Tom Tailorn.

Brit.

/ˌtɒm ˈteɪlə/, U.S.

/ˌtɑm ˈteɪlər/

Forms: 1500s Tom Tailer, 1600s 1800s– Tom Tailor, 1800s Tom Taylor.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Tom , tailor n.¹

Etymology: < the male forename Tom (see Tom n.¹) + tailor n.¹

†1. A name for: a tailor. Obsolete.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > tailor

seamsterc995

tailor1297

parnterc1400

parmenterc1450

pricklouse?a1513

Tom Tailor1575

stitcher1589

scissor man1593

cutter1599

snip1600

snipper1611

shred1616

needleman1621

fashioner1631

snip-snappera1632

sartor1656

nipshred1661

stult1675

cabbage1694

linen-armourer1699

stitch1699

snip-cabbage1708

tire-man1709

knight of the needlea1777

stay-tape1785

schneider1796

needle-jerker1801

skip-louse1807

darzi1809

cross-legs1823

tog-maker1901

knight of the shears-

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > tailor > as personal name

Tom Tailor1575

snip1600

1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle sig. B.ii^v Knowest not w^t what tom tailers man, sits broching throughe a clout A neele, neele, a neele, my gammers neele is gone.

a1626 J. Fletcher & W. Rowley Maid in Mill v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Cccc4/2 Then (Tailor) march with me away, I scorn these robes, I must be gay, My Noble Brother, he shall pay Tom Tailor.

1820 W. Scott Monastery II. xi. 309 ‘We rend our hearts, and not our garments’... ‘The better..for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,’ said the baron.

a. English regional. A crane fly, or the larva of this (leatherjacket); = daddy-long-legs n. 2. Also: a long-legged spider. Cf. tailor n.¹ 4.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Nematocera > family Tipulidae > member of (crane-fly)

crane-fly1658

harry-long-legs1676

tailor1682

long legs1721

father-long-legs1742

Tipula1752

tommy-long-legs1800

Tom Tailor1800

meadow crane fly1813

jenny-spinner1817

daddy-long-legs1829

spinner-fly1848

granddaddy-long-legs1858

tipulid1893

1800 W. Stickney Observ. respecting Grub 5 The Fly produced from the Grub in question, is known by the common names of Tom Taylor, Tommy Long-Legs, or Father Longlegs.

1841 Lancaster Gaz. 16 Oct. The two great enemies the farmer had to contend with were the grub, or Tom Tailor, as it was called, and the common slug.

1865 Farmer's Mag. No. 49. 218/2 They [sc. sparrows] are right good hands at little grubs—i. e., wireworms, tom-tailor grubs, and the like.

1880 All Year Round 5 June 90/1 Tom-tailor is a great spider, vulgarly called daddy longlegs—tailor being a provincial and once very common word for a spider.

1970 H. Orton & P. M. Tilling Surv. Eng. Dial. III. ii. 520 Q[uestion]. What do you call those insects with small thin bodies and thin legs, that fly up and down the window-pane? [Lincolnshire] Tom-tailors.

b. English regional (East Anglian). The storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus.

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the world > animals > birds > order Procellariiformes > [noun] > member of family Hydrobatidae > procellaria pelagica (stormy petrel)

devil's bird1634

sea-swallow1647

storm-finch1661

assilag1698

storm-bird1752

devil bird1759

Mother Carey's chicken1767

storm finch1768

witch1770

alamootiea1777

stormy petrel1776

water witch1794

spency1813

storm-petrel1833

stilt stormy petrel1884

Tom Tailor1885

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 212 In East Anglia they [sc. storm-petrels] are called Tom tailors by the Lowestoft and Yarmouth fishermen.

1960 A. O. D. Claxton Suffolk Dial. 20th Cent. (ed. 2) 80 Tom Tailor, the stormy petrel.

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

单词	tom tailor
释义	Tom Tailorn. Brit. /ˌtɒm ˈteɪlə/, U.S. /ˌtɑm ˈteɪlər/ Forms: 1500s Tom Tailer, 1600s 1800s– Tom Tailor, 1800s Tom Taylor. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Tom , tailor n.¹ Etymology: < the male forename Tom (see Tom n.¹) + tailor n.¹ †1. A name for: a tailor. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > tailor seamsterc995 tailor1297 parnterc1400 parmenterc1450 pricklouse?a1513 Tom Tailor1575 stitcher1589 scissor man1593 cutter1599 snip1600 snipper1611 shred1616 needleman1621 fashioner1631 snip-snappera1632 sartor1656 nipshred1661 stult1675 cabbage1694 linen-armourer1699 stitch1699 snip-cabbage1708 tire-man1709 knight of the needlea1777 stay-tape1785 schneider1796 needle-jerker1801 skip-louse1807 darzi1809 cross-legs1823 tog-maker1901 knight of the shears- the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > tailor > as personal name Tom Tailor1575 snip1600 1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle sig. B.ii^v Knowest not w^t what tom tailers man, sits broching throughe a clout A neele, neele, a neele, my gammers neele is gone. a1626 J. Fletcher & W. Rowley Maid in Mill v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Cccc4/2 Then (Tailor) march with me away, I scorn these robes, I must be gay, My Noble Brother, he shall pay Tom Tailor. 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. xi. 309 ‘We rend our hearts, and not our garments’... ‘The better..for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Tailor,’ said the baron. 2. a. English regional. A crane fly, or the larva of this (leatherjacket); = daddy-long-legs n. 2. Also: a long-legged spider. Cf. tailor n.¹ 4. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Nematocera > family Tipulidae > member of (crane-fly) crane-fly1658 harry-long-legs1676 tailor1682 long legs1721 father-long-legs1742 Tipula1752 tommy-long-legs1800 Tom Tailor1800 meadow crane fly1813 jenny-spinner1817 daddy-long-legs1829 spinner-fly1848 granddaddy-long-legs1858 tipulid1893 1800 W. Stickney Observ. respecting Grub 5 The Fly produced from the Grub in question, is known by the common names of Tom Taylor, Tommy Long-Legs, or Father Longlegs. 1841 Lancaster Gaz. 16 Oct. The two great enemies the farmer had to contend with were the grub, or Tom Tailor, as it was called, and the common slug. 1865 Farmer's Mag. No. 49. 218/2 They [sc. sparrows] are right good hands at little grubs—i. e., wireworms, tom-tailor grubs, and the like. 1880 All Year Round 5 June 90/1 Tom-tailor is a great spider, vulgarly called daddy longlegs—tailor being a provincial and once very common word for a spider. 1970 H. Orton & P. M. Tilling Surv. Eng. Dial. III. ii. 520 Q[uestion]. What do you call those insects with small thin bodies and thin legs, that fly up and down the window-pane? [Lincolnshire] Tom-tailors. b. English regional (East Anglian). The storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Procellariiformes > [noun] > member of family Hydrobatidae > procellaria pelagica (stormy petrel) devil's bird1634 sea-swallow1647 storm-finch1661 assilag1698 storm-bird1752 devil bird1759 Mother Carey's chicken1767 storm finch1768 witch1770 alamootiea1777 stormy petrel1776 water witch1794 spency1813 storm-petrel1833 stilt stormy petrel1884 Tom Tailor1885 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 212 In East Anglia they [sc. storm-petrels] are called Tom tailors by the Lowestoft and Yarmouth fishermen. 1960 A. O. D. Claxton Suffolk Dial. 20th Cent. (ed. 2) 80 Tom Tailor, the stormy petrel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1575
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