underscrubn.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(d).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈunderscrub.

1. An undergrown or insignificant person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant

unknownc1390

pawnc1450

semi-cipher?1550

bauble1570

Jack with the feather1581

nobody1583

winterling1585

squash1600

rush candle1628

niflec1635

nullity1657

nonentity1710

featherweight1812

underscrub1822

nyaff1825

small fish1836

no-account1840

little fish1846

peanut1864

commonplacer1874

sparrow-fart1886

Little Willie1901

pipsqueak1905

nebbish1907

pie-biter1911

blob1916

smallie1930

no-count1932

zilch1933

Mickey Mouse1935

muzhik1945

nerd1951

nothingburger1953

nerk1955

non-person1959

no-mark1982

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 362* The less you have to do with the Cockney underscrubs the better.

2. Undergrowth; brushwood.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > brushwood, scrub, or underwood

ronea1300

underwooda1325

rammel1338

brushetc1380

scroga1400

bushailec1400

frithing1429

brushal1430

brushc1440

ronec1440

thevec1440

garsil1483

shroga1500

cablish1594

south-bois1598

undergrowth1600

frith1605

hand timber1664

subbois1664

urith1671

brushwood1732

bush-wood1771

underbrush1775

slop1784

woodiness1796

scrub1805

shag1836

chaparral1845

underbush1849

underscrub1870

sand-brush1871

buck-brush1874

bush1879

horizontal scrub1888

tangle-wood1894

shin-tangle1905

1870 S. F. Prentice Tale of N.Z. (MS.) 56 To force a passage through lighter underscrub.

1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. xv. 231 In the case of bush country the trees require to be ‘fallen’, and the under-scrub cut.

1894 J. Geikie Great Ice Age (ed. 3) 455 The underscrub being composed chiefly of hazels and occasional birches.

1895 Daily News 21 May 6/3 They had been unable to commence cultivation until a clearance had been made of the underscrub.

Derivatives

ˈunderˌscrubbery n. a collection of underscrubs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > collectively

no great things1776

underscrubbery1851

1851 G. W. Curtis Nile Notes xxv. 116 I saw the Commander assisting the confused crowd of under-scrubbery out of the boat, with his kurbash or whip.

ˈunderscrubbing n. New Zealand the cutting down of underscrub.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land

ridding1347

grubbingc1440

stubbing1445

stockingc1460

assart1534

clotting1601

extirpation1607

shrubbing1611

moling1617

averruncation1656

twitching1799

underbrushing1838

clearance1851

screefing1919

reslashing1934

underscrubbing1935

swidden1955

1935 N. R. McKenzie Gael fares Forth vi. 79 To the younger boys was assigned the task of ‘under-scrubbing’ or cutting the small trees, shrubs, vines..and other plants which grow so luxuriantly on the forest floor.

1948 D. L. G. Mundy There's Gold in Hills ix. 83 The under~scrubbing in New Zealand would be done for about 4s. to 5s.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	underscrub
释义	underscrubn. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2b(d).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈunderscrub. 1. An undergrown or insignificant person. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant unknownc1390 pawnc1450 semi-cipher?1550 bauble1570 Jack with the feather1581 nobody1583 winterling1585 squash1600 rush candle1628 niflec1635 nullity1657 nonentity1710 featherweight1812 underscrub1822 nyaff1825 small fish1836 no-account1840 little fish1846 peanut1864 commonplacer1874 sparrow-fart1886 Little Willie1901 pipsqueak1905 nebbish1907 pie-biter1911 blob1916 smallie1930 no-count1932 zilch1933 Mickey Mouse1935 muzhik1945 nerd1951 nothingburger1953 nerk1955 non-person1959 no-mark1982 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 362* The less you have to do with the Cockney underscrubs the better. 2. Undergrowth; brushwood. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > brushwood, scrub, or underwood ronea1300 underwooda1325 rammel1338 brushetc1380 scroga1400 bushailec1400 frithing1429 brushal1430 brushc1440 ronec1440 thevec1440 garsil1483 shroga1500 cablish1594 south-bois1598 undergrowth1600 frith1605 hand timber1664 subbois1664 urith1671 brushwood1732 bush-wood1771 underbrush1775 slop1784 woodiness1796 scrub1805 shag1836 chaparral1845 underbush1849 underscrub1870 sand-brush1871 buck-brush1874 bush1879 horizontal scrub1888 tangle-wood1894 shin-tangle1905 1870 S. F. Prentice Tale of N.Z. (MS.) 56 To force a passage through lighter underscrub. 1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. xv. 231 In the case of bush country the trees require to be ‘fallen’, and the under-scrub cut. 1894 J. Geikie Great Ice Age (ed. 3) 455 The underscrub being composed chiefly of hazels and occasional birches. 1895 Daily News 21 May 6/3 They had been unable to commence cultivation until a clearance had been made of the underscrub. Derivatives ˈunderˌscrubbery n. a collection of underscrubs. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > collectively no great things1776 underscrubbery1851 1851 G. W. Curtis Nile Notes xxv. 116 I saw the Commander assisting the confused crowd of under-scrubbery out of the boat, with his kurbash or whip. ˈunderscrubbing n. New Zealand the cutting down of underscrub. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land ridding1347 grubbingc1440 stubbing1445 stockingc1460 assart1534 clotting1601 extirpation1607 shrubbing1611 moling1617 averruncation1656 twitching1799 underbrushing1838 clearance1851 screefing1919 reslashing1934 underscrubbing1935 swidden1955 1935 N. R. McKenzie Gael fares Forth vi. 79 To the younger boys was assigned the task of ‘under-scrubbing’ or cutting the small trees, shrubs, vines..and other plants which grow so luxuriantly on the forest floor. 1948 D. L. G. Mundy There's Gold in Hills ix. 83 The under~scrubbing in New Zealand would be done for about 4s. to 5s. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1822
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