thick and thinn.adv.adj.

Forms: see thick adj., and conj.¹, and thin adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: thick adj., and conj.¹, thin adj.

Etymology: < thick adj. + and conj.¹ + thin adj.

A. n.Cf., for the mere collocation,

a1000 O.E. Riddles xli. 36 Eal ic under heofones hwearfte recce..þicce and þynne.

1. through thick and thin, †in thick and thin: through everything that is in the way; without regard to or in spite of obstacles or difficulties; under any circumstances. literal and figurative (apparently originally with reference to ‘thicket and thin wood’.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > in all difficulties

in thick and thinc1386

fall back (also flat), fall edge?1553

c1386 G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale 146 The hors..gynneth gon.. Forth with wehee, thurgh thikke and thurgh thenne [v.r. thurgh thikke and thenne].

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 22682 A smale posterne I may pace, And, thorough thykke and thynne trace.

c1450 J. Metham Wks. 41/1101 Forth yn thyk and thyn He gan lepe.

1543 R. Grafton Contin. in Chron. J. Hardyng f. civ^v Kyng Rychard..purposed to go throughe thicke and thinne in this mater.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. i. sig. Bb7^v His tyreling Iade he fiersly forth did push, Through thicke and thin, both ouer banck and bush.

1627 M. Drayton Moone-calfe in Battaile Agincourt 183 And tag, and rag, through thick and thin came running.

1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar v. ii. 80 A thorough pac'd Lyar that will swear through thick and thin.

1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 40 Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin.

1894 H. Caine Manxman v. vi There's five hundred men here to back you up through thick and thin.

a. n. Adherence to some course, principle, or party, under all circumstances.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun]

steadfastnessa1000

anrednessOE

stead-stathelfastness?c1225

stability13..

steadfastshipc1320

traistnessa1340

constance1340

sadnessc1384

unmovablenessc1384

hardnessa1400

steadfastheadc1400

unmobletya1425

firmitya1450

constancy1526

constantness1530

firmitude?1541

firmness1553

stoutness1561

settledness1571

cleaving1580

solidity1607

immovableness1617

staunchness1623

fixedness1626

fixationa1631

unswayednessa1656

steadiness1663

sturdiness1675

unbendingness1824

indomitability1851

indomitableness1860

thick and thin1884

fixity1885

unshakability1907

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun]

obstination?1387

pertinacyc1390

obstinacya1393

thronessa1400

stubbornnessc1440

obstinance?a1475

durenessc1480

pertinacity?1504

stomacha1513

stiffness1526

tenacity1526

persistence1546

obstacleness1548

obstinateness1561

stiffneckedness1570

self-mindedness1574

intractability1579

persistency1600

obstinancy1614

contumacy1619

stomachfulness1621

tenaciousness1642

pertinaciousness1651

irresignation1657

peremptoriness1747

mulishness1763

strongheadedness1793

dourness1794

unmovableness1818

stoutheartedness1826

bullet-headednessa1849

stalwartism1879

camelishness1883

thick and thin1884

stupidity1886

jusqu'auboutisme1917

die-hardism1922

obstinative-

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 Feb. 1/1 He would have been denounced as a traitor by the hidebound partisans of thick and thin.

b. attributive or adj. (usually hyphenated): That adheres or is ready to follow in all circumstances; constant, steadfast, unwavering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective]

fasteOE

stathelfasteOE

anredOE

hardOE

starkOE

trueOE

steadfast993

fastredeOE

stithc1000

findyOE

stablea1275

stathelyc1275

stiffc1275

stablec1290

steel to the (very) backa1300

unbowinga1300

stably13..

