tommingn.

Brit.

/ˈtɒmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɑmɪŋ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tom v., -ing suffix¹; Tom n.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < tom v. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < Tom n.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

†1. The action or process of washing gold-bearing material using a Long Tom (Long Tom n. 2). Cf. tom v. 1. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1853 Sydney Morning Herald 24 Oct. 8/1 Those parts..will have no lack of pure water for sluicing, tomming, and cradling.

1880 Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. (Sydney) 17 Apr. 743/2 Should rain come, water be secured, puddling and tomming will not abate.

1909 Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, New S. Wales) 1 Mar. 2/3 When the wash is..loose and damp wet-jigging or tomming is preferable.

2. The action or fact of using a timber prop or brace to support or secure a cargo or other load. Frequently with off, up. Cf. tom v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > action or fact of supporting > by other specific means

pinning1418

stanchioning1528

beaming1538

pillaring1607

tomming1858

levitation1939

surface mount1954

1858 R. W. Stevens On Stowage Ships & their Cargoes 154 Tomming up or off is another name for shoring.

1927 Telegraph (Brisbane) 27 Jan. 8/7 The salvage plans include the pumping of the water out of the holds, the tomming of the damaged plates.

1979 Terminal Operations Coordinator's Handbk. (U.S. Army Field Man. 55-17) 8-17 The tomming of loose cylindrical, light, or shock-sensitive items aboard a barge is difficult to do because of the absence of overhead structures.

2016 D. J. House Cargo Work for Maritime Operations (ed. 8) ix. 311 Securing of vehicles on deck by means of rope, wire or even chains..is expected for ocean-going vessels. Some form of chocking or tomming off may also be desirable.

3. U.S. slang (derogatory). Chiefly in African American usage. The action of a black person behaving in an obsequious, ingratiating, or servile manner towards a white person, or white people generally; behaviour typical of an ‘Uncle Tom’. Cf. Tom n.¹ 1e, tom v. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun] > in or as in black person

Uncle Tommery1854

Uncle Tomism1863

Uncle Tomming1947

tomming1954

1954 J. O. Killens Youngblood v. 345 You made the worst kind of an uncle tom out of me, and you didn't do such a bad job of tomming yourself.

1962 Negro Digest Mar. 26/1 He has made his mark without resorting to ‘Tomming’.

1964 T. F. Pettigrew Profile Negro Amer. ii. 47 The hyperconcern that even the most direct interaction with whites may be interpreted as ‘Tomming’.

1974 Ebony May 13/1 There is only one thing worse than tomming, and that's tomming on nationwide television with a man who won't even sit down and talk with a representative group of black people.

2015 E. Raymond Stars for Freedom i. 17 Although Davis avoided vaudevillian humor due to the ‘Tomming’ it required, he still addressed racial matters with self-deprecating humor.

4. British slang.

a. Chiefly with reference to a woman: the action of behaving as or like a prostitute. Cf. Tom n.¹ 7b, tom v. 4c.

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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > action or practice of being a prostitute

strumpetry1435

strumperya1500

harloting1575

sacking1591

streetwalking1735

sex work1934

tomming1964

hoing1972

escorting1988

1964 Z. Progl Woman of Underworld iii. 35 They were perfectly willing to go ‘tomming’ on the streets to earn a few quid, but I never could.

1968 J. Lock Lady Policeman ii. 12 A prostitute was a ‘tom’..and to practise prostitution was ‘tomming’.

2002 G. Ison Working Girl i. 3 I nicked her last month for tomming.

b. Chiefly English regional (northern). Chiefly with reference to a man: the action of being promiscuous or sexually adventurous; frequently with about, around. Cf. tom v. 4b.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > promiscuity

promiscuousness1676

promiscuity1847

swinging1964

tomming1981

zipper problem1985

1981 ‘J. Ross’ Dark Blue & Dangerous ix. 55 His own tomming around had given him a charitable view of casual sex.

