单词 | stalling |
释义 | stallingn.1ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > formal or ceremonial appointment stalling1387 vestiture1387 stallation1447 inductiona1464 investurea1513 investiture1549 investing1551 inauguration1569 instalment1589 investion1590 installation1606 vesture1607 installing1610 investment1612 investry1642 investation1657 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VIII. 183 Whan he was i-stalled at Lyncoln by þe archedecon, me axede an hors oþer a kow for his stallynge. c1440 Alphabet of Tales 60 This archedekyn was made bisshopp and made a grete feste at his stallyng. c1535 in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) I. 207 Unto the first stalling of the Dean and Canons in the said College. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > payment by instalment or part-payment > arrangement of stalment1484 stalling1525 instalment1732 1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VI. 462 They be also sufficiently instructed, howe they shal ordre themself for stalling of days for part of the money due by the Emperour. 1563 Repert. City Lond. XV. f. 258, in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1900) July 451 My lord mayor &..justices..shall..meete here for the stallynge & ratynge of the wages of artyficers & laborers according to the Acte. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) III. 61 Yea it is not here only that they shall perish, in the future; that were a repreive; it were a stalling of a debt. a1641 J. Smyth Berkeley MSS (1883) I. 130 Of an other dett..[he] could obtayne noe more, then the stallenge thereof to be payd by twenty marks a yeare. 3. The action or process of furnishing (a place) with stalls as seats; also concr., stall-work. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > [noun] > furnishing with stalls stallingc1515 c1515 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 482 The said werk is..accomplished, except the pavyng, and stallyng and glasyng of the same. 1519 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 272 Our wher stallyng is defectiff in gronsoll. Our wher pavyng is fawty in stone. 4. Stall-accommodation (of or for an animal). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal enclosure or house general > [noun] > animal house > stall stallc725 parrockOE stalling1535 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. lxv. B Saron shalbe a shepefolde, and the valley of Achor shal geue stallinge for the catell of my people, that feare me. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. i. 9 Call you that keeping for a gentleman of my birth, that differs not from the stalling of an Oxe? View more context for this quotation 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 58 But hire us some fair chamber for the night, And stalling for the horses. 5. The event of coming to an unintended halt or stalling (stall v.1 9). In Aeronautics frequently attributive, as stalling point, stalling speed. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state of cessation of movement > coming to rest > unintentionally stalling1808 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > the sudden stopping of an engine > coming to an unintended halt stalling1808 society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > [noun] > stalling stalling1912 stall1918 whip-stall1927 shock stalling1937 shock stall1938 1808 M. L. Weems Let. 17 May in Ford's M. L. Weems: Wks. & Ways (1929) II. 377 Stalling of Waggons, sweeping away of Stages, drowning of Horses &c. &c. are dreadful. 1888 J. Kirkland McVeys 220 The occurrence—the ‘stalling’ of a wagon and team, was common enough in those early days. 1912 O. Wright in M. McFarland Papers Wilbur & Orville Wright (1953) II. 1052 The liability of the machine to dive in case of ‘stalling’ is present in every one. 1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 89 If it [sc. the engine] is throttled down, then the course must be one of a steeper angle than B, or there will be danger of stalling. 1917 ‘Contact’ Airman's Outings iv. 100 At times he varied this method by lifting the machine almost to stalling point, letting her down again, and repeating the process. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 192/2 Hodge ‘shoved her nose up’ almost to stalling-point. 