steppern.

/ˈstɛpə/

Etymology: < step v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A horse with good paces and showy action. Often with adjective, good, sure, etc.; cf. high-stepper n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > stride > length of stride > horse with good or high steps

high-stepper1819

stepper1835

1835 G. Stephen Adventures in Search of Horse ii. 32 If he is ‘a beautiful stepper’, you will find that he has the action of a peacock.

1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh xl. 330 ‘By Jove! what splendid steppers!’ was Lawless's exclamation, as I drove up.

1908 A. Kinross Joan of Garioch (1911) x. 44 A quiet closed brougham passed by drawn by two fiery Hungarian steppers.

2. slang.

†a. The treadmill. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > instruments of punishment in > treadmill

mill1822

treadmill1822

tread-wheel1822

treading-mill1830

stepper1846

shin-scraper1869

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 59 I does the safe, if they cops me it's nix; six veeks, a fly at the stepper and turn up.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 380/2 These thoughts used to come over me when I was ‘on the stepper’, that is, on the wheel.

1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 309 Stepper, the treadmill.

1890 F. W. Carew No. 747 xvi. 188 Toiling under our heavy burdens up that everlasting staircase—as Tony Klism said, it was ever so much worse than ‘the stepper’.

b. In plural. The feet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [noun] > as organ of locomotion

footeOE

bayard of ten toesc1520

walker1832

stepper1853

creepers1889

1853 G. A. Sala Slang in Househ. Words 24 Sept. 75/2 The feet are steppers.

3. colloquial. = step-girl n. at step n.¹ Compounds 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun] > one who cleans steps

step-girl1884

stepper1884

1884 All Year Round 18 Oct. 29/2 Door-step cleaners—known among themselves and their own class as steppers.

4. In full stepper motor. A stepping motor (see stepping adj.).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > motor > [noun] > stepper

step motor1961

stepper1961

1961 Control Engin. May 116/1 Applications employing interlocked steppers are ballistic missile prelaunching exercises, reconnaissance drone control, and precise positioning of radioactive fuel elements.

1961 Control Engin. Nov. 103/1 a Stepper motor resembles the conventional ac servomotor except that its winding is excited by a stream of pulses from a multivibrator.

1976 Nasar & Boldea Linear Motion Electric Machines ix. 255 Some of the advantages of linear stepper motors are ease of control..and locking force.

1978 R. P. Hunger Automated Process Control Syst. xiv. 328 The VR stepper requires its windings to be energized in the proper sequence for predictable operation. Also, it can be made to step bidirectionally.

Draft additions 1993

4. colloquial (originally U.S.). A person who steps, esp. a dancer.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot

foota1225

footmana1382

walkerc1390

footera1425

ganger1424

trampler1580

foot folk1583

marcher1589

leg-stretcher1612

foot traveller1631

pedestrian1641

ambulator1652

foot walker1751

turnpiker1812

foot passenger1832

ped1863

voetganger1902

jaywalker1917

stepper1934

foot-slogger1956

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > tap- or step-dancing > [noun] > dancer

step-dancer1896

tap-dancer1927

stepper1934

1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Stepper,..a dancer, esp. a step dancer.

1954 L. Armstrong Satchmo viii. 127 Papa Gar..was the proudest stepper in the whole parade.

1981 Westindian World 25 Sept. 6/7 It's a great steppers tune with a good, hard rhythm all the way through it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	stepper
释义	steppern. /ˈstɛpə/ Etymology: < step v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A horse with good paces and showy action. Often with adjective, good, sure, etc.; cf. high-stepper n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > stride > length of stride > horse with good or high steps high-stepper1819 stepper1835 1835 G. Stephen Adventures in Search of Horse ii. 32 If he is ‘a beautiful stepper’, you will find that he has the action of a peacock. 1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh xl. 330 ‘By Jove! what splendid steppers!’ was Lawless's exclamation, as I drove up. 1908 A. Kinross Joan of Garioch (1911) x. 44 A quiet closed brougham passed by drawn by two fiery Hungarian steppers. 2. slang. †a. The treadmill. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > instruments of punishment in > treadmill mill1822 treadmill1822 tread-wheel1822 treading-mill1830 stepper1846 shin-scraper1869 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 59 I does the safe, if they cops me it's nix; six veeks, a fly at the stepper and turn up. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 380/2 These thoughts used to come over me when I was ‘on the stepper’, that is, on the wheel. 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 309 Stepper, the treadmill. 1890 F. W. Carew No. 747 xvi. 188 Toiling under our heavy burdens up that everlasting staircase—as Tony Klism said, it was ever so much worse than ‘the stepper’. b. In plural. The feet. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [noun] > as organ of locomotion footeOE bayard of ten toesc1520 walker1832 stepper1853 creepers1889 1853 G. A. Sala Slang in Househ. Words 24 Sept. 75/2 The feet are steppers. 3. colloquial. = step-girl n. at step n.¹ Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun] > one who cleans steps step-girl1884 stepper1884 1884 All Year Round 18 Oct. 29/2 Door-step cleaners—known among themselves and their own class as steppers. 4. In full stepper motor. A stepping motor (see stepping adj.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > motor > [noun] > stepper step motor1961 stepper1961 1961 Control Engin. May 116/1 Applications employing interlocked steppers are ballistic missile prelaunching exercises, reconnaissance drone control, and precise positioning of radioactive fuel elements. 1961 Control Engin. Nov. 103/1 a Stepper motor resembles the conventional ac servomotor except that its winding is excited by a stream of pulses from a multivibrator. 1976 Nasar & Boldea Linear Motion Electric Machines ix. 255 Some of the advantages of linear stepper motors are ease of control..and locking force. 1978 R. P. Hunger Automated Process Control Syst. xiv. 328 The VR stepper requires its windings to be energized in the proper sequence for predictable operation. Also, it can be made to step bidirectionally. Draft additions 1993 4. colloquial (originally U.S.). A person who steps, esp. a dancer. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot foota1225 footmana1382 walkerc1390 footera1425 ganger1424 trampler1580 foot folk1583 marcher1589 leg-stretcher1612 foot traveller1631 pedestrian1641 ambulator1652 foot walker1751 turnpiker1812 foot passenger1832 ped1863 voetganger1902 jaywalker1917 stepper1934 foot-slogger1956 society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > tap- or step-dancing > [noun] > dancer step-dancer1896 tap-dancer1927 stepper1934 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Stepper,..a dancer, esp. a step dancer. 1954 L. Armstrong Satchmo viii. 127 Papa Gar..was the proudest stepper in the whole parade. 1981 Westindian World 25 Sept. 6/7 It's a great steppers tune with a good, hard rhythm all the way through it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1835
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