roller skaten.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊlə ˌskeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈroʊlər ˌskeɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roller n.¹, skate n.²

Etymology: < roller n.¹ + skate n.²

1. Originally U.S. Each of a pair of boots or shoes, or metal frames that can be fitted to shoes, having a set of small wheels, esp. arranged in pairs, for skating across a flat hard surface. Cf. in-line skate n. at in-line n. and adj. Additions.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > roller-skating > [noun] > roller-skate

velocipede1825

roller skate1860

wheel-skate1870

skate1876

Rollerblade1985

1860 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 30 June (advt.) I have just received from the manufacturer an assortment of Patent Flexible Roller Skates, the first that has been offered for sale in the District.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 105/2 The fatigue caused by these ‘roller skates’ is quadruple that of ordinary ice skating.

1923 Today's Housewife Aug. 18/1 (advt.) You can go like lightning with these cracker-jack roller skates.

1979 A.-V. Phillips Compl. Bk. Roller Skating xii. 248/2 Ticia, as far as anyone knows, is the first woman to do a backside aerial while on roller skates.

2004 Independent 12 Feb. (Review section) 4/1 I-Pods carry all the cachet of the earliest Sony Walkmans in the days when they were accessorised by roller skates and Duran Duran.

2. slang. A vehicle considered to resemble a roller skate; spec. (a) a tank; (b) a small car.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > military vehicles > [noun] > armed or armoured > tank

land-ship1837

tank1916

roller skate1941

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > small or light

voiturette1897

light car1901

baby1920

minicar1948

poodler1951

micromotor1953

compact1960

subcompact1960

roller skate1961

super-compact1962

micro-car1980

1941 Reader's Digest Feb. 92 The boys of Britain's R.A.F. have developed a language all their own...‘roller skates’ are tanks.

1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1127/2 Roller skate, a small, light waggon.

1976 J. K. Lieberman & N. S. Rhodes Compl. CB Handbk. vi. 135 Rollerskate, a small or foreign car.

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

单词	roller skate
释义	roller skaten. Brit. /ˈrəʊlə ˌskeɪt/, U.S. /ˈroʊlər ˌskeɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roller n.¹, skate n.² Etymology: < roller n.¹ + skate n.² 1. Originally U.S. Each of a pair of boots or shoes, or metal frames that can be fitted to shoes, having a set of small wheels, esp. arranged in pairs, for skating across a flat hard surface. Cf. in-line skate n. at in-line n. and adj. Additions. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > roller-skating > [noun] > roller-skate velocipede1825 roller skate1860 wheel-skate1870 skate1876 Rollerblade1985 1860 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 30 June (advt.) I have just received from the manufacturer an assortment of Patent Flexible Roller Skates, the first that has been offered for sale in the District. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 105/2 The fatigue caused by these ‘roller skates’ is quadruple that of ordinary ice skating. 1923 Today's Housewife Aug. 18/1 (advt.) You can go like lightning with these cracker-jack roller skates. 1979 A.-V. Phillips Compl. Bk. Roller Skating xii. 248/2 Ticia, as far as anyone knows, is the first woman to do a backside aerial while on roller skates. 2004 Independent 12 Feb. (Review section) 4/1 I-Pods carry all the cachet of the earliest Sony Walkmans in the days when they were accessorised by roller skates and Duran Duran. 2. slang. A vehicle considered to resemble a roller skate; spec. (a) a tank; (b) a small car. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > military vehicles > [noun] > armed or armoured > tank land-ship1837 tank1916 roller skate1941 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > small or light voiturette1897 light car1901 baby1920 minicar1948 poodler1951 micromotor1953 compact1960 subcompact1960 roller skate1961 super-compact1962 micro-car1980 1941 Reader's Digest Feb. 92 The boys of Britain's R.A.F. have developed a language all their own...‘roller skates’ are tanks. 1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1127/2 Roller skate, a small, light waggon. 1976 J. K. Lieberman & N. S. Rhodes Compl. CB Handbk. vi. 135 Rollerskate, a small or foreign car. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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