squattingn.

Etymology: < squat v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquatting.

1. The action of crushing or flattening. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being broad in relation to thickness > [noun] > something flattened by pressure > flattening by pressure

squattinga1400

squashing1598

squash1611

a1400 Early Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter cv. 29 Finees stode and quemed wele, And þe scatthinge [H. swacching, E. sqwattinge; L. quassatio] lefte ilkadele.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 161 When 'tis laid on Sand, a very little Squating, viz. by jumping upon it with the Heals of ones Shooes will dent it.

2. The action of crouching or sitting close to the ground.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [noun]

squattinga1425

rucking1440

rucklingc1500

scrooching1941

a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxxiv So þat..at þe laste she be abyte with houndes notwithstondynge her rusyng, swattynge, and reiectynge.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tapissement,..a lurking, squatting, lying close.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 17 The hare seems to have more various arts..to escape its pursuers, by doubling, squatting, and winding.

1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. x. 224 The squatting down among the dead bodies till Dolon had passed.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 116 The child in squatting or crawling, begins to lean its weight on its hands.

attributive.1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxxii. 47 I do not like those squatting unseemly bold postures upon ones tail.

a. The action or fact of occupying land or an uninhabited building as a squatter.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > [noun] > as squatter

squatting1832

squat1946

the mind > possession > [noun] > occupancy > of land > by squatting

squatting1832

squatment1860

squattage1901

1832 New Eng. Mag. 3 199 Tenants..who occupied the land..under that prescriptive tenure which we quaintly term squatting.

1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. II. 75 Squatting, that is taking possession of land belonging to government and cultivating it.

1880 Silver's Handbk. Austral. 146 But Victorian squatting is no occupation for the man of small capital.

1887 A. Jessopp Arcady Introd. p. xiii Days when squatting was not unusual.

1946 Times 17 Aug. 2/5 A new form of ‘squatting’ is reported from Gravesend, Kent.

1969 Guardian 27 Sept. 9/2 The Diggers will continue to support squatting by genuinely homeless families.

1976 Times 21 May 2/3 We publicly would not yield to the left..on other issues, such as squatting.

b. attributive, as squatting district, squatting life, etc.

ΚΠ

1845 B. Disraeli Sybil II. iii. iv. 52 At the beginning of the revolutionary war, Wodgate was a sort of squatting district.

1847 J. D. Lang Cooksland 268 The large extent of land occupied by each Squatting Station.

1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 155 Stations now were very different to what they had been in the early stage of squatting life.

1880 Gentleman's Mag. 246 64 He..is now largely engaged in squatting pursuits in Queensland.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

squattingadj.

Etymology: < squat v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquatting.

a. Occupying land as a squatter or squatters.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > dwelling on land as squatter

squatting1839

the mind > possession > [adjective] > possessing > occupying > land > by squatting

squatting1839

1839 W. Irving Chron. Wolfert's Roost in Knickerbocker Apr. 321 The losel Yankees of Connecticut, those swapping, bargaining, squatting enemies of the Manhattoes.

1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 25 Feb. 9/3 The numerous sub-tenants or squatting crofters.

b. Occupying an empty building as a squatter.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > dwelling on land as squatter > dwelling in building as squatter

squatting1963

1963 S. Cooper in M. Sissons & P. French Age of Austerity 44 One of the squatting families.

1970 Guardian 12 Sept. 5/7 Last October the first four squatting families moved into flats which..had been empty for up to two years.

2. Sitting closely to the ground; crouching.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [adjective]

quatc1425

hurkling?a1513

hurkled1567

squat1582

crouchanta1593

crouching1600

couchant1693

squatted1818

squatting1871

scrooched1885

1871 Daily News 5 Jan. Come nearer and look inside that ring of squatting men.

1883 Congregationalist Oct. 848 Further digging uncovered two parts of the statue of a squatting man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	squatting
释义	squattingn. Etymology: < squat v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquatting. 1. The action of crushing or flattening. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being broad in relation to thickness > [noun] > something flattened by pressure > flattening by pressure squattinga1400 squashing1598 squash1611 a1400 Early Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter cv. 29 Finees stode and quemed wele, And þe scatthinge [H. swacching, E. sqwattinge; L. quassatio] lefte ilkadele. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 161 When 'tis laid on Sand, a very little Squating, viz. by jumping upon it with the Heals of ones Shooes will dent it. 2. The action of crouching or sitting close to the ground. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [noun] squattinga1425 rucking1440 rucklingc1500 scrooching1941 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxxiv So þat..at þe laste she be abyte with houndes notwithstondynge her rusyng, swattynge, and reiectynge. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tapissement,..a lurking, squatting, lying close. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 17 The hare seems to have more various arts..to escape its pursuers, by doubling, squatting, and winding. 1782 J. Warton Ess. on Pope (new ed.) II. x. 224 The squatting down among the dead bodies till Dolon had passed. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 116 The child in squatting or crawling, begins to lean its weight on its hands. attributive.1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxxii. 47 I do not like those squatting unseemly bold postures upon ones tail. 3. a. The action or fact of occupying land or an uninhabited building as a squatter. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [noun] > as squatter squatting1832 squat1946 the mind > possession > [noun] > occupancy > of land > by squatting squatting1832 squatment1860 squattage1901 1832 New Eng. Mag. 3 199 Tenants..who occupied the land..under that prescriptive tenure which we quaintly term squatting. 1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. II. 75 Squatting, that is taking possession of land belonging to government and cultivating it. 1880 Silver's Handbk. Austral. 146 But Victorian squatting is no occupation for the man of small capital. 1887 A. Jessopp Arcady Introd. p. xiii Days when squatting was not unusual. 1946 Times 17 Aug. 2/5 A new form of ‘squatting’ is reported from Gravesend, Kent. 1969 Guardian 27 Sept. 9/2 The Diggers will continue to support squatting by genuinely homeless families. 1976 Times 21 May 2/3 We publicly would not yield to the left..on other issues, such as squatting. b. attributive, as squatting district, squatting life, etc. ΚΠ 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil II. iii. iv. 52 At the beginning of the revolutionary war, Wodgate was a sort of squatting district. 1847 J. D. Lang Cooksland 268 The large extent of land occupied by each Squatting Station. 1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 155 Stations now were very different to what they had been in the early stage of squatting life. 1880 Gentleman's Mag. 246 64 He..is now largely engaged in squatting pursuits in Queensland. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2021). squattingadj. Etymology: < squat v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquatting. 1. a. Occupying land as a squatter or squatters. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > dwelling on land as squatter squatting1839 the mind > possession > [adjective] > possessing > occupying > land > by squatting squatting1839 1839 W. Irving Chron. Wolfert's Roost in Knickerbocker Apr. 321 The losel Yankees of Connecticut, those swapping, bargaining, squatting enemies of the Manhattoes. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 25 Feb. 9/3 The numerous sub-tenants or squatting crofters. b. Occupying an empty building as a squatter. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [adjective] > dwelling on land as squatter > dwelling in building as squatter squatting1963 1963 S. Cooper in M. Sissons & P. French Age of Austerity 44 One of the squatting families. 1970 Guardian 12 Sept. 5/7 Last October the first four squatting families moved into flats which..had been empty for up to two years. 2. Sitting closely to the ground; crouching. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [adjective] quatc1425 hurkling?a1513 hurkled1567 squat1582 crouchanta1593 crouching1600 couchant1693 squatted1818 squatting1871 scrooched1885 1871 Daily News 5 Jan. Come nearer and look inside that ring of squatting men. 1883 Congregationalist Oct. 848 Further digging uncovered two parts of the statue of a squatting man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1400adj.1839
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