send-offn.

1. colloquial. A friendly demonstration on the occasion of a person's starting on a journey or the like. (Originally U.S.) Also transferred and figurative.The earliest sense of the word appears to be ‘a sending off or starting of contestants in a race’.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > [noun] > setting out > friendly ceremony on occasion of

send-off1841

send-forth1997

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > parting salutation > demonstration of farewell

send-off1872

1841 Spirit of Times 18 Dec. 499/2 Sleepy John was the favorite against the field; by bad management of the groom John got a miserable send off and lost at least fifty yards.

1867 Harper's Mag. Dec. 135/1 As they say at Jerome Park, a ‘good send off’ at life's outset is, four to one, better than a ‘false start’.

1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It xlvii. 332 One of the boys has passed in his checks and we want to give him a good send-off.

1875 Chicago Tribune 15 July 1/3 There was considerable jockeying, and..an even send-off [in the boat-race] was not obtained.

1882 Times 27 Mar. 4/1 When General Grant went to Europe, he..had a grand ‘send-off’ on the Delaware.

1899 Times 13 Dec. 12/1 The medical officers..gave the slip to the medical students and other admirers who intended to give them an enthusiastic send-off.

1908 G. G. Greenwood Shakespeare Probl. Restated xv. 483 If we could only get to the back of his [sc. Jonson's] mind, we should find that there was some efficient cause operating to induce him to give the best possible send-off to that celebrated venture.

1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves ii. 26 With a thing like that to give you a send-off, why didn't you cash in immediately?

1977 J. McClure Sunday Hangman ii. 19 Every warder has to witness at least one little send-off.

attributive.1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. v. 94 After the funeral Huggins..wrote a beautiful send-off notice.1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Nov. 6/1 Adelina Patti's ‘send off’ concert.

2. Consignment (of goods).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > [noun] > of loads > a load

ladec897

seamc950

lastOE

burdena1000

charge?c1225

load?c1225

burnc1375

draughta1400

summerc1400

portage1445

pauchlea1450

fraughtc1450

freightc1503

loadinga1513

carriage1597

ballast1620

cargo1657

porterage1666

freightage1823

smalls1846

journey1859

send-off1909

payload1914

1909 Westm. Gaz. 14 July 4/2 A well-known gang [of bird-catchers for the London market], whose send-off had averaged 500 birds a week.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	send-off
释义	send-offn. 1. colloquial. A friendly demonstration on the occasion of a person's starting on a journey or the like. (Originally U.S.) Also transferred and figurative.The earliest sense of the word appears to be ‘a sending off or starting of contestants in a race’. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > [noun] > setting out > friendly ceremony on occasion of send-off1841 send-forth1997 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > parting salutation > demonstration of farewell send-off1872 1841 Spirit of Times 18 Dec. 499/2 Sleepy John was the favorite against the field; by bad management of the groom John got a miserable send off and lost at least fifty yards. 1867 Harper's Mag. Dec. 135/1 As they say at Jerome Park, a ‘good send off’ at life's outset is, four to one, better than a ‘false start’. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It xlvii. 332 One of the boys has passed in his checks and we want to give him a good send-off. 1875 Chicago Tribune 15 July 1/3 There was considerable jockeying, and..an even send-off [in the boat-race] was not obtained. 1882 Times 27 Mar. 4/1 When General Grant went to Europe, he..had a grand ‘send-off’ on the Delaware. 1899 Times 13 Dec. 12/1 The medical officers..gave the slip to the medical students and other admirers who intended to give them an enthusiastic send-off. 1908 G. G. Greenwood Shakespeare Probl. Restated xv. 483 If we could only get to the back of his [sc. Jonson's] mind, we should find that there was some efficient cause operating to induce him to give the best possible send-off to that celebrated venture. 1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves ii. 26 With a thing like that to give you a send-off, why didn't you cash in immediately? 1977 J. McClure Sunday Hangman ii. 19 Every warder has to witness at least one little send-off. attributive.1876 W. Besant & J. Rice Golden Butterfly II. v. 94 After the funeral Huggins..wrote a beautiful send-off notice.1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Nov. 6/1 Adelina Patti's ‘send off’ concert. 2. Consignment (of goods). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [noun] > of loads > a load ladec897 seamc950 lastOE burdena1000 charge?c1225 load?c1225 burnc1375 draughta1400 summerc1400 portage1445 pauchlea1450 fraughtc1450 freightc1503 loadinga1513 carriage1597 ballast1620 cargo1657 porterage1666 freightage1823 smalls1846 journey1859 send-off1909 payload1914 1909 Westm. Gaz. 14 July 4/2 A well-known gang [of bird-catchers for the London market], whose send-off had averaged 500 birds a week. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1841
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