bubbly jockn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌblɪ dʒɒk/, U.S.

/ˈbəbli ˌdʒɑk/, Scottish English

/ˈbʌblɪ dʒɔk/

Forms: 1700s– bubbly-jock, 1800s bubly-jock, 1900s– bubbley-jock.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: bubbly adj., proper name Jock.

Etymology: < bubbly adj. + the Scots male forename Jock (see Jock n.¹; compare Jack n.² IV.).The semantic motivation is uncertain. Although it has been suggested that the name alludes to the shape of a male turkey's wattles resembling mucus which collects around a child's nose (compare bubbly adj. 2, and also English regional (northern) snottergob red part of a turkey's head (early 19th cent.)), it is more likely that the name is imitative of the sound made by a turkey (compare gobbler n.¹). The following apparently shows a slightly earlier parallel formation showing cock n.¹:a1779 D. Graham Coll. Writings (1883) II. 57 His nose was like a bublie-cocks neb.

colloquial (chiefly Scottish).

A turkeycock. Also figurative: something to be feared.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > member of Meleagrididae (turkey) > male

cock of India1546

brissel-cockc1565

guinea-cock1577

turkey-cock1578

gobbler1725

bubbly jock1785

staga1825

Tom1840

longbeard1974

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Bubbly Jock, a turkey cock.

1810 M. Fleming Jrnl. in Compl. M. Fleming (1935) II. 65 I am going tomorrow to a delightfull place..where their is ducks cocks hens bublyjocks 2 dogs 2 cats & swine.

1815 W. Scott Let. 21 Jan. (1933) IV. 18 I am sair halden down by the Bubbly-jock.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ii. 256 Oh my winged Voltaire, to what dunghill Bubbly-Jocks (Coqs d'Inde) you do stoop with homage.

a1930 N. Munro Introd. to Odd Char. in B. D. Osborne & R. Armstrong Erchie & Jimmy Swan (1993) i. i. 3 The bubblyjock is the symbol o' Scotland's decline and fa'.

2002 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 17 Dec. 2 A Scottish-bred bubbly jock clocked up a hefty 64.5 pounds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bubbly jock
释义	bubbly jockn. Brit. /ˈbʌblɪ dʒɒk/, U.S. /ˈbəbli ˌdʒɑk/, Scottish English /ˈbʌblɪ dʒɔk/ Forms: 1700s– bubbly-jock, 1800s bubly-jock, 1900s– bubbley-jock. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: bubbly adj., proper name Jock. Etymology: < bubbly adj. + the Scots male forename Jock (see Jock n.¹; compare Jack n.² IV.).The semantic motivation is uncertain. Although it has been suggested that the name alludes to the shape of a male turkey's wattles resembling mucus which collects around a child's nose (compare bubbly adj. 2, and also English regional (northern) snottergob red part of a turkey's head (early 19th cent.)), it is more likely that the name is imitative of the sound made by a turkey (compare gobbler n.¹). The following apparently shows a slightly earlier parallel formation showing cock n.¹:a1779 D. Graham Coll. Writings (1883) II. 57 His nose was like a bublie-cocks neb. colloquial (chiefly Scottish). A turkeycock. Also figurative: something to be feared. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > member of Meleagrididae (turkey) > male cock of India1546 brissel-cockc1565 guinea-cock1577 turkey-cock1578 gobbler1725 bubbly jock1785 staga1825 Tom1840 longbeard1974 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Bubbly Jock, a turkey cock. 1810 M. Fleming Jrnl. in Compl. M. Fleming (1935) II. 65 I am going tomorrow to a delightfull place..where their is ducks cocks hens bublyjocks 2 dogs 2 cats & swine. 1815 W. Scott Let. 21 Jan. (1933) IV. 18 I am sair halden down by the Bubbly-jock. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ii. 256 Oh my winged Voltaire, to what dunghill Bubbly-Jocks (Coqs d'Inde) you do stoop with homage. a1930 N. Munro Introd. to Odd Char. in B. D. Osborne & R. Armstrong Erchie & Jimmy Swan (1993) i. i. 3 The bubblyjock is the symbol o' Scotland's decline and fa'. 2002 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 17 Dec. 2 A Scottish-bred bubbly jock clocked up a hefty 64.5 pounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1785
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