roern.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊə/,

/rɔː/,

/rʊə/, U.S.

/ˈroʊ(ə)r/,

/rɔr/, South African English

/rʊə/

Forms: 1800s rooar, 1800s– roer.

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

Etymology: < South African Dutch roer (Afrikaans roer) long-barrelled gun < Dutch roer gun barrel, long-barrelled gun (1556), extended use of roer pipe, reed (Middle Dutch (in late sources) roer), cognate with Middle Low German rōr pipe, reed, German Rohr pipe, reed, (in later use also) gun barrel (Middle High German rōr, Old High German rōr), Old Icelandic reyrr pipe, Old Swedish rör pipe (Swedish rör pipe, reed, gun barrel), Old Danish rør pipe (Danish rør pipe, reed, gun barrel), Gothic raus pipe, further etymology unknown.Compare earlier borrowing of South African Dutch snelroer ( < snel fast, swift (see snell adj.) + roer ):1801 in G.M. Theal Rec. Cape Colony (1899) 4 388 A lion..had been mortally wounded by a snelroer (a firearm placed purposely in the ground to catch wild beasts). The vowel in the Dutch noun (instead of expected ō ) is perhaps due to the influence of roeren to move, stir, agitate (see rearmouse n.).

South African. Now chiefly historical.

A large, long-barrelled flintlock musket formerly used in South Africa for hunting big game; (more generally) any rifle or large gun.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooting equipment > [noun] > other sporting guns

buccaneering piece1758

roer1824

rook rifle1846

Mannlicher1884

1824 S. Afr. Jrnl. 1 26 Civilized man,—the possessor of the formidable roer or rifle.

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches 88 Bold Arend! come help with your long-barrelled roer.

1899 H. R. Haggard Swallow xvi All were well armed with ‘roers’ or other guns.

1937 F. B. Young They seek Country 539 Jan carried his long-barrelled roer, an elephant-gun that fired a four-ounce bullet of lead and tin.

1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 32 ‘Climb in,’ he growled in Afrikaans. ‘I'd like to see if this old roer can still spit fire.’

1994 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 20 201 A 'Boer' lacking his 'Roer' was perceived as a rather imperfect person.

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

单词	roer
释义	roern. Brit. /ˈrəʊə/, /rɔː/, /rʊə/, U.S. /ˈroʊ(ə)r/, /rɔr/, South African English /rʊə/ Forms: 1800s rooar, 1800s– roer. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch roer. Etymology: < South African Dutch roer (Afrikaans roer) long-barrelled gun < Dutch roer gun barrel, long-barrelled gun (1556), extended use of roer pipe, reed (Middle Dutch (in late sources) roer), cognate with Middle Low German rōr pipe, reed, German Rohr pipe, reed, (in later use also) gun barrel (Middle High German rōr, Old High German rōr), Old Icelandic reyrr pipe, Old Swedish rör pipe (Swedish rör pipe, reed, gun barrel), Old Danish rør pipe (Danish rør pipe, reed, gun barrel), Gothic raus pipe, further etymology unknown.Compare earlier borrowing of South African Dutch snelroer ( < snel fast, swift (see snell adj.) + roer ):1801 in G.M. Theal Rec. Cape Colony (1899) 4 388 A lion..had been mortally wounded by a snelroer (a firearm placed purposely in the ground to catch wild beasts). The vowel in the Dutch noun (instead of expected ō ) is perhaps due to the influence of roeren to move, stir, agitate (see rearmouse n.). South African. Now chiefly historical. A large, long-barrelled flintlock musket formerly used in South Africa for hunting big game; (more generally) any rifle or large gun. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooting equipment > [noun] > other sporting guns buccaneering piece1758 roer1824 rook rifle1846 Mannlicher1884 1824 S. Afr. Jrnl. 1 26 Civilized man,—the possessor of the formidable roer or rifle. 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches 88 Bold Arend! come help with your long-barrelled roer. 1899 H. R. Haggard Swallow xvi All were well armed with ‘roers’ or other guns. 1937 F. B. Young They seek Country 539 Jan carried his long-barrelled roer, an elephant-gun that fired a four-ounce bullet of lead and tin. 1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 32 ‘Climb in,’ he growled in Afrikaans. ‘I'd like to see if this old roer can still spit fire.’ 1994 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 20 201 A 'Boer' lacking his 'Roer' was perceived as a rather imperfect person. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824
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