starrigann.

Brit.

/ˈstarᵻɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈstɛrəɡ(ə)n/, Canadian English

/ˈstærəɡ(ə)n/

Forms:

α. 1800s staragan, 1800s staragon, 1800s– starigan, 1800s– starrigan, 1900s– stalligan, 1900s– starrigin, 1900s– sterigan.

β. 1900s– stalligan.

γ. 1900s– statigan.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish starragán.

Etymology: Apparently < Irish starragán small projection, obstacle, obstruction < starr projection, stump (of unknown origin) + an element of uncertain origin (probably a suffix) + -án, suffix forming diminutives.With the form starrigin compare Irish stairricín stump, stick, obstacle, formed similarly to starragán , with different suffix (compare -ín -een suffix²).

Newfoundland.

A young, stunted, or decayed evergreen tree (chiefly fir), often cut for firewood; a stick, branch, or stump of this.

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c1894 W. Pilot Newfoundland Folk Talk (Newfoundland Provinc. Arch. MS P4/14) 198 Dry wood is staragons or crunnocks.

1895 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 8 39 Starrigan, a young fir-tree, which is neither good for firewood nor large enough to be used for timber, hence applied with contempt to anything constructed of unsuitable materials.

1903 Newfoundland Q. Dec. 5 He could get nothin' there but a few green var starrigans..or dun boughs.

1920 A. Grenfell & K. Spalding Le Petit Nord 94 Light snow has fallen during the night, and every ‘starigan’, every patch of ‘tuckamore’ is ‘decked in sparkling raiment white’.

1977 Decks Awash Sept. 64 De bull would get de tacklin An off 'e'd go for starrigans Wid frosty snow acracklin.

2005 B. Stagg Lend me your Ears 94 Instantly, Thumb-On grabbed a starrigan..that was leaning against a tree, stuck it into the cavity and threw his weight on it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	starrigan
释义	starrigann. Brit. /ˈstarᵻɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈstɛrəɡ(ə)n/, Canadian English /ˈstærəɡ(ə)n/ Forms: α. 1800s staragan, 1800s staragon, 1800s– starigan, 1800s– starrigan, 1900s– stalligan, 1900s– starrigin, 1900s– sterigan. β. 1900s– stalligan. γ. 1900s– statigan. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish starragán. Etymology: Apparently < Irish starragán small projection, obstacle, obstruction < starr projection, stump (of unknown origin) + an element of uncertain origin (probably a suffix) + -án, suffix forming diminutives.With the form starrigin compare Irish stairricín stump, stick, obstacle, formed similarly to starragán , with different suffix (compare -ín -een suffix²). Newfoundland. A young, stunted, or decayed evergreen tree (chiefly fir), often cut for firewood; a stick, branch, or stump of this. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > for firewood woodc888 faggotc1312 firewood1377 starriganc1894 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > fir-tree > starrigan starriganc1894 c1894 W. Pilot Newfoundland Folk Talk (Newfoundland Provinc. Arch. MS P4/14) 198 Dry wood is staragons or crunnocks. 1895 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 8 39 Starrigan, a young fir-tree, which is neither good for firewood nor large enough to be used for timber, hence applied with contempt to anything constructed of unsuitable materials. 1903 Newfoundland Q. Dec. 5 He could get nothin' there but a few green var starrigans..or dun boughs. 1920 A. Grenfell & K. Spalding Le Petit Nord 94 Light snow has fallen during the night, and every ‘starigan’, every patch of ‘tuckamore’ is ‘decked in sparkling raiment white’. 1977 Decks Awash Sept. 64 De bull would get de tacklin An off 'e'd go for starrigans Wid frosty snow acracklin. 2005 B. Stagg Lend me your Ears 94 Instantly, Thumb-On grabbed a starrigan..that was leaning against a tree, stuck it into the cavity and threw his weight on it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1894
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