tomon.

Brit.

/ˈtəʊməʊ/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊˌmoʊ/, New Zealand English

/ˈtʌumʌu/

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; since Maori tomo is apparently not attested in the topographical senses ‘depression, hole, cave’, the English word is perhaps a back-formation < the Maori place name Waitomo, interpreted as ‘water caves’ (compare Maori wai water), or is perhaps based on either Maori tomo to enter, or tomoau abyss.

New Zealand.

A deep depression or hole in the ground formed by erosion in limestone terrain.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hollow or depression > [noun] > other

slack?a1400

swamp1691

cauldrona1763

hog wallow1829

tomo1859

kettle1866

pocket1869

dolina1882

kettle hole1883

frost hollow1895

impact crater1895

uvala1902

frost pocket1907

sotch1910

pingo1938

lagg1939

tafoni1942

1859 Auckland Provinc. Gaz. 8 July 94 The plateau..would form an excellent cattle run but for the deep funnel-shaped holes which everywhere abound. The Natives call them tomo.

1920 Quick March 10 May 39 The biggest paddock in my section is chock-full of ‘tomos’.

1952 Arena (N.Z.) xxxi. 3 See him drag a gully full of tomos and patches of scrub.

1961 R. Park Hole in Hill (1962) x. 76 I fell down a big hole... Not just a hole, but a tomo, a limestone shaft.

1975 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Sept. 24/2 It may be located in a tomo or natural depression down the back, or in a corner, of a paddock.

2006 Trav. Mood Winter 32/1 The four-hour experience starts with a 100 metre abseil into a mist-filled tomo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tomo
释义	tomon. Brit. /ˈtəʊməʊ/, U.S. /ˈtoʊˌmoʊ/, New Zealand English /ˈtʌumʌu/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; since Maori tomo is apparently not attested in the topographical senses ‘depression, hole, cave’, the English word is perhaps a back-formation < the Maori place name Waitomo, interpreted as ‘water caves’ (compare Maori wai water), or is perhaps based on either Maori tomo to enter, or tomoau abyss. New Zealand. A deep depression or hole in the ground formed by erosion in limestone terrain. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hollow or depression > [noun] > other slack?a1400 swamp1691 cauldrona1763 hog wallow1829 tomo1859 kettle1866 pocket1869 dolina1882 kettle hole1883 frost hollow1895 impact crater1895 uvala1902 frost pocket1907 sotch1910 pingo1938 lagg1939 tafoni1942 1859 Auckland Provinc. Gaz. 8 July 94 The plateau..would form an excellent cattle run but for the deep funnel-shaped holes which everywhere abound. The Natives call them tomo. 1920 Quick March 10 May 39 The biggest paddock in my section is chock-full of ‘tomos’. 1952 Arena (N.Z.) xxxi. 3 See him drag a gully full of tomos and patches of scrub. 1961 R. Park Hole in Hill (1962) x. 76 I fell down a big hole... Not just a hole, but a tomo, a limestone shaft. 1975 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Sept. 24/2 It may be located in a tomo or natural depression down the back, or in a corner, of a paddock. 2006 Trav. Mood Winter 32/1 The four-hour experience starts with a 100 metre abseil into a mist-filled tomo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859
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