firm1377

unmovablea1382

constantc1386

abidingc1400

toughc1400

sure1421

unmoblea1425

unfaintedc1425

unfaint1436

permanent?a1475

stalwartc1480

unbroken1513

immovable1534

inconcuss1542

unshaken1548

stout1569

unwavering1570

undiscourageable1571

fixed1574

discourageable1576

unappalled1578

resolute1579

unremoved1583

resolved1585

unflexiblea1586

unshakeda1586

square1589

unstooping1597

iron1598

rocky1601

steady1602

undeclinable1610

unboweda1616

unfainting1615

unswayed1615

staunch1624

undiscourageda1628

staid1631

unshook1633

blue?1636

true blue?1636

tenacious1640

uncomplying1643

yieldless1651

riveting1658

unshakened1659

inconquerable1660

unyielding1677

unbendinga1688

tight1690

unswerving1694

unfaltering1727

unsubmitting1730

undeviating1732

undrooping1736

impervertible1741

undamped1742

undyingc1765

sturdy1775

stiff as a poker1798

unfickle1802

indivertible1821

thick and thin1822

undisheartened1827

inconvertible1829

straightforward1829

indomitable1830

stickfast1831

unsuccumbing1833

unturnable1847

unswerved1849

undivertible1856

unforsaking1862

swerveless1863

steeve1870

rock-ribbed1884

stiff in the back1897

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective]

starkOE

moodyOE

stithc1000

stidyc1175

stallc1275

harda1382

stubbornc1386

obstinate?1387

throa1400

hard nolleda1425

obstinant?a1425

pertinacec1425

stablec1440

dour1488

unresigned1497

difficultc1503

hard-necked1530

pertinatec1534

obstacle1535

stout-stomached1549

hard-faced1567

stunt1581

hard-headed1583

pertinacious1583

stuntly1583

peremptory1589

stomachous1590

mulish1600

stomachful1600

obstined1606

restive1633

obstinacious1649

opinionated1649

tenacious1656

iron-sided1659

sturdy1664

cat-witted1672

obstinated1672

unyielding1677

ruggish1688

bullet-headed1699

tough1780

pelsy1785

stupid1788

hard-set1818

thick and thin1822

stuntya1825

rigwiddie1826

indomitable1830

recalcitrant1830

set1848

mule-headed1870

muley1871

capitose1881

hard-nosed1917

tight1928

1822 M. Edgeworth Let. 1 Feb. (1971) 339 Mr. Ellice is a thick and thin friend of Lord Byron's and defends him..against his wife and all the world.

1886 J. Payn Heir of Ages xxxv It would have been difficult to find a more thick-and-thin admirer of its excellences.

1890 Spectator 18 Oct. 515 In his thick-and-thin advocacy of the democratic policy.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 11 Jan. 2/2 There does not exist a thick-and-thinner party man than Mr. Balfour.

Categories »

c. Political slang and Journalistic.

†B. adv.

either thick or thin: in any case, under any circumstances; neither thick nor thin, in no circumstances. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [adverb] > in no circumstances

neither thick nor thin1486

on no account1654

1486 Bk. St. Albans e vij b Thyk nor thynne[see gargilon n.].

1546 in State Papers Henry VIII (1852) XI. 254 The Dolphyn spared not, thyck nor thynne.

C. adj.

1. Nautical. Of a tackle-block: Having one sheave larger than the other; cf. fiddle-block n. at fiddle n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [adjective] > specific types of block

sheaved1800

thick and thin1815

stropped1882

1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) at Block Thick and thin, or, Quarter Block, is a double block with one sheave thicker than the other, and is used to lead down the topsail-sheets and clew-lines.

1841 R. H. Dana Seaman's Man. Gloss. Thick-and-thin Block, a block having one sheave larger than the other. Sometimes used for quarter-blocks.

2. See sense A. 2b.

Derivatives

thick-and-thinnite n. one who supports a ‘thick-and-thin’ or resolute policy regardless of consequences.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > obstinate or stubborn person