2014 L. Lindley Bruises iv. 62 When are you going to move on and start to do some serious tomming about?

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

单词	tomming
释义	tommingn. Brit. /ˈtɒmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɑmɪŋ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tom v., -ing suffix¹; Tom n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < tom v. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < Tom n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. †1. The action or process of washing gold-bearing material using a Long Tom (Long Tom n. 2). Cf. tom v. 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1853 Sydney Morning Herald 24 Oct. 8/1 Those parts..will have no lack of pure water for sluicing, tomming, and cradling. 1880 Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. (Sydney) 17 Apr. 743/2 Should rain come, water be secured, puddling and tomming will not abate. 1909 Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, New S. Wales) 1 Mar. 2/3 When the wash is..loose and damp wet-jigging or tomming is preferable. 2. The action or fact of using a timber prop or brace to support or secure a cargo or other load. Frequently with off, up. Cf. tom v. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > action or fact of supporting > by other specific means pinning1418 stanchioning1528 beaming1538 pillaring1607 tomming1858 levitation1939 surface mount1954 1858 R. W. Stevens On Stowage Ships & their Cargoes 154 Tomming up or off is another name for shoring. 1927 Telegraph (Brisbane) 27 Jan. 8/7 The salvage plans include the pumping of the water out of the holds, the tomming of the damaged plates. 1979 Terminal Operations Coordinator's Handbk. (U.S. Army Field Man. 55-17) 8-17 The tomming of loose cylindrical, light, or shock-sensitive items aboard a barge is difficult to do because of the absence of overhead structures. 2016 D. J. House Cargo Work for Maritime Operations (ed. 8) ix. 311 Securing of vehicles on deck by means of rope, wire or even chains..is expected for ocean-going vessels. Some form of chocking or tomming off may also be desirable. 3. U.S. slang (derogatory). Chiefly in African American usage. The action of a black person behaving in an obsequious, ingratiating, or servile manner towards a white person, or white people generally; behaviour typical of an ‘Uncle Tom’. Cf. Tom n.¹ 1e, tom v. 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun] > in or as in black person Uncle Tommery1854 Uncle Tomism1863 Uncle Tomming1947 tomming1954 1954 J. O. Killens Youngblood v. 345 You made the worst kind of an uncle tom out of me, and you didn't do such a bad job of tomming yourself. 1962 Negro Digest Mar. 26/1 He has made his mark without resorting to ‘Tomming’. 1964 T. F. Pettigrew Profile Negro Amer. ii. 47 The hyperconcern that even the most direct interaction with whites may be interpreted as ‘Tomming’. 1974 Ebony May 13/1 There is only one thing worse than tomming, and that's tomming on nationwide television with a man who won't even sit down and talk with a representative group of black people. 2015 E. Raymond Stars for Freedom i. 17 Although Davis avoided vaudevillian humor due to the ‘Tomming’ it required, he still addressed racial matters with self-deprecating humor. 4. British slang. a. Chiefly with reference to a woman: the action of behaving as or like a prostitute. Cf. Tom n.¹ 7b, tom v. 4c. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > action or practice of being a prostitute strumpetry1435 strumperya1500 harloting1575 sacking1591 streetwalking1735 sex work1934 tomming1964 hoing1972 escorting1988 1964 Z. Progl Woman of Underworld iii. 35 They were perfectly willing to go ‘tomming’ on the streets to earn a few quid, but I never could. 1968 J. Lock Lady Policeman ii. 12 A prostitute was a ‘tom’..and to practise prostitution was ‘tomming’. 2002 G. Ison Working Girl i. 3 I nicked her last month for tomming. b. Chiefly English regional (northern). Chiefly with reference to a man: the action of being promiscuous or sexually adventurous; frequently with about, around. Cf. tom v. 4b. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > promiscuity promiscuousness1676 promiscuity1847 swinging1964 tomming1981 zipper problem1985 1981 ‘J. Ross’ Dark Blue & Dangerous ix. 55 His own tomming around had given him a charitable view of casual sex. 2014 L. Lindley Bruises iv. 62 When are you going to move on and start to do some serious tomming about? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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