tunnyn.

Brit.

/ˈtʌni/, U.S.

/ˈtəni/

Forms: 1500s tuny(e, thunie, tunnye, 1500s–1600s tony, tonny, tunnie, 1600s tonnie, tunie, tunney, thinnye, 1700s–1800s thunny, 1600s– tunny.

Etymology: < French thon (14th cent.), < Provençal ton, or Italian tonno, Latin thunnus (thynnus), < Greek Θύννος, in same sense; the termination -ie, -y seems to be only English, perhaps originally diminutive, as in Johnnie.

A scombroid fish of the genus Orcynus, esp. the common tunny, O. thynnus, which has been fished from ancient times in the Mediterranean and Atlantic; it is one of the largest of food-fishes, often reaching a length of ten feet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > fish > tunny

tunny1530

tunny fish1552

twine1601

ton1624

maguro1880

tuna1881

tuna fish1917

tuna meat1923

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > genus Thunnus (tuna) > thunnus thynnus (tunny)

tunny1530

tunny fish1552

ton1624

Spanish mackerela1672

germon1698

tuna1881

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 282/1 Tonny.

1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 9^v/1 A tony, thinnus.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 202^v The Tunnye which is a great and good fysshe.

1565–73 T. Cooper Thesaurus Auxumae, the yong fish, comming of the spawne of Thunie.

1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso vi. xxxvi. 44 The dolphin strong, the tunny good of tast, The mullet, sturgeon, samon (princely fish).

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xv. 242 The Tunies are exceeding great fishes: we have seene some of them to weigh fifteen talents, and the taile to be two cubits broad and a span.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 47 The fish called a Thinnye of Calcedonia.

1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) II. 308 We now..saw the Tunny and a great many flying-fish.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xvii. 10 (note) Among a variety of different species, the Pelamides, a sort of Thunnies, were the most celebrated.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Phys. Geogr. 50/2 Tunnies..migrate..every year from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

tunny boat n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > fishing for other species of fish

salmon coble1786

haker1856

swordfisherman1885

tuna boat1903

tuna clipper1929

tunnyman1930

tunny boat1934

pogy seiner1949

1934 Yachting Monthly May 24/1 An ever-interesting panorama is provided by the sardiniers and tunny boats [at Concarneau].

1974 ‘J. Graham’ Bloody Passage xiii. 173 There are a hell of a lot of tunny boats scattered around.

tunny-fish n.

tunny fish n. (= tunny)

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > fish > tunny

tunny1530

tunny fish1552

twine1601

ton1624

maguro1880

tuna1881

tuna fish1917

tuna meat1923

tunny1530

tunny fish1552

ton1624

Spanish mackerela1672

germon1698

tuna1881

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Tunye fyshe when it exceadeth not a foote in length, limaria.

1620 J. Mason Briefe Disc. New-found-land 5 I haue also seene Tonnie fish in Newland.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 428 The fisheries on the coast of Sardinia produce upwards of 60000 scudi in the article of tunny-fish.

tunny-fisher n.

ΚΠ

1889 C. Edwardes Sardinia 350 A veteran tunny-fisher.

tunny-fishery n.

ΚΠ

1765 T. Smollett Trav. (1766) II. xxxix. 225 Pliny says it [Antibes] was famous for its tunny-fishery.

tunny fishing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for tuna

tuna fishing1901

tunny fishing1971

1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird v. 66 Between its [sc. a bridge's] arches tunny-fishing boats were constantly sprinting.

1977 C. Watson One Man's Meat viii. 78 He was with me, tunny-fishing off Scarborough.

tunny net n.

ΚΠ

1901 19th Cent. Oct. 645 Steaming out in our little launch to the fixed tunny-nets.

tunny-faced adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adjective] > in appearance

fishy1836

pie-faced1891

cabbage-looking1898

tunny-faced1901

1901 19th Cent. Oct. 641 The stupid or tunny-faced man.

C2.

tunnyman n. a boat engaged in tunny fishing.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > fishing for other species of fish

salmon coble1786

haker1856

swordfisherman1885

tuna boat1903

tuna clipper1929

tunnyman1930

tunny boat1934

pogy seiner1949

1930 Sea Breezes Dec. 94 Whilst the motor is making rapid headway amongst the sardine luggers and crabbers, at present the tunnymen are unaffected.

1961 A. J. R. Fraser Taylor Diary 13 Aug. in Roving Commissions 1962 (1963) 123 The following day a slow passage to Bermeo, tying up late in the evening alongside a tunnyman.

