skirmishingn.

/ˈskəːmɪʃɪŋ/

Forms: (see the verb).

Etymology: < skirmish v.

The action of engaging, or taking part, in a skirmish or skirmishes.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [noun] > manner of fighting > skirmishing

bickering1297

skirmishingc1385

skrimming1487

pickeering1644

sparring1686

α. β.

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Ariadne. 1910 So hyt happed, that at a skarmysshynge [v.r. scarmuchyng, etc.], She caste hir hert vpon Mynos the kynge.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xviii. 54 Whan prisouners be taken in scarmyshyng or otherwyse.

c1500 Melusine (1895) 131 Thenne bygan the scarmusshing of strong & grete and moche mortal.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. xx. 116 The fulich gabynis..straik sindri small skarmischingis and batallis aganis þe romanis.

c1600 Hist. & Life James VI (1825) 128 He fell in the hands of the said capten efter a light scarmeshing.

γ. ?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda iv. i The self same musick that in auncient daies Brought Alexander..from skirmishing to kissing.1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 180 Wearied with the heat of the day and long skirmishing.1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 275 An infinite Number of Party Skirmishings.1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV I. 307 Merely the skirmishing of light troops before the commencement of a general battle.1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiii. 333 Mackay, meanwhile, wasted some weeks..in indecisive skirmishing.attributive.1858 W. Brock Sir H. Havelock xiii. 210 Advance was made in skirmishing order on the entrenched quadrangles.figurative.1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 42 Which are but light skirmishings, and not serious contendings in matters of Religion.1687 in J. R. Bloxham Magdalen Coll. & James II (1886) 166 All this was but skirmishing in respect of what was done on Saturday.1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic x. 338 Little is to be hoped for from the skirmishings..and desultory movements of the intellect.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

skirmishingadj.

/ˈskəːmɪʃɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as skirmishing n.

Engaging in a skirmish or skirmishes; designed for skirmishing.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [adjective] > skirmishing

skirmishing1781

1781 in T. Simes Mil. Guide (ed. 3) 8 [The Adjutant-general] gives and signs all the orders for skirmishing parties.

1799 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry (ed. 3) 354 Skirmishing detachments are usually made of a flank division or subdivision.

1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab i. 9 The wild fellows were thrown out on all sides, and formed a skirmishing front all the way.

Derivatives

ˈskirmishingly adv. in a skirmishing manner.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [adverb] > in skirmishing manner

skirmishingly1847

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxxv. 353 The upholsterer's foreman..skirmishingly measuring expensive objects.

1889 Chambers's Jrnl. 5 Oct. 638/1 What loading-up he did was very skirmishingly effected from the rear.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	skirmishing
释义	skirmishingn. /ˈskəːmɪʃɪŋ/ Forms: (see the verb). Etymology: < skirmish v. The action of engaging, or taking part, in a skirmish or skirmishes. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [noun] > manner of fighting > skirmishing bickering1297 skirmishingc1385 skrimming1487 pickeering1644 sparring1686 α. β. c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Ariadne. 1910 So hyt happed, that at a skarmysshynge [v.r. scarmuchyng, etc.], She caste hir hert vpon Mynos the kynge. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xviii. 54 Whan prisouners be taken in scarmyshyng or otherwyse. c1500 Melusine (1895) 131 Thenne bygan the scarmusshing of strong & grete and moche mortal. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. xx. 116 The fulich gabynis..straik sindri small skarmischingis and batallis aganis þe romanis. c1600 Hist. & Life James VI (1825) 128 He fell in the hands of the said capten efter a light scarmeshing. γ. ?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda iv. i The self same musick that in auncient daies Brought Alexander..from skirmishing to kissing.1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 180 Wearied with the heat of the day and long skirmishing.1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 275 An infinite Number of Party Skirmishings.1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV I. 307 Merely the skirmishing of light troops before the commencement of a general battle.1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiii. 333 Mackay, meanwhile, wasted some weeks..in indecisive skirmishing.attributive.1858 W. Brock Sir H. Havelock xiii. 210 Advance was made in skirmishing order on the entrenched quadrangles.figurative.1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 42 Which are but light skirmishings, and not serious contendings in matters of Religion.1687 in J. R. Bloxham Magdalen Coll. & James II (1886) 166 All this was but skirmishing in respect of what was done on Saturday.1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic x. 338 Little is to be hoped for from the skirmishings..and desultory movements of the intellect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). skirmishingadj. /ˈskəːmɪʃɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as skirmishing n. Engaging in a skirmish or skirmishes; designed for skirmishing. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [adjective] > skirmishing skirmishing1781 1781 in T. Simes Mil. Guide (ed. 3) 8 [The Adjutant-general] gives and signs all the orders for skirmishing parties. 1799 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry (ed. 3) 354 Skirmishing detachments are usually made of a flank division or subdivision. 1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab i. 9 The wild fellows were thrown out on all sides, and formed a skirmishing front all the way. Derivatives ˈskirmishingly adv. in a skirmishing manner. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [adverb] > in skirmishing manner skirmishingly1847 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxxv. 353 The upholsterer's foreman..skirmishingly measuring expensive objects. 1889 Chambers's Jrnl. 5 Oct. 638/1 What loading-up he did was very skirmishingly effected from the rear. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.c1385adj.1781
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