unpicketedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪkᵻtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɪkᵻdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, picketed adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + picketed adj.

Now rare.

Of a horse or other animal: not tethered to a picket.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > tethered > not picketed

unpicketed1851

1851 E. Stuart-Wortley Trav. United States II. xvi. 331 I think they had left one [mule] unpicketed, on purpose.

1860 H. B. Tristram Great Sahara xvi. 270 A large courtyard, where picketed horses, unpicketed mules,..jostled in hopeless confusion.

1955 J. C. Ewers Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture (U.S. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. Bull. No. 159) 79 Men used the lariat..for roping unpicketed horses of the enemy when on horse-stealing raids.

1972 Field & Stream Jan. 85/1 The unpicketed horses did not spook him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpicketed
释义	unpicketedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪkᵻtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪkᵻdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, picketed adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + picketed adj. Now rare. Of a horse or other animal: not tethered to a picket. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > tethered > not picketed unpicketed1851 1851 E. Stuart-Wortley Trav. United States II. xvi. 331 I think they had left one [mule] unpicketed, on purpose. 1860 H. B. Tristram Great Sahara xvi. 270 A large courtyard, where picketed horses, unpicketed mules,..jostled in hopeless confusion. 1955 J. C. Ewers Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture (U.S. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. Bull. No. 159) 79 Men used the lariat..for roping unpicketed horses of the enemy when on horse-stealing raids. 1972 Field & Stream Jan. 85/1 The unpicketed horses did not spook him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1851
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