单词 | vanner |
释义 | vannern.1 1. One who winnows with a fan. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [noun] > winnowing > winnower winnowsterc1325 winnowera1382 fanner?1518 vanner1552 winder?1570 dighter?1611 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Vanner, uannator. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vanneur, a vanner, or winnower of corne. 2. a. Mining. One who tests the quality of ore by washing it on a shovel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who washes or dresses ore vanner1671 buddler1747 cobber1778 jigger1778 jigman1849 puddler1855 buddle-boy1860 spaller1884 tozer1885 stamps-man1891 gravitater1894 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2098 Whereby the kind, nature and quantity of the Ore is guessed at,..without any great deception, especially if the Vanner have any judgement at all. 1874 J. H. Collins Princ. Metal Mining (1875) i. 12 The speed and accuracy with which a practised vanner determines the value of a sample of tin ore, fills the beholder with wonder and delight. b. An apparatus for separating minerals from the gangue. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for treating ores > [noun] > for separating ores from gangue washing-mill1728 vanner1882 1882 Rep. Precious Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) i. 71 The concentrate from the vanners is high, but the tailings rich. 1890 Argus (Melbourne) 16 June 6/2 The company..obtained between 12 and 13 tons of pyrites from the vanners. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018). vannern.2 1. A horse used to pull a van or caravan; spec. a medium-sized draught horse used on urban roads, typically to pull delivery vans (now historical). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > draught-horse > that pulls vehicle > of specific type (miscellaneous) chareter1601 gigstera1812 van horse1820 cab horse1828 cabber1832 stanhope horse1836 vanner1854 sledder1869 trapper1883 trammer1889 fly-horse1891 busser1894 1854 Bell's Life in London 6 Aug. 1/4 Thirty strengthy seasoned young cart horses, among which are some good vanners, and teams suitable for heavy draught work. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Sept. 4/2 Tramway horses were keenly competed for, and, with serviceable ‘vanners’, fetched as an average £40 each. 1907 Daily Mail 17 July 7/3 Her horses were real gipsy ‘vanners’, having been purchased from gipsies. 1942 Tamworth Herald 12 Sept. 5/1 Mr. Newborough's cart gelding realised 76gns. and vanner 52gns. 1987 R. A. Sisson Bretts i. 7 The young lady who descended from the taxi..looked more like a racehorse than a poor old drudge of an Irish vanner. 2006 M. E. Derry Horses in Society i. iv. 85 The busser seems to be simply a slightly less robust animal than the vanner. 2. Originally (British): a person who lives, travels, or spends holidays in a caravan; a caravanner. Later also (North American): a person who owns or drives a van, esp. for recreational use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > driver of other types of motor vehicle vanner1893 hot rod1943 hot rodder1947 stroker1948 low rider1966 stocker1976 gas-guzzler1977 1893 Speaker 4 Feb. 135/1 Fancy dismissing Carcassonne briefly, these vanners not knowing that they were just disqualifying themselves from singing one of the most difficult and delightful airs and songs in the world. 1930 Country Life 7 June p. cxxvi/2 That greenery..helps to afford the vanner seclusion and privacy. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 10 Apr. 15/1 Vanners..converge on campgrounds and recreational areas every week end for van fetes all over the country. 2012 J. Basham Caravan Survival Guide (e-book ed.) i I've seen quite a few examples where vanners are too proud or, sometimes, too foolish to accept advice or help from others who really do know what's going on. 2013 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) (Nexis) 11 Nov. The two men got interested in vans after Morgan purchased the Dodge, and found a thriving community of vanners on the Internet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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