单词 | blow-in |
释义 | blow-inn.adj. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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.] ΚΠ 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). < n.adj.1888 |
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