spike-bozzlev.

Brit.

/spʌɪkˈbɒzl/, U.S.

/ˌspaɪkˈbɑz(ə)l/

Forms: 1900s– spike-boozle, 1900s– spike-bozzle.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spike v.¹, bamboozle v.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < spike v.¹ (perhaps compare spike v.¹ 2) + -boozle (in bamboozle v.).

slang (originally Military). Now rare.

transitive. To destroy (an enemy aircraft, esp. an airship) completely. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > attack with aircraft [verb (transitive)] > render (enemy plane) unserviceable

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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > damage or injure [verb (transitive)] > damage deliberately or vandalize > sabotage

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sabotage1918

monkeywrench1983

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > be useless for [verb (transitive)] > make useless > make unserviceable

spike1871

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1915 Aeroplane 9 June 582/1 Two Zeppelins have been effectively dealt with—or ‘spikebozzled’.

1915 H. Rosher Let. 10 Aug. in In Royal Naval Air Service (1916) xxxviii. 123 Last night ‘old man Zepp’ came over here... Two machines went up to spikebozzle him, but..never even saw him.

1917 Gas Engine Sept. 420/2 Now watch him ‘spikeboozle’ a sub.

1923 Blackwood's Mag. July 5/1 Piffers used to wear them..until the clothing department spike-bozzled them.

1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 110/2 Spike bozzle, render ineffective; sabotage, blow up or otherwise destroy a ship or upset a plan. A merging of spike, a gun and bam-boozle, cheat, mystify, bemuse.

2008 N. Rankin Genius for Deception (2009) i. 21 Warneford, the first pilot to ‘spike-bozzle’ (completely destroy) a Zeppelin in the air, became the hero of the hour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spike-bozzle
释义	spike-bozzlev. Brit. /spʌɪkˈbɒzl/, U.S. /ˌspaɪkˈbɑz(ə)l/ Forms: 1900s– spike-boozle, 1900s– spike-bozzle. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spike v.¹, bamboozle v. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < spike v.¹ (perhaps compare spike v.¹ 2) + -boozle (in bamboozle v.). slang (originally Military). Now rare. transitive. To destroy (an enemy aircraft, esp. an airship) completely. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > attack with aircraft [verb (transitive)] > render (enemy plane) unserviceable wing1914 spike-bozzle1915 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > damage or injure [verb (transitive)] > damage deliberately or vandalize > sabotage spike-bozzle1915 sabotage1918 monkeywrench1983 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > be useless for [verb (transitive)] > make useless > make unserviceable spike1871 throw1902 spike-bozzle1915 1915 Aeroplane 9 June 582/1 Two Zeppelins have been effectively dealt with—or ‘spikebozzled’. 1915 H. Rosher Let. 10 Aug. in In Royal Naval Air Service (1916) xxxviii. 123 Last night ‘old man Zepp’ came over here... Two machines went up to spikebozzle him, but..never even saw him. 1917 Gas Engine Sept. 420/2 Now watch him ‘spikeboozle’ a sub. 1923 Blackwood's Mag. July 5/1 Piffers used to wear them..until the clothing department spike-bozzled them. 1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 110/2 Spike bozzle, render ineffective; sabotage, blow up or otherwise destroy a ship or upset a plan. A merging of spike, a gun and bam-boozle, cheat, mystify, bemuse. 2008 N. Rankin Genius for Deception (2009) i. 21 Warneford, the first pilot to ‘spike-bozzle’ (completely destroy) a Zeppelin in the air, became the hero of the hour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1915
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