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单词 blow-in
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blow-inn.adj.

Brit. /ˈbləʊɪn/, U.S. /ˈbloʊˌɪn/, Australian English /ˈbloʊɪn/, Irish English /ˈbloʊɪn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blow- comb. form, in adv.
Etymology: < blow- comb. form + in adv. In sense A. 1 after to blow in at blow v.1 19a. In sense A. 2 after to blow in at blow v.1 12d.
A. n.
1. Metallurgy. The action or an act of putting a blast furnace into operation; cf. to blow in at blow v.1 19a, blowing-in n. at blowing n.1 Compounds 2.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > [noun] > furnace > putting into operation
blow-in1888
blowing-in1925
1888 Engin. & Mining Jrnl. 27 Oct. 354/2 The Mayville furnace..has gone into blast. The blow-in was unusually good, the fires burning well from the first.
2009 M. Geerdes et al. Mod. Blast Furnace Ironmaking (ed. 2) xi. 149 In the early stages of a blow-in, blast temperature should be maximised and blast moisture minimised.
2. Chiefly Irish English, Australian, New Zealand and U.S. regional (Massachusetts). A person who has recently arrived and settled in a place; a newcomer, esp. one regarded as an interloper. Cf. to blow in at blow v.1 12d.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > new inhabitant
new-comeOE
new-cominga1387
foreigner1422
stranger1447
newcomerc1450
new face?a1513
new comeling1587
come-o'-will1815
settler1815
newie1856
sinkeh1878
new kid1894
ring-neck1898
blow-in1908
malihini1914
mystery1937
new jack1988
1908 E. Hubbard Little Journeys to Homes of Great Teachers: Pythagoras 79 This Pythagorean Community was organized out of a necessity in order to escape the blow-ins who sailed across from Greece.
1968 J. O'Grady Gone Troppo 94 ‘Every Australian kid ought to know something about the history of his country.’ ‘I agree. But all they taught was about you blow-ins.’ ‘Blow-ins?’ ‘Yes. White men.’
2014 C. Tóibín Nora Webster xii. 166 ‘You're not even from Enniscorthy,’ he said. ‘You're a blow-in. And you've no right to push your weight around down here.’
3. Advertising. A card printed with an advertisement or subscription offer, inserted loose between the pages of a magazine or other publication; = blow-in card at sense B.
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society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > advertising in the press > [noun] > publication where advertisements appear > separate sheet
inset1875
blow-in1977
1977 M. Knoblauch in Chicago Tribune 22 June 15/5 A blow-in is the subscription card that falls out of a magazine when you take it from the mailbox.
2014 R. Blakeman Nontraditional Media in Marketing & Advertising x. 213 Blow-ins capture attention by falling out of the magazine directly into the lap of the reader when opened.
B. adj.
Advertising. Designating a card printed with an advertisement or subscription offer, inserted loose between the pages of a magazine or other publication. Chiefly in blow-in card. [The term apparently arose from the use of a machine using air pressure to insert the cards.]
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1974 P. M. Vaughan in Suburbanite Economist (Chicago) 5 May e9/2 That nice little card called a blow-in card in the trade, actually becomes as binding as any other contract once it is signed.
1984 Forbes (Nexis) 7 May 135 There are no real surprises in Erdman's book, except, perhaps, the blow-in card contained therein, which advertises his new..investor's advisory service.
2012 @olsentropy 5 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 10 May 2021) Who invented ‘blow-in’ subscription cards that fall out of magazines and why hasn't he been punished for environmental crimes?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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