Derivatives

ˈtunnyhood n. [after manhood] the state of a full-grown tunny.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1853 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 193 An unfortunate habit of squinting acquired by the young cordylas, and not corrected by the parents as their offspring advanced to thunnyhood.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tunny
释义	tunnyn. Brit. /ˈtʌni/, U.S. /ˈtəni/ Forms: 1500s tuny(e, thunie, tunnye, 1500s–1600s tony, tonny, tunnie, 1600s tonnie, tunie, tunney, thinnye, 1700s–1800s thunny, 1600s– tunny. Etymology: < French thon (14th cent.), < Provençal ton, or Italian tonno, Latin thunnus (thynnus), < Greek Θύννος, in same sense; the termination -ie, -y seems to be only English, perhaps originally diminutive, as in Johnnie. A scombroid fish of the genus Orcynus, esp. the common tunny, O. thynnus, which has been fished from ancient times in the Mediterranean and Atlantic; it is one of the largest of food-fishes, often reaching a length of ten feet. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > fish > tunny tunny1530 tunny fish1552 twine1601 ton1624 maguro1880 tuna1881 tuna fish1917 tuna meat1923 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > genus Thunnus (tuna) > thunnus thynnus (tunny) tunny1530 tunny fish1552 ton1624 Spanish mackerela1672 germon1698 tuna1881 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 282/1 Tonny. 1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 9^v/1 A tony, thinnus. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 202^v The Tunnye which is a great and good fysshe. 1565–73 T. Cooper Thesaurus Auxumae, the yong fish, comming of the spawne of Thunie. 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso vi. xxxvi. 44 The dolphin strong, the tunny good of tast, The mullet, sturgeon, samon (princely fish). 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. xv. 242 The Tunies are exceeding great fishes: we have seene some of them to weigh fifteen talents, and the taile to be two cubits broad and a span. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 47 The fish called a Thinnye of Calcedonia. 1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) II. 308 We now..saw the Tunny and a great many flying-fish. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xvii. 10 (note) Among a variety of different species, the Pelamides, a sort of Thunnies, were the most celebrated. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Phys. Geogr. 50/2 Tunnies..migrate..every year from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean. Compounds C1. General attributive. a. tunny boat n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > fishing for other species of fish salmon coble1786 haker1856 swordfisherman1885 tuna boat1903 tuna clipper1929 tunnyman1930 tunny boat1934 pogy seiner1949 1934 Yachting Monthly May 24/1 An ever-interesting panorama is provided by the sardiniers and tunny boats [at Concarneau]. 1974 ‘J. Graham’ Bloody Passage xiii. 173 There are a hell of a lot of tunny boats scattered around. tunny-fish n. tunny fish n. (= tunny) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > fish > tunny tunny1530 tunny fish1552 twine1601 ton1624 maguro1880 tuna1881 tuna fish1917 tuna meat1923 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > genus Thunnus (tuna) > thunnus thynnus (tunny) tunny1530 tunny fish1552 ton1624 Spanish mackerela1672 germon1698 tuna1881 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Tunye fyshe when it exceadeth not a foote in length, limaria. 1620 J. Mason Briefe Disc. New-found-land 5 I haue also seene Tonnie fish in Newland. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 428 The fisheries on the coast of Sardinia produce upwards of 60000 scudi in the article of tunny-fish. tunny-fisher n. ΚΠ 1889 C. Edwardes Sardinia 350 A veteran tunny-fisher. tunny-fishery n. ΚΠ 1765 T. Smollett Trav. (1766) II. xxxix. 225 Pliny says it [Antibes] was famous for its tunny-fishery. tunny fishing n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for tuna tuna fishing1901 tunny fishing1971 1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird v. 66 Between its [sc. a bridge's] arches tunny-fishing boats were constantly sprinting. 1977 C. Watson One Man's Meat viii. 78 He was with me, tunny-fishing off Scarborough. b. tunny net n. ΚΠ 1901 19th Cent. Oct. 645 Steaming out in our little launch to the fixed tunny-nets. c. tunny-faced adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [adjective] > in appearance fishy1836 pie-faced1891 cabbage-looking1898 tunny-faced1901 1901 19th Cent. Oct. 641 The stupid or tunny-faced man. C2. tunnyman n. a boat engaged in tunny fishing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > fishing for other species of fish salmon coble1786 haker1856 swordfisherman1885 tuna boat1903 tuna clipper1929 tunnyman1930 tunny boat1934 pogy seiner1949 1930 Sea Breezes Dec. 94 Whilst the motor is making rapid headway amongst the sardine luggers and crabbers, at present the tunnymen are unaffected. 1961 A. J. R. Fraser Taylor Diary 13 Aug. in Roving Commissions 1962 (1963) 123 The following day a slow passage to Bermeo, tying up late in the evening alongside a tunnyman. Derivatives ˈtunnyhood n. [after manhood] the state of a full-grown tunny.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1853 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 193 An unfortunate habit of squinting acquired by the young cordylas, and not corrected by the parents as their offspring advanced to thunnyhood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1530
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