单词 | tinnie |
释义 | tinnien. 1. Scottish. A small tin mug, a child's tin. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > small tass1480 cymphe1490 cannikin1509 trinket1541 tun1555 pocill1572 noggin1588 chark1591 quick shot1624 nipperkin1691 pannikin1727 tassie1790 dobbin1792 tinnie1825 tot1828 tin1900 thimble cup1933 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Tin Tinnie, the small jug or porringer..used by children. 1864 Auld Ayr 86 Let us have a tinny of grog. 1906 Scott. Chron. 6 July 482/2 They turned up..each with his or her ‘tinnie’ well in evidence. 2. Australian colloquial. A can of beer. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > [noun] > specific quantity of cue1603 cee1605 jug?1635 gun1674 ale kilderkin1704 swank1726 nip1736 pint1742 pt.1850 yard of ale1872 square1882 half1888 butcher1889 rabbit1895 rigger1911 sleever1936 tank1936 middy1941 tallboy1956 tube1969 tinnie1974 1974 Telegraph (Brisbane) 2 Mar. 6/5 In olden days audiences took the equivalent of a cut lunch and a few tinnies to the theatre and expected to be entertained for hour after hour. 1978 Sydney Morning Herald 20 Feb. 1 Next time you feel inclined to toss that scrap of paper or tinnie carelessly to the ground, give a thought. 1980 Truck & Bus Transportation Feb. 34/3 We doubt if the driver would have enough room on board to stow his lunch box or a couple of tinnies. Draft additions 1993 3. Australian. A (usually small) boat with an aluminium hull. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [noun] > made of aluminium tinnie1979 1979 Herald (Melbourne) 7 June 35/1 The aluminium ‘tinnie’ has long been a major force in the Australian boat market for its low initial cost, durability and ease of use. 1982 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 5 Sept. 112/1 Tinnies offer value, fun. Dollar for dollar it's hard to go past the simple aluminium dinghy as a versatile fun boat. 1986 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 22 Aug. 33/6 I once sold my dream boat, a 20-footer, and bought a 12-foot tinnie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825 |
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