rough-upn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌfʌp/, U.S.

/ˈrəfˌəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough v.², up adv.¹

Etymology: < rough v.² + up adv.¹

slang.

1. Sport. Now rare.

a. A trial run for a racehorse.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > a contest or competition > informal

rough-up1864

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > types of race

quarter-mile1611

dead1635

diaulos1706

quarter1779

dead heat1796

match race1804

dash1836

sprint race1836

mile1851

road race1852

time trial1857

decider1858

all-ages1864

rough-up1864

hippodrome1867

distance running1868

team race1869

run-off1873

relay race1878

walk-away1879

title race1905

tortoise race1913

procession1937

stage1943

pace1968

prologue1973

1864 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 23 May 4/6 He beat General Peel in a ‘rough-up’ at home last year.

1902 Times 26 Nov. 4/4 A rough-up gallop gave only a rough estimate of the form of a horse... There was no comparison between a trial and a rough-up.

1951 E. Rickman Come Racing with Me x. 85 This one may be fit enough in a week or two to be given a ‘rough-up’ (a good gallop with companions but not a formal trial).

b. An informal encounter or contest.

ΚΠ

1877 Baily's Monthly Mag. July 349 Mr. I. D. Walker took a [cricket] team, under the title of ‘The Gentlemen of England’, to give both Oxford and Cambridge the final rough-up, preparatory to their appearance in metropolitan inclosures.

1891 Licensed Victuallers' Mirror 28 Apr. 195/1 Among the youngsters who were indulged with a rough-up on this occasion to show what they were made of, was Jack Johnson, the well-known Paddington carrier.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 6 Dec. 24/4 [Bridge] The council, while signifying approval, wants to make it clear that in future all inter-State rough-ups will be its pigeon.

2. Originally and chiefly Australian. A fight; a brawl. Cf. later punch-up n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > a fight

bicker1297

fightc1300

tirpeilc1330

ragea1393

stradec1400

intermell1489

cockfighta1513

skirm1534

bustle1579

pell-mellc1586

brabble1587

jostle1607

scufflea1616

counterbuff1632

mêléea1648

roil1690

tussle1749

scrimmage1780

turn-up1810

scrape1812

pounding match1815

mellay1819

struggle1840

mix-up1841

scrap1846

rough-up1891

turn-to1893

push and shove1895

bagarre1897

stoush1908

dogfight1910

bundle1936

sort-out1937

yike1940

bassa-bassa1956

punch-up1958

thump-up1967

1891 Truth (Sydney) 1 Feb. 6/5 Mr Sydney Broomfield is one of the hardest sort of men in a rough-up.

1896 Sessions Papers Cent. Criminal Court 22 June There was a little rough up, and I found myself stabbed in my arm.

1922 A. Wright Colt from Country 86 There was a rough-up in a pub; he got a knock, had a fit, and went real ratty, and that was the end of him.

1950 K. S. Prichard Winged Seeds 26 There'd 've been a rough-up in no time, and only half a dozen of us with Paddy against forty or fifty men.

1995 M. R. Mauldon tr. E. Zola L'Assommoir i. 28 You've given me quite a turn, I declare! I've never in me born days seen such a rough-up.

3. Australian. A thug, a ruffian. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun]

routerc1300

tyrant1377

ruffy?a1513

ruffiana1525

kempy1525

cut-throat1535

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cutter1569

hackster1574

hacker1576

cuttle1600

ruffiano1611

bully rook1673

thug1838

Apache1902

ned1910

rough-up1911

goonda1926

hoon1938

messer1942

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > person

tyrant1377

routera1500

termagant1508

ruffy?a1513

ruffiana1525

pander1593

thunderbolt1593

bully1604

ruffiano1611

tearer1633

violentoa1661

boy1662

violent1667

hardhead1774

Arab1788

ring-tailed roarer1828

blood-tub1853

tornado1863

stormer1886

hooligan1898

Apache1902

ned1910

rough-up1911

radge1923

goonda1926

pretty-boy1931

tough baby1932

bad-john1935

hoon1938

shit-kicker1954

tough boy1958

oafo1959

ass-kicker1962

droog1962

trog1983

1911 Bulletin (Sydney) 23 Nov. 13/4 Micko, from Collingwood, may be a ‘tug’ or a ‘crook’ or a ‘rough-up’.

1919 V. Marshall World of Living Dead 69 The ‘donkey-dipper’ is another kind of pick-pocket. He works alone, and his methods are to grip, to rip, and to run. ‘A dead rough-up’—thus the more scientific of the fraternity designate him.

