Riponn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪp(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈrɪpən/

Forms: 1600s– Ripon, 1600s– Rippon.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ripon.

Etymology: < the name of the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire, once famous for making spurs.

Now historical.

I. Compounds.

1. Designating spurs and rowels made at Ripon, formerly proverbial for their strength. Cf. spur n.¹ 1d.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding > use of hands and legs > using spurs > spur

spurc725

Ripon1631

heel spur1687

prick spur1688

Brummagem1823

goad spur1838

boot-spur1847

tormentor1875

1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes i. iii. 53 in Wks. II P. Iu.:..There's an angel, if my Spurres Be not right Rippon. Spu. Giue me neuer a penny If I strike not thorow your bounty with the Rowells.

1636 W. Davenant Witts v. i. sig. I4^v With Rowels of Sharpe Ripon Spurs!

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 190 As true Steel as Rippon Rowels.

1670 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 256 As true steel as Rippon rowels. It is said of trusty persons, men of metal, faithful to their employments. Rippon in this Country is a Town famous for the best spurs of England, whose rowels may be enforced to strike through a shilling, and will break sooner than bow.

1704 J. Swift Disc. Mech. Operat. Spirit ii, in Tale of Tub 310 The former, while it is in the State of a Rider, wears huge Rippon Spurs.

1733 T. Gent Antient & Mod. Hist. Rippon 149/2 1617... April 15. The King lodg'd at Mr. George Dawson's, who was presented by Mr. Mayor..with a Pair of Rippon Spurs.

1835 W. Irving Abbotsford §5 Around were hung..a Highland broadsword from Floddenfield; a pair of Rippon spurs from Bannockburn.

1905 G. Gilbert Cathedral Cities 179 On this memorable occasion he [sc. James I] was presented with a pair of Ripon spurs.

II. Simple uses.

2. In plural. Spurs manufactured at Ripon.

ΚΠ

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Rippons, spurs.

1885 H. A. Dillon Fairholt's Costume in Eng. (ed. 3) II. (Gloss.) Rippons, spurs; so called from Ripon being famous for their manufacture.

1938 H. Norris Costume & Fashion III. ii. iv. 762 In the sixteenth century Ripon was celebrated for the manufacture of the best English spurs, which were known as ‘rippons’.

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

单词	ripon
释义	Riponn. Brit. /ˈrɪp(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈrɪpən/ Forms: 1600s– Ripon, 1600s– Rippon. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ripon. Etymology: < the name of the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire, once famous for making spurs. Now historical. I. Compounds. 1. Designating spurs and rowels made at Ripon, formerly proverbial for their strength. Cf. spur n.¹ 1d. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding > use of hands and legs > using spurs > spur spurc725 Ripon1631 heel spur1687 prick spur1688 Brummagem1823 goad spur1838 boot-spur1847 tormentor1875 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes i. iii. 53 in Wks. II P. Iu.:..There's an angel, if my Spurres Be not right Rippon. Spu. Giue me neuer a penny If I strike not thorow your bounty with the Rowells. 1636 W. Davenant Witts v. i. sig. I4^v With Rowels of Sharpe Ripon Spurs! a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 190 As true Steel as Rippon Rowels. 1670 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 256 As true steel as Rippon rowels. It is said of trusty persons, men of metal, faithful to their employments. Rippon in this Country is a Town famous for the best spurs of England, whose rowels may be enforced to strike through a shilling, and will break sooner than bow. 1704 J. Swift Disc. Mech. Operat. Spirit ii, in Tale of Tub 310 The former, while it is in the State of a Rider, wears huge Rippon Spurs. 1733 T. Gent Antient & Mod. Hist. Rippon 149/2 1617... April 15. The King lodg'd at Mr. George Dawson's, who was presented by Mr. Mayor..with a Pair of Rippon Spurs. 1835 W. Irving Abbotsford §5 Around were hung..a Highland broadsword from Floddenfield; a pair of Rippon spurs from Bannockburn. 1905 G. Gilbert Cathedral Cities 179 On this memorable occasion he [sc. James I] was presented with a pair of Ripon spurs. II. Simple uses. 2. In plural. Spurs manufactured at Ripon. ΚΠ 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Rippons, spurs. 1885 H. A. Dillon Fairholt's Costume in Eng. (ed. 3) II. (Gloss.) Rippons, spurs; so called from Ripon being famous for their manufacture. 1938 H. Norris Costume & Fashion III. ii. iv. 762 In the sixteenth century Ripon was celebrated for the manufacture of the best English spurs, which were known as ‘rippons’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1631
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