1926 Glasgow Herald 18 Aug. 9 The desirability of imposing limits on the stalling speed and climbing angle of commercial aircraft. 1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station v. 84 An inherently stable machine was..found to be of little value for aerial fighting, as the possession of a high degree of manœuvrability, combined with a low ‘stalling’ speed, are some of the essentials for this work. 1932 H. H. Price Perception vi. 149 A short~eared owl flying at just above stalling-point. 1952 L. Nathan Car Driving in Two Weeks iii. 21 To prevent stalling of engine the following procedure is invaluable. 1966 D. Francis Flying Finish 129 We touched down..at a fraction above stalling speed. 1976 ‘A. Hall’ Kobra Manifesto i. 15 He reached the stalling-point and dropped tail first and bounced and tilted and..then bucked forward. 6. Surfing. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > actions of surfer kick-out1801 ride1883 side-slip1913 surf1917 slide1935 pull-out1957 quasimodo1960 head dip1962 nose-riding1962 rolling1962 spinner1962 stalling1962 toes over1962 cutback1963 Eskimo roll1964 re-entry1968 right1968 rollercoaster1968 barrel roll1971 hold-down1982 railing1983 cross-stepping1990 cross-step1994 turtle roll2001 1962 T. Masters Surfing made Easy 65 Stalling a board, stepping or leaning back on a board to slow it down. 1968 W. Warwick Surfriding in N.Z. 10/2 Step back on your board and put it out of trim, this will slow your board down... This manoeuvre is called stalling. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2018). stallingn.2 1. The action of helping a pickpocket by distracting or jostling his victim. Criminals' slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > picking pockets > [noun] > distracting victim stalling1908 roust1942 rousting1942 1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 24 Stalling for a dip, arranging [a pickpocket's] victims so that they can be successfully robbed. 1926 Flynn's 16 Jan. 638/1 The gay cat and spotters got 'em on location; then it was a case of palin', stick up, stallin' or rollin' in any way you please. 2. Prevaricating, temporizing; the action of being evasive or devious. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] longingeOE bideOE abodec1225 bodea1300 demura1300 dwella1300 litinga1300 delayc1300 delayingc1300 demurrancec1300 but honec1325 without ensoignec1325 abidec1330 dretchingc1330 dwellingc1330 essoinc1330 tarrying1340 litea1350 delaymenta1393 respitea1393 oversettinga1398 delayancea1400 delitea1400 lingeringa1400 stounding?a1400 sunyiea1400 targea1400 train?a1400 deferring14.. dilation14.. dayc1405 prolongingc1425 spacec1430 adjourningc1436 retardationc1437 prolongation?a1439 training1440 adjournment1445 sleuthingc1450 tarry1451 tarriance1460 prorogation1476 oversetc1485 tarriage1488 debaid1489 supersedement1492 superseding1494 off-putting1496 postponing1496 tract1503 dilating1509 sparinga1513 hafting1519 sufferance1523 tracking1524 sticking1525 stay1530 pause1532 protraction1535 tracting1535 protract of time1536 protracting1540 postposition1546 staying1546 procrastination1548 difference1559 surceasing1560 tardation1568 detract1570 detracting1572 tarryment1575 rejourning1578 detraction1579 longness1579 rejournment1579 holding1581 reprieving1583 cunctation1585 retarding1585 retardance1586 temporizing1587 by and by1591 suspensea1592 procrastinatinga1594 tardance1595 linger1597 forslacking1600 morrowing1602 recess1603 deferment1612 attendance1614 put-off1623 adjournal1627 fristing1637 hanging-up1638 retardment1640 dilatoriness1642 suspension1645 stickagea1647 tardidation1647 transtemporation1651 demurragea1656 prolatation1656 prolation1656 moration1658 perendination1658 offput1730 retardure1751 postponement1757 retard1781 traverse1799 tarrowing1832 mañana1845 temporization1888 procrastinativeness1893 deferral1895 traa dy liooar1897 stalling1927 heel-tapping1949 off-put1970 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > crafty dealing > evasion or subterfuge shifting1559 shuffling1579 wriggling1866 stalling1927 1927 Vanity Fair 29 132/4 ‘The run-around’ is stalling or failing to keep a promise. 1952 Landfall Sept. 227 Walk into a Saturday-afternoon bar and hear the noise; do you get the impression of stalling? 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