1920 G. Sargant Winding Track 43 He had no time for me, anyway; he thought me too much of a rough-up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rough-up
释义	rough-upn. Brit. /ˈrʌfʌp/, U.S. /ˈrəfˌəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough v.², up adv.¹ Etymology: < rough v.² + up adv.¹ slang. 1. Sport. Now rare. a. A trial run for a racehorse. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > a contest or competition > informal rough-up1864 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > types of race quarter-mile1611 dead1635 diaulos1706 quarter1779 dead heat1796 match race1804 dash1836 sprint race1836 mile1851 road race1852 time trial1857 decider1858 all-ages1864 rough-up1864 hippodrome1867 distance running1868 team race1869 run-off1873 relay race1878 walk-away1879 title race1905 tortoise race1913 procession1937 stage1943 pace1968 prologue1973 1864 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 23 May 4/6 He beat General Peel in a ‘rough-up’ at home last year. 1902 Times 26 Nov. 4/4 A rough-up gallop gave only a rough estimate of the form of a horse... There was no comparison between a trial and a rough-up. 1951 E. Rickman Come Racing with Me x. 85 This one may be fit enough in a week or two to be given a ‘rough-up’ (a good gallop with companions but not a formal trial). b. An informal encounter or contest. ΚΠ 1877 Baily's Monthly Mag. July 349 Mr. I. D. Walker took a [cricket] team, under the title of ‘The Gentlemen of England’, to give both Oxford and Cambridge the final rough-up, preparatory to their appearance in metropolitan inclosures. 1891 Licensed Victuallers' Mirror 28 Apr. 195/1 Among the youngsters who were indulged with a rough-up on this occasion to show what they were made of, was Jack Johnson, the well-known Paddington carrier. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 6 Dec. 24/4 [Bridge] The council, while signifying approval, wants to make it clear that in future all inter-State rough-ups will be its pigeon. 2. Originally and chiefly Australian. A fight; a brawl. Cf. later punch-up n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > a fight bicker1297 fightc1300 tirpeilc1330 ragea1393 stradec1400 intermell1489 cockfighta1513 skirm1534 bustle1579 pell-mellc1586 brabble1587 jostle1607 scufflea1616 counterbuff1632 mêléea1648 roil1690 tussle1749 scrimmage1780 turn-up1810 scrape1812 pounding match1815 mellay1819 struggle1840 mix-up1841 scrap1846 rough-up1891 turn-to1893 push and shove1895 bagarre1897 stoush1908 dogfight1910 bundle1936 sort-out1937 yike1940 bassa-bassa1956 punch-up1958 thump-up1967 1891 Truth (Sydney) 1 Feb. 6/5 Mr Sydney Broomfield is one of the hardest sort of men in a rough-up. 1896 Sessions Papers Cent. Criminal Court 22 June There was a little rough up, and I found myself stabbed in my arm. 1922 A. Wright Colt from Country 86 There was a rough-up in a pub; he got a knock, had a fit, and went real ratty, and that was the end of him. 1950 K. S. Prichard Winged Seeds 26 There'd 've been a rough-up in no time, and only half a dozen of us with Paddy against forty or fifty men. 1995 M. R. Mauldon tr. E. Zola L'Assommoir i. 28 You've given me quite a turn, I declare! I've never in me born days seen such a rough-up. 3. Australian. A thug, a ruffian. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] routerc1300 tyrant1377 ruffy?a1513 ruffiana1525 kempy1525 cut-throat1535 slasher1559 cutter1569 hackster1574 hacker1576 cuttle1600 ruffiano1611 bully rook1673 thug1838 Apache1902 ned1910 rough-up1911 goonda1926 hoon1938 messer1942 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > person tyrant1377 routera1500 termagant1508 ruffy?a1513 ruffiana1525 pander1593 thunderbolt1593 bully1604 ruffiano1611 tearer1633 violentoa1661 boy1662 violent1667 hardhead1774 Arab1788 ring-tailed roarer1828 blood-tub1853 tornado1863 stormer1886 hooligan1898 Apache1902 ned1910 rough-up1911 radge1923 goonda1926 pretty-boy1931 tough baby1932 bad-john1935 hoon1938 shit-kicker1954 tough boy1958 oafo1959 ass-kicker1962 droog1962 trog1983 1911 Bulletin (Sydney) 23 Nov. 13/4 Micko, from Collingwood, may be a ‘tug’ or a ‘crook’ or a ‘rough-up’. 1919 V. Marshall World of Living Dead 69 The ‘donkey-dipper’ is another kind of pick-pocket. He works alone, and his methods are to grip, to rip, and to run. ‘A dead rough-up’—thus the more scientific of the fraternity designate him. 1920 G. Sargant Winding Track 43 He had no time for me, anyway; he thought me too much of a rough-up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864
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