rickern.

Brit.

/ˈrɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈrɪkər/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from German, combined with an English element. Etymons: German Rick , -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < a borrowing of German regional (chiefly Low German) Rick pole, rail, lath (Middle Low German rik, denoting wooden poles, laths, etc. in various spec. uses, of uncertain origin) + -er suffix¹.

Originally Nautical.

A pole or spar made out of the stem of a young tree; (New Zealand) one made out of a kauri; a kauri sapling.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > spar or pole

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1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 511 Rickers, poles, or other wood for harpoon and lance-stocks.

1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand II. i. 23 The sail..is fastened to two small rickers or poles, which serve for both mast and yards.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 572 Rickers, lengths of stout poles cut up for the purpose of stowing flax, hemp, and the like. Spars supplied for boats' masts and yards, boat-hook staves, &c.

1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 20 Posts..driven into the ground at such an angle over the fire that when the rickers, on which the birds were hung, were laid into them, the fat dripping from the upper tier missed the one below.

1958 N.Z. Timber Jrnl. May 56/2 Ricker: (a) A long pole or sapling used for handling floating timber at the docks. (b) A kauri tree in the pole stage, N.Z.

1966 Mariner's Mirror 52 318 The Dromedary loaded 120 kauri spars, fifty of which measured 20–23 in. in diameter..but these were mere rickers compared with the more mature kauri trees.

2001 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 19 May 16 Surf beaches, forests of giant kanuka..kauri rickers, flocks of kaka and abundant fish are some of its attractions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ricker
释义	rickern. Brit. /ˈrɪkə/, U.S. /ˈrɪkər/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from German, combined with an English element. Etymons: German Rick , -er suffix¹. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < a borrowing of German regional (chiefly Low German) Rick pole, rail, lath (Middle Low German rik, denoting wooden poles, laths, etc. in various spec. uses, of uncertain origin) + -er suffix¹. Originally Nautical. A pole or spar made out of the stem of a young tree; (New Zealand) one made out of a kauri; a kauri sapling. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > spar or pole rigald1327 spar1388 cabera1522 longer1772 ricker1820 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 511 Rickers, poles, or other wood for harpoon and lance-stocks. 1838 J. S. Polack New Zealand II. i. 23 The sail..is fastened to two small rickers or poles, which serve for both mast and yards. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 572 Rickers, lengths of stout poles cut up for the purpose of stowing flax, hemp, and the like. Spars supplied for boats' masts and yards, boat-hook staves, &c. 1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 20 Posts..driven into the ground at such an angle over the fire that when the rickers, on which the birds were hung, were laid into them, the fat dripping from the upper tier missed the one below. 1958 N.Z. Timber Jrnl. May 56/2 Ricker: (a) A long pole or sapling used for handling floating timber at the docks. (b) A kauri tree in the pole stage, N.Z. 1966 Mariner's Mirror 52 318 The Dromedary loaded 120 kauri spars, fifty of which measured 20–23 in. in diameter..but these were mere rickers compared with the more mature kauri trees. 2001 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 19 May 16 Surf beaches, forests of giant kanuka..kauri rickers, flocks of kaka and abundant fish are some of its attractions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1820
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