ossewa Brandwag1940 U.P.1943 ANC1952 1898 Cape Argus 2 Feb. 36 I am pleased to find that my frequent allusion to the backward element in the legislative Council as a riemschoen party has gone home. 1911 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 27 Oct. Those arguing against the Act were ‘sukkelars’, and formed a ‘remschoen’. 1912 E. London Daily Dispatch (S. Afr.) 2 May 5 Riemschoen Party.—The name applied a few years back to that party in Cape politics which appeared to be averse from progress; the word Riemschoen is applied in other directions with the same meaning, e.g. ‘Riemschoen Districts’. 1919 M. M. Steyn Diary 266 My vote has always been for progress, whereas the ‘remschoen’ party's vote was always for keeping the country back. 1974 L. Hotz in R. M. de Villiers Better than they Knew II. 41 He battled hard, often against vested interests and what he called ‘remskoens’, for the city's open spaces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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