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单词 tammie norie
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tammie norien.

Brit. /ˌtamɪ ˈnɔːri/, U.S. /ˌtæmi ˈnɔri/, Scottish English /ˌtamɪ ˈnɔrɪ/
Forms:

α. 1700s–1800s tominorie, 1800s– tommie norie, 1800s– tommy norie, 1900s– tommie norrie.

β. 1700s tamie norie, 1800s taminorie, 1800s– tammie norie, 1800s– tammie norrie, 1800s– tammy norie, 1800s– tammy norry, 1900s– tammy norrie.

Also with capital initial(s).
Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper names Tammie , Tommy , norie n.1
Etymology: In α. forms apparently < the male forename Tommy (see Tommy n.1) + norie n.1 In β. forms apparently < Tammie, pet form (compare -y suffix6) of the male forename Tam (Scots variant of Tom : see Tom n.1; compare Tommy n.1) + norie n.1 Compare Tomnorry n., and also tommy noddy n., Tomnoddy n.The β. forms (although they are attested later) may in fact be primary.
Originally and chiefly Scottish.
1. (A name for) the puffin, Fratercula arctica; = Tomnoddy n. 1.
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the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Alcidae (auks) > [noun] > fratercula arctica (puffin)
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α.
1701 J. Brand Brief Descr. Orkney, Zetland viii. 119 Each kind or sort do Nestle by themselves; as the Scarfs by themselves, so the Cetywaicks, Tominories, Mawes etc.
?1800 Antiquity of Bass 7 Proud Tommy Norie on my hill His young ones up doth breed.
1866 Free Church Scotl. Monthly Rec. Nov. 15/2 The stratified ledges [of Fair Isle], the abodes of kittiwake, ravens, falcons, tominories, and aquatic fowls in untold variety.
1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 219 Puffin..Tom noddy, or Tommie norie (Farn Islands; Scotland).
1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Tommy-norie, the puffin, Fratercula arctica.
1925 Border Mag. Aug. 116/1 The sailor with us caught one [sc. a puffin] for me to hold, and called it ‘Tommie-Norie’.
1972 J. Ross Select. Caithness Dial. Words in D. Omand Caithness Bk. 258 Tommienorrie, a bird, the puffin.
β. 1751 Charmer II. 123 Ye're seamaws and tamie nories into my bed I'll take.1806 P. Neill Tour Orkney & Shetl. 53 The solan-goose or gannet, the emmer-goose, and the taminorie or puffin, are numerous in the seas around [Hoy].1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. vii. 168 ‘Did I not hear a halloo?’ ‘The skreigh of a Tammie Norie,’ answered Ochiltree, ‘I ken the skirl weel.’1870 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes Scotl. (new ed.) 190 The Puffin. Tammie Norie o' the Bass Canna kiss a bonny lass.1896 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. IV 943 Tammy-Norie, a northern form of Tom-Noddy, and a name for the Puffin.1937 M. Cormack Wind of Vikings xiii. 147Where did you get this?’ he demanded. ‘From the burrow entrance of a tammynorie.’1989 Shetland Times 20 Jan. 4/3 Tammie nories are set to travel all over the country as the Post Office launches a new set of stamps.2017 @shetlandnature 7 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) The spring return of our tammie nories is not so far away now!
2. Scottish. A foolish or stupid person. Cf. Tomnoddy n. 2. Obsolete.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > fool, simpleton > [noun]
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1828 Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Gloss. Sc. Words & Phrases Tammie Norie, Tom o' Norway, Tommy Noddy,..a weak, simple fellow.
1870 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes Scotl. (new ed.) 190 It is also customary to call a stupid-looking man a ‘Tammie Norie’.
1892 J. Lumsden Sheep-head & Trotters 258 A fine kippage ye'd mak', I sure ye, war ye to lose it noo. O ye Tammy-norry!
1903 J. Lumsden Toorle iv. i. 77 Robin's nae butterflee, na, nor nae tammy norry fidget either!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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