siddowsidderadj.

Forms: α. 1600s sydowe, siddowe (1600s, 1800s seedow), 1700s– siddow, 1700s–1800s sidda. β. 1700s sidore, 1800s sidder ( cidder).

Etymology: Of obscure origin.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsiddow.

Now dialect.

Soft, tender, mellow. Current in West Midland counties, chiefly of peas, grain, or other vegetables. It is doubtful whether Grose is right in giving the word as a noun and verb.Holland seems to have supposed the word to mean ‘fit to serve as seed’.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective]

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > [adjective] > tender

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1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xix. vii. 23 But they [the seeds] must be all throughly dried before they be seedow and fruitfull. [Fr. pour rendre les graines bonnes à semer, il les fault toutes secher.]

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. ii. sig. G3^v Finde they a chinke, they'l wriggle in and in, And eat like salt sea in his siddowe ribs.

1622 W. Burton Descr. Leicester Shire 174 Long agoe it [Lindley] hath had the praise for good sydowe pease (as they tearm them).

1721 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husb. I. 66 Sandy Land marled will bear good Sidore, or white or blue Pease, and also Turneps.

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Sidda, pease or vegetables that boil soft. These pease will sidda.

1789 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Glocestershire I. 331 Peas, which become soft by boiling, are said to be ‘siddow’, a well sounding term, which is much wanting in other districts.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 233 Sidder, a term applied to malting barley. A shower of rain on barley, after it is cut, is said..to make it sidder, i.e. promote its growth in the cistern and make it work better.

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Sidder, light; loose; friable; mealy: applied to soil that breaks up readily, peas that boil to a flour, yeast dumplings that are properly swelled, &c.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	siddow
释义	siddowsidderadj. Forms: α. 1600s sydowe, siddowe (1600s, 1800s seedow), 1700s– siddow, 1700s–1800s sidda. β. 1700s sidore, 1800s sidder ( cidder). Etymology: Of obscure origin.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsiddow. Now dialect. Soft, tender, mellow. Current in West Midland counties, chiefly of peas, grain, or other vegetables. It is doubtful whether Grose is right in giving the word as a noun and verb.Holland seems to have supposed the word to mean ‘fit to serve as seed’. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] lithec888 merroweOE neshOE tender?c1225 softa1250 unharda1300 supplec1325 melchc1350 unsad1398 slobbery?a1425 lushc1440 mulch?1440 gentle1555 mellow1577 softly1589 tenerous1598 siddow1601 maumy1728 frush1848 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > [adjective] > tender siddow1601 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xix. vii. 23 But they [the seeds] must be all throughly dried before they be seedow and fruitfull. [Fr. pour rendre les graines bonnes à semer, il les fault toutes secher.] 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. ii. sig. G3^v Finde they a chinke, they'l wriggle in and in, And eat like salt sea in his siddowe ribs. 1622 W. Burton Descr. Leicester Shire 174 Long agoe it [Lindley] hath had the praise for good sydowe pease (as they tearm them). 1721 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husb. I. 66 Sandy Land marled will bear good Sidore, or white or blue Pease, and also Turneps. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Sidda, pease or vegetables that boil soft. These pease will sidda. 1789 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Glocestershire I. 331 Peas, which become soft by boiling, are said to be ‘siddow’, a well sounding term, which is much wanting in other districts. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 233 Sidder, a term applied to malting barley. A shower of rain on barley, after it is cut, is said..to make it sidder, i.e. promote its growth in the cistern and make it work better. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Sidder, light; loose; friable; mealy: applied to soil that breaks up readily, peas that boil to a flour, yeast dumplings that are properly swelled, &c. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1601
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