Ronukn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒnʌk/,

/ˈrɒnək/, U.S.

/ˈrɑnək/

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu ronaq.

Etymology: Apparently < Urdu ronaq lustre (or its cognate in a related language) < Persian raunaq < Arabic raunaq, all in the same sense.For the circumstances of the English coinage, compare the following:1982 A. Room Dict. Trade Name Origins 149 The name is something of a mystery...As for its origin, the gist of the story seems to be that it was the winning entry in a name-selection competition won by a retired army colonel who had served some time in India, and that the name means something like ‘brilliance’ in one of the Indian languages.

Now chiefly historical.

A make of polish; spec. a brand of floor polish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > polish > types of

pumice1422

emery1481

foam of copperas1538

pumex1589

emery-stone1610

smiris1610

putty1663

rottenstone1677

tutty1731

French rouge?1745

rotstone1767

plate powder1786

emery-powder18..

rouge1808

waxing1825

black lead1830

tin-putty1839

red stuff1844

stove-polish1858

crocusa1861

crocus-powder1873

furniture cream1873

grit-emery1884

silver polish1895

Ronuk1896

Brasso1905

floor polish1907

lavender cream1926

lavender polish1961

lavender wax1970

1896 Trade Marks Jrnl. 8 Apr. 325 Ronuk... Polishing preparations. Thomas Mottley Fowler and Thomas Horace Fowler, trading as T. M. Fowler,..Brighton; manufacturers.

1912 Daily Chron. 5 Mar. 4/5 ‘Ronuk’ imparts a brilliant polish.

1929 Trade Marks Jrnl. 6 Mar. 404/2 Ronuk... Floor polish. Ronuk, Limited,..Portslade,..London,..Manchester; and..Cape Town, South Africa.

1955 N. Balchin Fall of Sparrow ii. 62 He was a big, bulky man, completely bald, and it was believed that the house matron polished his head every day with Ronuk.

1974 J. Betjeman Nip in Air 61 The reek of Ronuk on a parquet floor As parties came cascading through the door.

2005 B. Cotton They would have come looking for Me iii. 40 Another boy, or a member of staff, would splash a semi-liquid called Ronuk onto the floor.

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

ronukv.

Brit.

/ˈrɒnʌk/, U.S.

/ˈrɑnək/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Ronuk n.

Etymology: < Ronuk n.

Now chiefly historical.

transitive. To polish with Ronuk.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > polish [verb (transitive)] > with specific preparation

pumicea1425

blacklead1829

heel-ball1832

beeswax1836

pumice-stone1851

ronuka1913

Simonize1917

emery-

a1913 [see ronuked adj. at Derivatives].

1918 R. Kipling in Story-teller Dec. 227/1 You'll often find half a dozen Brethren..polishing and ronuking and sweeping everything they can get at.

1937 G. N. Pocock Stubbs at Fifity 134 I don't want one [sc. a servant] who breathes heavily, or one who ronuks her knees.

1994 M. Grant My First Eighty Years 5 It was, rather cleverly, made to sound a privilege for us to ‘ronuk’ (polish) the floor.

Derivatives

ˈronuked adj.

ΚΠ

a1913 F. Rolfe Desire & Pursuit of Whole (1934) i. 3 The profane vulgar who want..brown boots properly ronuked, and linen stiffly starched.

1984 L. Thomas In my Wildest Dreams vii. 127 This was the moment I decided to state my case and I stood up at the back and walked tentatively down the Ronuked central aisle.

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

单词	ronuk
释义	Ronukn. Brit. /ˈrɒnʌk/, /ˈrɒnək/, U.S. /ˈrɑnək/ Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu ronaq. Etymology: Apparently < Urdu ronaq lustre (or its cognate in a related language) < Persian raunaq < Arabic raunaq, all in the same sense.For the circumstances of the English coinage, compare the following:1982 A. Room Dict. Trade Name Origins 149 The name is something of a mystery...As for its origin, the gist of the story seems to be that it was the winning entry in a name-selection competition won by a retired army colonel who had served some time in India, and that the name means something like ‘brilliance’ in one of the Indian languages. Now chiefly historical. A make of polish; spec. a brand of floor polish. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > polish > types of pumice1422 emery1481 foam of copperas1538 pumex1589 emery-stone1610 smiris1610 putty1663 rottenstone1677 tutty1731 French rouge?1745 rotstone1767 plate powder1786 emery-powder18.. rouge1808 waxing1825 black lead1830 tin-putty1839 red stuff1844 stove-polish1858 crocusa1861 crocus-powder1873 furniture cream1873 grit-emery1884 silver polish1895 Ronuk1896 Brasso1905 floor polish1907 lavender cream1926 lavender polish1961 lavender wax1970 1896 Trade Marks Jrnl. 8 Apr. 325 Ronuk... Polishing preparations. Thomas Mottley Fowler and Thomas Horace Fowler, trading as T. M. Fowler,..Brighton; manufacturers. 1912 Daily Chron. 5 Mar. 4/5 ‘Ronuk’ imparts a brilliant polish. 1929 Trade Marks Jrnl. 6 Mar. 404/2 Ronuk... Floor polish. Ronuk, Limited,..Portslade,..London,..Manchester; and..Cape Town, South Africa. 1955 N. Balchin Fall of Sparrow ii. 62 He was a big, bulky man, completely bald, and it was believed that the house matron polished his head every day with Ronuk. 1974 J. Betjeman Nip in Air 61 The reek of Ronuk on a parquet floor As parties came cascading through the door. 2005 B. Cotton They would have come looking for Me iii. 40 Another boy, or a member of staff, would splash a semi-liquid called Ronuk onto the floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ronukv. Brit. /ˈrɒnʌk/, U.S. /ˈrɑnək/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Ronuk n. Etymology: < Ronuk n. Now chiefly historical. transitive. To polish with Ronuk. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > polish [verb (transitive)] > with specific preparation pumicea1425 blacklead1829 heel-ball1832 beeswax1836 pumice-stone1851 ronuka1913 Simonize1917 emery- a1913 [see ronuked adj. at Derivatives]. 1918 R. Kipling in Story-teller Dec. 227/1 You'll often find half a dozen Brethren..polishing and ronuking and sweeping everything they can get at. 1937 G. N. Pocock Stubbs at Fifity 134 I don't want one [sc. a servant] who breathes heavily, or one who ronuks her knees. 1994 M. Grant My First Eighty Years 5 It was, rather cleverly, made to sound a privilege for us to ‘ronuk’ (polish) the floor. Derivatives ˈronuked adj. ΚΠ a1913 F. Rolfe Desire & Pursuit of Whole (1934) i. 3 The profane vulgar who want..brown boots properly ronuked, and linen stiffly starched. 1984 L. Thomas In my Wildest Dreams vii. 127 This was the moment I decided to state my case and I stood up at the back and walked tentatively down the Ronuked central aisle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896v.a1913
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