† stick pilen.¹

Forms: see stick n.¹ and pile n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, pile n.¹

Etymology: < stick n.¹ + pile n.¹, apparently so called with reference to its thin, pointed seed pod.

Obsolete.

A herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Erodium (family Geraniaceae), esp. E. cicutarium, having a long, thin, pointed seed pod (obsolete). Cf. heronsbill n., stork's bill n. 1.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > allied flowers

herb Roberta1300

stick pile?a1450

culverfootc1450

devil's needlea1500

crane's-bill1548

dove's-foot1548

geranium1548

shepherd's needle1562

bloodroot1578

Gratia Dei1578

sanguine root1578

pigeon's-foot1597

Roman cranesbill1648

robin1694

redshanka1722

musk1728

ragged Robert1734

pigeon-foot1736

rose geranium1773

mountain flowera1787

wood cranesbill1796

peppermint-scented geranium1823

stork's bill1824

wild geranium1840

musk geranium1845

pin grass1847

Robert1847

stinking crane's bill1857

mourning widow1866

pinweed1876

ivy-leaved pelargonium1887

ivy-geranium1894

regal1894

peppermint geranium1922

?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 132 (MED) Acus de-menys is an herbe þat men clepe pounntnedele or stikpyle; þis herbe haȝt lewys lyk to tansye, but it is lesse and haȝt a flour purpul colour..and quanne þe flour is falle, it haȝt long thornys, and..þis herbe growyth in þe feld.

a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 7 Styke-pile.

1597 J. Gerard Herball App. Stike pile is Storkes bil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

stick pilen.²

Brit.

/ˈstɪk ˌpʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈstɪk ˌpaɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, pile n.⁶

Etymology: < stick n.¹ + pile n.⁶

Originally and chiefly Fox-hunting.

A pile of sticks, esp. one created artificially as an animal den. Cf. stick heap n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting area > [noun] > covert > artificial

stick covert1848

stick heap1863

stick pile1883

1883 Bell's Life in London 10 Feb. 10/4 Hounds..racing him down into a stick pile at Newnham.

1895 Leamington Spa Courier 14 Mar. in C. Mordaunt & W. R. Verney Ann. Warwickshire Hunt (1896) II. 289 The next resort was to the noted stick-pile at Napton, where a fox..was at home.

1924 Times 7 Nov. 6/3 They..ran left-handed into Mr. Willis's stick pile.

1989 Nat. World xxv. 12/3 To provide otters with desirable residences..has meant building artificial log or stickpile holts close to the water's edge.

2012 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 24 Jan. 12 Most hunts admitted to building artificial earths and stick piles to encourage foxes to breed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stick pile
释义	† stick pilen.¹ Forms: see stick n.¹ and pile n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, pile n.¹ Etymology: < stick n.¹ + pile n.¹, apparently so called with reference to its thin, pointed seed pod. Obsolete. A herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Erodium (family Geraniaceae), esp. E. cicutarium, having a long, thin, pointed seed pod (obsolete). Cf. heronsbill n., stork's bill n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > allied flowers herb Roberta1300 stick pile?a1450 culverfootc1450 devil's needlea1500 crane's-bill1548 dove's-foot1548 geranium1548 shepherd's needle1562 bloodroot1578 Gratia Dei1578 sanguine root1578 pigeon's-foot1597 Roman cranesbill1648 robin1694 redshanka1722 musk1728 ragged Robert1734 pigeon-foot1736 rose geranium1773 mountain flowera1787 wood cranesbill1796 peppermint-scented geranium1823 stork's bill1824 wild geranium1840 musk geranium1845 pin grass1847 Robert1847 stinking crane's bill1857 mourning widow1866 pinweed1876 ivy-leaved pelargonium1887 ivy-geranium1894 regal1894 peppermint geranium1922 ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 132 (MED) Acus de-menys is an herbe þat men clepe pounntnedele or stikpyle; þis herbe haȝt lewys lyk to tansye, but it is lesse and haȝt a flour purpul colour..and quanne þe flour is falle, it haȝt long thornys, and..þis herbe growyth in þe feld. a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 7 Styke-pile. 1597 J. Gerard Herball App. Stike pile is Storkes bil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2021). stick pilen.² Brit. /ˈstɪk ˌpʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈstɪk ˌpaɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, pile n.⁶ Etymology: < stick n.¹ + pile n.⁶ Originally and chiefly Fox-hunting. A pile of sticks, esp. one created artificially as an animal den. Cf. stick heap n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting area > [noun] > covert > artificial stick covert1848 stick heap1863 stick pile1883 1883 Bell's Life in London 10 Feb. 10/4 Hounds..racing him down into a stick pile at Newnham. 1895 Leamington Spa Courier 14 Mar. in C. Mordaunt & W. R. Verney Ann. Warwickshire Hunt (1896) II. 289 The next resort was to the noted stick-pile at Napton, where a fox..was at home. 1924 Times 7 Nov. 6/3 They..ran left-handed into Mr. Willis's stick pile. 1989 Nat. World xxv. 12/3 To provide otters with desirable residences..has meant building artificial log or stickpile holts close to the water's edge. 2012 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 24 Jan. 12 Most hunts admitted to building artificial earths and stick piles to encourage foxes to breed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹?a1450n.²1883
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