Rob Royn.

Brit.

/ˌrɒb ˈrɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˌrɑb ˈrɔɪ/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rob Roy.

Etymology: < Rob Roy (Scottish Gaelic Raib Ruadh, more fully Raibeart Ruadh, lit. ‘Red Robert’), the nickname of Robert MacGregor (1671–1734), Scottish Jacobite cattle-dealer, freebooter, and folk hero whose story was popularized beyond Scotland by Walter Scott's novel of the same name (1817).

1. attributive.

a. Designating a type of tartan (typically red and black) associated with Rob Roy.

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > chequered pattern > [noun] > tartan > specific

Rob Roy1823

hunting tartan1855

Glenurquhart1923

1823 Edinb. Dramat. Rev. Jan. 110 The private boxes on the stage are hung with the Rob Roy tartan.

1899 Chicago Sunday Tribune 3 Dec. 16 (advt.) Choice street and evening shades—Rob Roy plaids..Argyle plaids..and plain kerseys.

1913 A. K. Fraser Garden of Spices x. 148 She pinned a little red shawl of Rob Roy tartan..carefully across her chest.

1991 N.Y. Times 14 Apr. 46/4 The mostly red-and-black Rob Roy tartans were worked into everything.

b. Designating a garment, esp. a woman's shawl or cloak, made from Rob Roy tartan. Now rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific pattern

round1490

print1820

Rob Roy1837

Fair Isle1851

broad-arrowed1887

argyll1890

arrowed1895

Tattersall1951

1837 Daily Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) 15 Sept. (advt.) New goods!.. Rob Roy shawls.

1863 Ladies' Repository Nov. 645/2 She wore a scanty but brilliantly-colored Rob Roy cloak.

1880 B. H. Crace Life, Lett. & Wayside Gleanings iii. iii. 197 She has a tidy look, and wears an old-fashioned, large-caped Rob Roy cloak lined with pockets in which to stow away her commodities.

1963 G. Thomson Crocus Country xxxiv. 212 Mother had wrapped her long Rob Roy shawl or plaidie around him.

2. More fully Rob Roy canoe. A light one-person decked canoe having a sail and propelled by alternate strokes of a double-bladed paddle. Now historical. [ < the name given by John Macgregor (1825–92) to such a canoe in which he made extensive voyages.]

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > canoe of indigenous peoples > other types of canoe

pirogue1666

dory1709

Montreal canoe1793

waka1807

tandem canoe1867

Rob Roy1868

canot du maître1872

Peterborough1882

snake-boat1882

shadow canoe1883

tandem1884

buckeye1885

Canader1893

vinta1900

bellum1901

spoon canoe1907

sponson canoe1911

ratting canoe1944

tarada1960

canot du nord1961

1866 J. Macgregor (title) A thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe.]

1868 Harper's Mag. May 730/1 A Rob Roy can well be matched by a Di Vernon.

1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 812/1 The general type of this ‘Rob Roy’ canoe is built of oak with a cedar deck.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Sept. 14/1 For Sale, a Rob Roy Canoe,..with sail, mast and vane.

1938 J. Betjeman Oxf. Univ. Chest v. 97 At the ferry you board a punt or canoe or rob roy and paddle down the stream of the Cherwell.

1976 Country Life 8 Apr. 870 The Rob Roys were essentially all-purpose canoes.

2004 S. D. C. Hutchinson Compl. Bk. Sea Kayaking (ed. 5) i. 12/1 The Rob Roy canoe.., popularised by John McGregor, was often used for sea and estuary work and even surfing.

3. A cocktail made with Scotch whisky, vermouth, and (sometimes) a dash of bitters.Quot. 1873 appears to refer to a different cocktail.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > whisky cocktail

whisky-skin1856

Manhattan1882

whisky sour1889

highball?1894

Rob Roy1895

Alexander?1910

old-fashioned1912

Scotch mist1947

whisky mac1960

1873 Sun (N.Y.) 22 Aug. American Fancy Drinks... The Rob Roy cocktail is made with a little gum syrup, two dashes of Angostura, a few drops of oychette cordial, in a tumbler filled with ice, strained.]

1895 San Francisco Call 3 Nov. 19/3 A new cocktail called the ‘Rob Roy’ is a Manhattan made with Scotch instead of rye whiskey.

1897 N.Y. Herald 21 Nov. v. 8/6 New Things in Tipples... The Fifth Avenue Hotel has two new drinks this winter, the Star cocktail and the Rob Roy cocktail... Of course, the Rob Roy is made of Scotch whiskey. It is completed by vermouth and orange bitters.

1902 C. Reynolds Banquet Bk. 425 Rob Roy... This one..is made warmer by half a jigger of Scotch whiskey and the same amount of the vermouth..with lemon peel and two dashes of bitters.

1919 H. M. Wiley Beverages xiv. 390 Common cocktails are known under such names as Bronx, Manhattan, Martini, Saratoga, Rob Roy,..etc.

1960 ‘P. Quentin’ Green-eyed Monster i. 5 The two of them were..drinking Rob Roys.

