timothyn.

Brit.

/ˈtɪməθi/, U.S.

/ˈtɪməθi/

Etymology: A Christian name, < Latin Timotheus, Greek Τιμόθεος (= ‘honouring God’).

a. Short for timothy grass n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > cat's-tail grass

cat's tail1538

cat's-tail grass1597

timothy grass1746

timothy1747

timothy hay1772

1747 B. Franklin Let. 16 July in Wks. (1887) II. 77 You made some mistake when you intended to favor me with some of the new valuable grass seed..for what you gave me..proves mere timothy.

1840 J. Buel Farmer's Compan. (ed. 2) 225 Timothy, better known in the east as herds-grass, and in Europe as meadow cat's-tail..is the general forage grass of the northern States.

1887 Daily News 18 Oct. 3/8 Timothy is scarce both in America and Germany, whence our supplies are mainly derived, and is likely to be dear.

b. attributive, as timothy field, timothy hay, timothy seed, timothy sod.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > cat's-tail grass

cat's tail1538

cat's-tail grass1597

timothy grass1746

timothy1747

timothy hay1772

1772 Pennsylvania Gaz. 16 Apr. 4/3 (advt.) Timothy and Blue Grass Hay, to be sold.

1784 Pennsylvania Gaz. 17 Mar. 3/2 (advt.) Timothy seed.

1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 420 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV A timothy sod plowed late in spring.

1884 E. P. Roe Nature's Serial Story viii The mowing machine would be used in the timothy fields.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 535/2 Clover seed 60 lb.; timothy seed 48 lb.

1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 25 Apr. 6/1 (advt.) Horses. Try some of our Washington Timothy Hay—big load just in.

2. ‘A brew or jorum of liquor’ (Scottish slang; Eng. Dial. Dict.).

ΚΠ

1855 J. Strang Glasgow & its Clubs (1856) 338 Rum filled the crystal timothies.

1890 J. Service Thir Notandums xii. 87 Drink fair, pree and pree aboot, wi' that timothy o' toddy that you've been hirpling aboot to mak.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	timothy
释义	timothyn. Brit. /ˈtɪməθi/, U.S. /ˈtɪməθi/ Etymology: A Christian name, < Latin Timotheus, Greek Τιμόθεος (= ‘honouring God’). 1. a. Short for timothy grass n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > cat's-tail grass cat's tail1538 cat's-tail grass1597 timothy grass1746 timothy1747 timothy hay1772 1747 B. Franklin Let. 16 July in Wks. (1887) II. 77 You made some mistake when you intended to favor me with some of the new valuable grass seed..for what you gave me..proves mere timothy. 1840 J. Buel Farmer's Compan. (ed. 2) 225 Timothy, better known in the east as herds-grass, and in Europe as meadow cat's-tail..is the general forage grass of the northern States. 1887 Daily News 18 Oct. 3/8 Timothy is scarce both in America and Germany, whence our supplies are mainly derived, and is likely to be dear. b. attributive, as timothy field, timothy hay, timothy seed, timothy sod. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > cat's-tail grass cat's tail1538 cat's-tail grass1597 timothy grass1746 timothy1747 timothy hay1772 1772 Pennsylvania Gaz. 16 Apr. 4/3 (advt.) Timothy and Blue Grass Hay, to be sold. 1784 Pennsylvania Gaz. 17 Mar. 3/2 (advt.) Timothy seed. 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 420 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV A timothy sod plowed late in spring. 1884 E. P. Roe Nature's Serial Story viii The mowing machine would be used in the timothy fields. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 535/2 Clover seed 60 lb.; timothy seed 48 lb. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 25 Apr. 6/1 (advt.) Horses. Try some of our Washington Timothy Hay—big load just in. 2. ‘A brew or jorum of liquor’ (Scottish slang; Eng. Dial. Dict.). ΚΠ 1855 J. Strang Glasgow & its Clubs (1856) 338 Rum filled the crystal timothies. 1890 J. Service Thir Notandums xii. 87 Drink fair, pree and pree aboot, wi' that timothy o' toddy that you've been hirpling aboot to mak. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1747
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