sneeshingn.

Brit.

/ˈsniːʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsniʃɪŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈsniʃɪŋ/,

/ˈsniʃɪn/, Irish English

/ˈsniːʃɪŋ/

Forms: α. 1700s snishon, snishen, 1800s snishan (1700s snichen, snitian), 1700s–1800s snishin(g. β. 1600s, 1800s sneeshon, 1800s sneeshan, 1700s–1800s sneeshin(g, sneeshin', 1800s sneechin(g, etc.

Etymology: Alteration of sneezing n. 2b, perhaps after Highland or Irish pronunciation: compare Scottish Gaelic snaoisean, Irish snaoisín.

Scottish (Irish English) and northern dialect.

1. Snuff.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > snuff > [noun]

sneeze1632

sneezing1648

smutchin1650

snush1671

snuff1683

nose gunpowder1706

pulvil1706

sneeshing1714

macouba1827

dip1853

snoose1912

snous1962

α.

1714 Craig Answer in R. Smith Poems 12 Thy vile snichen, and thy brose.

1720 A. Pennecuik Streams from Helicon (ed. 2) i. 65 A Mill with Snitian, to pepper her Nose.

1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) I. 91 A Mill of good snishing to prie.

1761 in Hull Select Lett. (1778) I. 314 I have sent you a little Provision of the best Preston-Pans Snuff,..with one Bottle of Highland Snishon.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 314 Bid her fill my mill wi' snishing.

1847 J. S. Le Fanu T. O'Brien 213 Take a pinch iv the snishin.

β. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Sneeshin,..the vulgar name for snuff.1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. vi. 177 A' the siller I need is just to buy tobacco and sneeshin.1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. vii. 146 Will ye try my sneeshing?1900 S. R. Crockett Little Anna Mark xxi The noblest sneeshan in the worl'.

2. A pinch of snuff. Chiefly with negatives, used to denote something of very slight value or significance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > snuff > [noun] > pinch of

sneeshing1686

snush1703

snuff1724

sneesh1817

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little worth

ivy-leafc1000

needle?c1225

sloec1250

peasea1275

strawc1290

bean1297

nutc1300

buttonc1330

leekc1330

trifle1375

cress1377

goose-wing1377

sop1377

niflec1395

vetcha1400

a pin's head (also point)c1450

trump1513

plack1530

toy1530

blue point1532

grey groat1546

cherry-stone1607

jiggalorum1613

candle-enda1625

peppercorn1638

sponge1671

sneeshing1686

snottera1689

catchpenny1705

potato1757

snuff1809

pinhead1828

traneen1837

a hill of beans1863

gubbins1918

1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 13 I drew my Box, and teuk a sneeshon.

1723 W. Meston Knight in Poems (1767) 25 Else they are not worth a snishen.

1787– in Scottish use ( Eng. Dial. Dict. ).

3. attributive, as sneeshing-box, sneeshing-horn, sneeshing-mill or sneeshing-mull.

ΚΠ

1717 A. Ramsay Elegy Lucky Wood x To the sma' hours we aft sat still, Nick'd round our toasts and snishing-mill.

1780 W. Forbes Dominie Depos'd i. 79 His fishing-wand, his sneeshing~box.

1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs xx, in Poems 16 The luntan pipe, an' sneeshin mill, Are handed round wi' right guid will.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. viii. 215 I could take my aith to that sneeshing-mull amang a thousand.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Sneeshin Sneeshin-Horn, a horn used for holding snuff.

1858 M. Porteous Real Souter Johnny (ed. 2) 28 I'm Souter Johnny's sneeshin'-Box.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sneeshing
释义	sneeshingn. Brit. /ˈsniːʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsniʃɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈsniʃɪŋ/, /ˈsniʃɪn/, Irish English /ˈsniːʃɪŋ/ Forms: α. 1700s snishon, snishen, 1800s snishan (1700s snichen, snitian), 1700s–1800s snishin(g. β. 1600s, 1800s sneeshon, 1800s sneeshan, 1700s–1800s sneeshin(g, sneeshin', 1800s sneechin(g, etc. Etymology: Alteration of sneezing n. 2b, perhaps after Highland or Irish pronunciation: compare Scottish Gaelic snaoisean, Irish snaoisín. Scottish (Irish English) and northern dialect. 1. Snuff. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > snuff > [noun] sneeze1632 sneezing1648 smutchin1650 snush1671 snuff1683 nose gunpowder1706 pulvil1706 sneeshing1714 macouba1827 dip1853 snoose1912 snous1962 α. 1714 Craig Answer in R. Smith Poems 12 Thy vile snichen, and thy brose. 1720 A. Pennecuik Streams from Helicon (ed. 2) i. 65 A Mill with Snitian, to pepper her Nose. 1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) I. 91 A Mill of good snishing to prie. 1761 in Hull Select Lett. (1778) I. 314 I have sent you a little Provision of the best Preston-Pans Snuff,..with one Bottle of Highland Snishon. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xi, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 314 Bid her fill my mill wi' snishing. 1847 J. S. Le Fanu T. O'Brien 213 Take a pinch iv the snishin. β. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Sneeshin,..the vulgar name for snuff.1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. vi. 177 A' the siller I need is just to buy tobacco and sneeshin.1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. vii. 146 Will ye try my sneeshing?1900 S. R. Crockett Little Anna Mark xxi The noblest sneeshan in the worl'. 2. A pinch of snuff. Chiefly with negatives, used to denote something of very slight value or significance. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > snuff > [noun] > pinch of sneeshing1686 snush1703 snuff1724 sneesh1817 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little worth ivy-leafc1000 needle?c1225 sloec1250 peasea1275 strawc1290 bean1297 nutc1300 buttonc1330 leekc1330 trifle1375 cress1377 goose-wing1377 sop1377 niflec1395 vetcha1400 a pin's head (also point)c1450 trump1513 plack1530 toy1530 blue point1532 grey groat1546 cherry-stone1607 jiggalorum1613 candle-enda1625 peppercorn1638 sponge1671 sneeshing1686 snottera1689 catchpenny1705 potato1757 snuff1809 pinhead1828 traneen1837 a hill of beans1863 gubbins1918 1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 13 I drew my Box, and teuk a sneeshon. 1723 W. Meston Knight in Poems (1767) 25 Else they are not worth a snishen. 1787– in Scottish use ( Eng. Dial. Dict. ). 3. attributive, as sneeshing-box, sneeshing-horn, sneeshing-mill or sneeshing-mull. ΚΠ 1717 A. Ramsay Elegy Lucky Wood x To the sma' hours we aft sat still, Nick'd round our toasts and snishing-mill. 1780 W. Forbes Dominie Depos'd i. 79 His fishing-wand, his sneeshing~box. 1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs xx, in Poems 16 The luntan pipe, an' sneeshin mill, Are handed round wi' right guid will. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. viii. 215 I could take my aith to that sneeshing-mull amang a thousand. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Sneeshin Sneeshin-Horn, a horn used for holding snuff. 1858 M. Porteous Real Souter Johnny (ed. 2) 28 I'm Souter Johnny's sneeshin'-Box. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1686
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