1975 M. H. Clark Where are Children? vi. 44 Jonathan's favorite drink—a Rob Roy with a twist.

1991 Wine Summer 73/1 With Imported Stock Sweet Vermouth, you're assured of the perfect Manhattan and Rob Roy.

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

单词	rob roy
释义	Rob Royn. Brit. /ˌrɒb ˈrɔɪ/, U.S. /ˌrɑb ˈrɔɪ/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rob Roy. Etymology: < Rob Roy (Scottish Gaelic Raib Ruadh, more fully Raibeart Ruadh, lit. ‘Red Robert’), the nickname of Robert MacGregor (1671–1734), Scottish Jacobite cattle-dealer, freebooter, and folk hero whose story was popularized beyond Scotland by Walter Scott's novel of the same name (1817). 1. attributive. a. Designating a type of tartan (typically red and black) associated with Rob Roy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > chequered pattern > [noun] > tartan > specific Rob Roy1823 hunting tartan1855 Glenurquhart1923 1823 Edinb. Dramat. Rev. Jan. 110 The private boxes on the stage are hung with the Rob Roy tartan. 1899 Chicago Sunday Tribune 3 Dec. 16 (advt.) Choice street and evening shades—Rob Roy plaids..Argyle plaids..and plain kerseys. 1913 A. K. Fraser Garden of Spices x. 148 She pinned a little red shawl of Rob Roy tartan..carefully across her chest. 1991 N.Y. Times 14 Apr. 46/4 The mostly red-and-black Rob Roy tartans were worked into everything. b. Designating a garment, esp. a woman's shawl or cloak, made from Rob Roy tartan. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific pattern round1490 print1820 Rob Roy1837 Fair Isle1851 broad-arrowed1887 argyll1890 arrowed1895 Tattersall1951 1837 Daily Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) 15 Sept. (advt.) New goods!.. Rob Roy shawls. 1863 Ladies' Repository Nov. 645/2 She wore a scanty but brilliantly-colored Rob Roy cloak. 1880 B. H. Crace Life, Lett. & Wayside Gleanings iii. iii. 197 She has a tidy look, and wears an old-fashioned, large-caped Rob Roy cloak lined with pockets in which to stow away her commodities. 1963 G. Thomson Crocus Country xxxiv. 212 Mother had wrapped her long Rob Roy shawl or plaidie around him. 2. More fully Rob Roy canoe. A light one-person decked canoe having a sail and propelled by alternate strokes of a double-bladed paddle. Now historical. [ < the name given by John Macgregor (1825–92) to such a canoe in which he made extensive voyages.] ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > canoe of indigenous peoples > other types of canoe pirogue1666 dory1709 Montreal canoe1793 waka1807 tandem canoe1867 Rob Roy1868 canot du maître1872 Peterborough1882 snake-boat1882 shadow canoe1883 tandem1884 buckeye1885 Canader1893 vinta1900 bellum1901 spoon canoe1907 sponson canoe1911 ratting canoe1944 tarada1960 canot du nord1961 1866 J. Macgregor (title) A thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe.] 1868 Harper's Mag. May 730/1 A Rob Roy can well be matched by a Di Vernon. 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 812/1 The general type of this ‘Rob Roy’ canoe is built of oak with a cedar deck. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Sept. 14/1 For Sale, a Rob Roy Canoe,..with sail, mast and vane. 1938 J. Betjeman Oxf. Univ. Chest v. 97 At the ferry you board a punt or canoe or rob roy and paddle down the stream of the Cherwell. 1976 Country Life 8 Apr. 870 The Rob Roys were essentially all-purpose canoes. 2004 S. D. C. Hutchinson Compl. Bk. Sea Kayaking (ed. 5) i. 12/1 The Rob Roy canoe.., popularised by John McGregor, was often used for sea and estuary work and even surfing. 3. A cocktail made with Scotch whisky, vermouth, and (sometimes) a dash of bitters.Quot. 1873 appears to refer to a different cocktail. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > whisky cocktail whisky-skin1856 Manhattan1882 whisky sour1889 highball?1894 Rob Roy1895 Alexander?1910 old-fashioned1912 Scotch mist1947 whisky mac1960 1873 Sun (N.Y.) 22 Aug. American Fancy Drinks... The Rob Roy cocktail is made with a little gum syrup, two dashes of Angostura, a few drops of oychette cordial, in a tumbler filled with ice, strained.] 1895 San Francisco Call 3 Nov. 19/3 A new cocktail called the ‘Rob Roy’ is a Manhattan made with Scotch instead of rye whiskey. 1897 N.Y. Herald 21 Nov. v. 8/6 New Things in Tipples... The Fifth Avenue Hotel has two new drinks this winter, the Star cocktail and the Rob Roy cocktail... Of course, the Rob Roy is made of Scotch whiskey. It is completed by vermouth and orange bitters. 1902 C. Reynolds Banquet Bk. 425 Rob Roy... This one..is made warmer by half a jigger of Scotch whiskey and the same amount of the vermouth..with lemon peel and two dashes of bitters. 1919 H. M. Wiley Beverages xiv. 390 Common cocktails are known under such names as Bronx, Manhattan, Martini, Saratoga, Rob Roy,..etc. 1960 ‘P. Quentin’ Green-eyed Monster i. 5 The two of them were..drinking Rob Roys. 1975 M. H. Clark Where are Children? vi. 44 Jonathan's favorite drink—a Rob Roy with a twist. 1991 Wine Summer 73/1 With Imported Stock Sweet Vermouth, you're assured of the perfect Manhattan and Rob Roy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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