tomahawkern.

Brit.

/ˈtɒməhɔːkə/, U.S.

/ˈtɑməˌhɔkər/,

/ˈtɑməˌhɑkər/, Australian English

/ˈtɔməˌhɔːkə/, New Zealand English

/ˈtɒməˌhɔːkə/

Forms: see tomahawk n. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tomahawk v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < tomahawk v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A person who uses a tomahawk; a person who, or thing which, tomahawks (in various senses of tomahawk v.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > critic > severe

untrusser1600

mammothrept1617

Aristarch1621

scarificator1748

scourge1756

tomahawker1795

monsterer1840

scarifier1862

scourger1881

1795 Tomahawk! 13 Nov. 60/2 Hail, ye true-born Englishmen! Ye worthy tomahawkers!

1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) III. 69 The tomahawkers of the Edinburgh Review.

1897 Athenæum 20 Mar. 372 Lest he should find himself tomahawked instead of being the tomahawker.

1963 Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times 4 May 16/1 The Indians were such skilled tomahawkers.

2003 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 11 Aug. 5 a/3 The tomahawkers, when in competition, must stand a minimum of 12 feet from the wooden block.

2. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. Also in form tommyhawker. A shearer; esp. a rough or incompetent one; a person who is liable to cut or injure sheep during shearing. Cf. tomahawk v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [noun] > sheep-shearer

clippera1382

shearer1388

sheep-shearer1539

forcer1553

fleecer1612

tiger1865

tomahawker1870

snagger1887

boss of the board1896

gun1898

jingling Johnny1904

barrowman1940

ryebuck shearera1957

barrower1965

1870 J. R. Graham Treat. Austral. Merino xii. 62 It degrades the really conscientious and able man to a level with the ‘tomahawker’.

1873 Hamilton (Victoria) Spectator 6 Aug. I have always found that the ‘hundred and fifty’ man is a greater tomahawker, and knocks both sheep and fleece about more than the learner.

1933 Auckland Star 29 Sept. 6/6 The pastime of spiriting the other fellow's coat and hat into the open bale in the press..making a whole board of sixty tomahawkers split with mirth.

1960 D. McLean Roaring Days iii. 40 I'm the vital link between the tommyhawkers and the blokes who complain about them.

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

单词	tomahawker
释义	tomahawkern. Brit. /ˈtɒməhɔːkə/, U.S. /ˈtɑməˌhɔkər/, /ˈtɑməˌhɑkər/, Australian English /ˈtɔməˌhɔːkə/, New Zealand English /ˈtɒməˌhɔːkə/ Forms: see tomahawk n. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tomahawk v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < tomahawk v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A person who uses a tomahawk; a person who, or thing which, tomahawks (in various senses of tomahawk v.). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > critic > severe untrusser1600 mammothrept1617 Aristarch1621 scarificator1748 scourge1756 tomahawker1795 monsterer1840 scarifier1862 scourger1881 1795 Tomahawk! 13 Nov. 60/2 Hail, ye true-born Englishmen! Ye worthy tomahawkers! 1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) III. 69 The tomahawkers of the Edinburgh Review. 1897 Athenæum 20 Mar. 372 Lest he should find himself tomahawked instead of being the tomahawker. 1963 Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times 4 May 16/1 The Indians were such skilled tomahawkers. 2003 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 11 Aug. 5 a/3 The tomahawkers, when in competition, must stand a minimum of 12 feet from the wooden block. 2. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. Also in form tommyhawker. A shearer; esp. a rough or incompetent one; a person who is liable to cut or injure sheep during shearing. Cf. tomahawk v. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [noun] > sheep-shearer clippera1382 shearer1388 sheep-shearer1539 forcer1553 fleecer1612 tiger1865 tomahawker1870 snagger1887 boss of the board1896 gun1898 jingling Johnny1904 barrowman1940 ryebuck shearera1957 barrower1965 1870 J. R. Graham Treat. Austral. Merino xii. 62 It degrades the really conscientious and able man to a level with the ‘tomahawker’. 1873 Hamilton (Victoria) Spectator 6 Aug. I have always found that the ‘hundred and fifty’ man is a greater tomahawker, and knocks both sheep and fleece about more than the learner. 1933 Auckland Star 29 Sept. 6/6 The pastime of spiriting the other fellow's coat and hat into the open bale in the press..making a whole board of sixty tomahawkers split with mirth. 1960 D. McLean Roaring Days iii. 40 I'm the vital link between the tommyhawkers and the blokes who complain about them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1795
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