obstinate1435

mumpsimus1530

obstinant1581

ram-head1605

sitfast1606

stiff-stander1642

obduratea1665

ironface1697

sturdy1704

stiffrump1709

sturdy-boots1762

stickfast1827

impracticable1829

mule1846

bullet-head1848

hardshell1849

die-hard1857

hog on ice1857

last-ditcher1862

thick-and-thinnite1898

jusqu'auboutiste1916

stiff-neck1921

dead-ender1956

toughie1960

1898 Dr. Farquharson Speech House of Commons 9 May [On these matters he was a] thick and thin-ite.

1900 A. J. Balfour Speech Manchester 9 Jan. I felt as if I was before this speech tarred with the brush of being a ‘thick-and-thinnite’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	thick and thin
释义	thick and thinn.adv.adj. Forms: see thick adj., and conj.¹, and thin adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: thick adj., and conj.¹, thin adj. Etymology: < thick adj. + and conj.¹ + thin adj. A. n.Cf., for the mere collocation, a1000 O.E. Riddles xli. 36 Eal ic under heofones hwearfte recce..þicce and þynne. 1. through thick and thin, †in thick and thin: through everything that is in the way; without regard to or in spite of obstacles or difficulties; under any circumstances. literal and figurative (apparently originally with reference to ‘thicket and thin wood’.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > in all difficulties in thick and thinc1386 fall back (also flat), fall edge?1553 c1386 G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale 146 The hors..gynneth gon.. Forth with wehee, thurgh thikke and thurgh thenne [v.r. thurgh thikke and thenne]. 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 22682 A smale posterne I may pace, And, thorough thykke and thynne trace. c1450 J. Metham Wks. 41/1101 Forth yn thyk and thyn He gan lepe. 1543 R. Grafton Contin. in Chron. J. Hardyng f. civ^v Kyng Rychard..purposed to go throughe thicke and thinne in this mater. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. i. sig. Bb7^v His tyreling Iade he fiersly forth did push, Through thicke and thin, both ouer banck and bush. 1627 M. Drayton Moone-calfe in Battaile Agincourt 183 And tag, and rag, through thick and thin came running. 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar v. ii. 80 A thorough pac'd Lyar that will swear through thick and thin. 1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 40 Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. 1894 H. Caine Manxman v. vi There's five hundred men here to back you up through thick and thin. 2. a. n. Adherence to some course, principle, or party, under all circumstances. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun] steadfastnessa1000 anrednessOE stead-stathelfastness?c1225 stability13.. steadfastshipc1320 traistnessa1340 constance1340 sadnessc1384 unmovablenessc1384 hardnessa1400 steadfastheadc1400 unmobletya1425 firmitya1450 constancy1526 constantness1530 firmitude?1541 firmness1553 stoutness1561 settledness1571 cleaving1580 solidity1607 immovableness1617 staunchness1623 fixedness1626 fixationa1631 unswayednessa1656 steadiness1663 sturdiness1675 unbendingness1824 indomitability1851 indomitableness1860 thick and thin1884 fixity1885 unshakability1907 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] obstination?1387 pertinacyc1390 obstinacya1393 thronessa1400 stubbornnessc1440 obstinance?a1475 durenessc1480 pertinacity?1504 stomacha1513 stiffness1526 tenacity1526 persistence1546 obstacleness1548 obstinateness1561 stiffneckedness1570 self-mindedness1574 intractability1579 persistency1600 obstinancy1614 contumacy1619 stomachfulness1621 tenaciousness1642 pertinaciousness1651 irresignation1657 peremptoriness1747 mulishness1763 strongheadedness1793 dourness1794 unmovableness1818 stoutheartedness1826 bullet-headednessa1849 stalwartism1879 camelishness1883 thick and thin1884 stupidity1886 jusqu'auboutisme1917 die-hardism1922 obstinative- 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 Feb. 1/1 He would have been denounced as a traitor by the hidebound partisans of thick and thin. b. attributive or adj. (usually hyphenated): That adheres or is ready to follow in all circumstances; constant, steadfast, unwavering. