twelve-inchern.

Brit.

/ˌtwɛlvˈɪn(t)ʃə/, U.S.

/ˈtwɛlvˈɪn(t)ʃər/

Forms: 1900s– 12-incher, 1900s– twelve-incher.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: twelve adj., incher n.

Etymology: < twelve adj. + incher n., after twelve-inch adj. Sometimes written with numerical symbol for the first element.

Something that measures twelve inches in length, diameter, height, etc.; spec. (a) a cannon with a bore of twelve inches; (b) a twelve-inch record.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > inch > something measuring so many inches

incher1885

twelve-incher1909

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > large or long pieces

serpentinec1450

culverin1515

headstick1516

slang1521

sling1547

basilisk1549

basilc1565

Roaring Meg1575

serpitanta1578

whole culverin1577

cannon1587

whole-cannon1589

cannon pedro1625

royal mortar1761

Long Tom1812

serpent1830

twelve-incher1909

Big Bertha1914

big boy1917

Lizzie1925

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > a sound recording > [noun] > record or disc > type of record

pre-release1871

record album1904

re-release1907

ten-inch1908

twelve-incher1909

demonstration record1911

pressing1912

swinger1924

repressing1927

transcription1931

long-player1932

rush release1935

pop record1937

album1945

demonstration disc1947

pop disc1947

pop single1947

long-play1948

picture disc1948

781949

single1949

forty-five1950

demo disc1952

EP1952

shellac1954

top of the pops1956

gold disc1957

acetate1962

platinum disc1964

chartbuster1965

miss1965

cover1966

reissue1966

pirate label1968

rock record1968

thirty-three (and a third)1968

sampler1969

white-label1970

double album1971

dubplate1976

seven-inch1977

mini-album1980

joint1991

1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny (1916) xix. 323 You can depress de muzzle of dat twelve-incher.

1920 P. Gibbs Now it can be Told vi. 348 We were strong in ‘heavies’, twelve-inchers, 9.2's, eightinchers, 4.2's, mostly howitzers, with the long-muzzled sixty-pounders terrible in their long range and destructiveness.

1932 N.Y. Times 31 Jan. viii. 9/6 There is an album of five twelve-inchers which carry a wide range of Shakesperian [sic] excerpts spoken by John Gielgud.

1976 Billboard 15 May 39/2 The 12-incher..marks a first for Scepter.

1994 Outdoor Canada Mar. 31 The size of the brook trout depends on its surroundings and water conditions, so a beaver pond or a meadow brook might produce only a 12-incher.

2000 R. Andidora Iron Admirals ii. 28 One of the Sevastopol's damaged 12-inchers had been replaced by a wooden facsimile.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twelve-incher
释义	twelve-inchern. Brit. /ˌtwɛlvˈɪn(t)ʃə/, U.S. /ˈtwɛlvˈɪn(t)ʃər/ Forms: 1900s– 12-incher, 1900s– twelve-incher. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: twelve adj., incher n. Etymology: < twelve adj. + incher n., after twelve-inch adj. Sometimes written with numerical symbol for the first element. Something that measures twelve inches in length, diameter, height, etc.; spec. (a) a cannon with a bore of twelve inches; (b) a twelve-inch record. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > inch > something measuring so many inches incher1885 twelve-incher1909 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > large or long pieces serpentinec1450 culverin1515 headstick1516 slang1521 sling1547 basilisk1549 basilc1565 Roaring Meg1575 serpitanta1578 whole culverin1577 cannon1587 whole-cannon1589 cannon pedro1625 royal mortar1761 Long Tom1812 serpent1830 twelve-incher1909 Big Bertha1914 big boy1917 Lizzie1925 society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > a sound recording > [noun] > record or disc > type of record pre-release1871 record album1904 re-release1907 ten-inch1908 twelve-incher1909 demonstration record1911 pressing1912 swinger1924 repressing1927 transcription1931 long-player1932 rush release1935 pop record1937 album1945 demonstration disc1947 pop disc1947 pop single1947 long-play1948 picture disc1948 781949 single1949 forty-five1950 demo disc1952 EP1952 shellac1954 top of the pops1956 gold disc1957 acetate1962 platinum disc1964 chartbuster1965 miss1965 cover1966 reissue1966 pirate label1968 rock record1968 thirty-three (and a third)1968 sampler1969 white-label1970 double album1971 dubplate1976 seven-inch1977 mini-album1980 joint1991 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny (1916) xix. 323 You can depress de muzzle of dat twelve-incher. 1920 P. Gibbs Now it can be Told vi. 348 We were strong in ‘heavies’, twelve-inchers, 9.2's, eightinchers, 4.2's, mostly howitzers, with the long-muzzled sixty-pounders terrible in their long range and destructiveness. 1932 N.Y. Times 31 Jan. viii. 9/6 There is an album of five twelve-inchers which carry a wide range of Shakesperian [sic] excerpts spoken by John Gielgud. 1976 Billboard 15 May 39/2 The 12-incher..marks a first for Scepter. 1994 Outdoor Canada Mar. 31 The size of the brook trout depends on its surroundings and water conditions, so a beaver pond or a meadow brook might produce only a 12-incher. 2000 R. Andidora Iron Admirals ii. 28 One of the Sevastopol's damaged 12-inchers had been replaced by a wooden facsimile. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909
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