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective] fasteOE stathelfasteOE anredOE hardOE starkOE trueOE steadfast993 fastredeOE stithc1000 findyOE stablea1275 stathelyc1275 stiffc1275 stablec1290 steel to the (very) backa1300 unbowinga1300 stably13.. firm1377 unmovablea1382 constantc1386 abidingc1400 toughc1400 sure1421 unmoblea1425 unfaintedc1425 unfaint1436 permanent?a1475 stalwartc1480 unbroken1513 immovable1534 inconcuss1542 unshaken1548 stout1569 unwavering1570 undiscourageable1571 fixed1574 discourageable1576 unappalled1578 resolute1579 unremoved1583 resolved1585 unflexiblea1586 unshakeda1586 square1589 unstooping1597 iron1598 rocky1601 steady1602 undeclinable1610 unboweda1616 unfainting1615 unswayed1615 staunch1624 undiscourageda1628 staid1631 unshook1633 blue?1636 true blue?1636 tenacious1640 uncomplying1643 yieldless1651 riveting1658 unshakened1659 inconquerable1660 unyielding1677 unbendinga1688 tight1690 unswerving1694 unfaltering1727 unsubmitting1730 undeviating1732 undrooping1736 impervertible1741 undamped1742 undyingc1765 sturdy1775 stiff as a poker1798 unfickle1802 indivertible1821 thick and thin1822 undisheartened1827 inconvertible1829 straightforward1829 indomitable1830 stickfast1831 unsuccumbing1833 unturnable1847 unswerved1849 undivertible1856 unforsaking1862 swerveless1863 steeve1870 rock-ribbed1884 stiff in the back1897 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] starkOE moodyOE stithc1000 stidyc1175 stallc1275 harda1382 stubbornc1386 obstinate?1387 throa1400 hard nolleda1425 obstinant?a1425 pertinacec1425 stablec1440 dour1488 unresigned1497 difficultc1503 hard-necked1530 pertinatec1534 obstacle1535 stout-stomached1549 hard-faced1567 stunt1581 hard-headed1583 pertinacious1583 stuntly1583 peremptory1589 stomachous1590 mulish1600 stomachful1600 obstined1606 restive1633 obstinacious1649 opinionated1649 tenacious1656 iron-sided1659 sturdy1664 cat-witted1672 obstinated1672 unyielding1677 ruggish1688 bullet-headed1699 tough1780 pelsy1785 stupid1788 hard-set1818 thick and thin1822 stuntya1825 rigwiddie1826 indomitable1830 recalcitrant1830 set1848 mule-headed1870 muley1871 capitose1881 hard-nosed1917 tight1928 1822 M. Edgeworth Let. 1 Feb. (1971) 339 Mr. Ellice is a thick and thin friend of Lord Byron's and defends him..against his wife and all the world. 1886 J. Payn Heir of Ages xxxv It would have been difficult to find a more thick-and-thin admirer of its excellences. 1890 Spectator 18 Oct. 515 In his thick-and-thin advocacy of the democratic policy. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 11 Jan. 2/2 There does not exist a thick-and-thinner party man than Mr. Balfour. Categories » c. Political slang and Journalistic. †B. adv. either thick or thin: in any case, under any circumstances; neither thick nor thin, in no circumstances. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [adverb] > in no circumstances neither thick nor thin1486 on no account1654 1486 Bk. St. Albans e vij b Thyk nor thynne[see gargilon n.]. 1546 in State Papers Henry VIII (1852) XI. 254 The Dolphyn spared not, thyck nor thynne. C. adj. 1. Nautical. Of a tackle-block: Having one sheave larger than the other; cf. fiddle-block n. at fiddle n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > tackle or purchase > [adjective] > specific types of block sheaved1800 thick and thin1815 stropped1882 1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) at Block Thick and thin, or, Quarter Block, is a double block with one sheave thicker than the other, and is used to lead down the topsail-sheets and clew-lines. 1841 R. H. Dana Seaman's Man. Gloss. Thick-and-thin Block, a block having one sheave larger than the other. Sometimes used for quarter-blocks. 2. See sense A. 2b. Derivatives thick-and-thinnite n. one who supports a ‘thick-and-thin’ or resolute policy regardless of consequences. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > obstinate or stubborn person obstinate1435 mumpsimus1530 obstinant1581 ram-head1605 sitfast1606 stiff-stander1642 obduratea1665 ironface1697 sturdy1704 stiffrump1709 sturdy-boots1762 stickfast1827 impracticable1829 mule1846 bullet-head1848 hardshell1849 die-hard1857 hog on ice1857 last-ditcher1862 thick-and-thinnite1898 jusqu'auboutiste1916 stiff-neck1921 dead-ender1956 toughie1960 1898 Dr. Farquharson Speech House of Commons 9 May [On these matters he was a] thick and thin-ite. 1900 A. J. Balfour Speech Manchester 9 Jan. I felt as if I was before this speech tarred with the brush of being a ‘thick-and-thinnite’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adv.adj.c1386
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