water coolern.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌkuːlə/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌkulər/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌkulər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., cooler n.

Etymology: < water n. + cooler n.In sense 1 translating Urdu āb-dār and its etymon Persian āb-dār servant in charge of keeping drinking water cool ( < āb water (see abkari n.) + dār-dar suffix).

1. In India during British rule: a person responsible for the cooling of drinking water. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1785 W. Kirkpatrick Acct. Plan & Contents New Hindvi Gram. & Dict. 1 (Awb-daur) A water-cooler.

1794 J. Scott tr. M. Firishtah Hist. Dekkan I. 267 The sultan's water-cooler happened to be present at this consultation, and told it in confidence to his own family.

1850 H. Moses Sketches India vi. 177 One of the great disputes between the Abdar, (water-cooler), and his master, turns upon the neglect of this really important duty; for you can drink nothing in India until it has been properly cooled.

1891 R. E. Forrest Eight Days II. xviii. 91 In the front of the royal kitchens stands a throng of cooks and scullions and footmen and table-attendants and pipe-fillers and water-coolers.

2004 M. E. Snodgrass Encycl. Kitchen Hist. 497/2 British colonists hired abdars (water coolers) to agitate clay jugs of water in a..solution [of saltpetre] during the night to chill liquids for breakfast.

2. A container in which water is kept cool; spec. (originally and chiefly U.S.) a tank or device which dispenses cooled drinking water, esp. for communal use in a workplace.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > water- or wine-cooler

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vessels for other specific purposes > [noun] > for cooling

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > cooling agent or appliance > [noun] > vessel > specific

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1807 tr. J.-A.-C. Chaptal Chem. Arts & Manufactures III. 242 M. Fourmy derived great advantage from this, by applying it to the manufacture of water-coolers [Fr. hygiocérames], which he established at Paris.

1846 Catholic Herald (Philadelphia) 30 Aug. 272/4 Refrigerators, water coolers, and filterers.

1899 J. L. Williams Stolen Story 34 He..stepped up to the water-cooler and filled a glass.

1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) i. ix. 75 The conversion of water into vapour carries off a good deal of heat, and this is the principle made use of in water-coolers and goblets.

1955 R. P. Jhabvala To whom she Will xxiii. 168 An earthenware water-cooler.

1989 Guardian 1 Feb. 4/8 The BBC had retained a consultant to monitor the condition of the water cooler.

2009 N.Y. Mag. 9 Nov. 44/2 The three-gallon porcelain water filter from Aquaovo means no more giant plastic water cooler.

Compounds

attributive (originally and chiefly U.S.). Designating, relating to, or characteristic of light conversation of the sort that takes place at an office water cooler, typically focusing on popular or topical issues in the media. Cf. scuttlebutt n. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1964 Amer. Anthropologist 66 89 Conversation is started only because the alternative activity is unpleasant;..any hearer will do, and topics are highly variable. Water-cooler conversations in an office, coffee breaks during study sessions.

1979 Los Angeles Times 22 Sept. iii. 3/1 (heading) Water cooler conversation Tuesday: ‘What did you think of all the players the Clippers lost?’

1992 U.S. News & World Rep. 18 May 18/1 ‘Nothing in the news is what we call a “water cooler” story’ like the Gennifer Flowers allegations about having an affair with Bill Clinton.

1999 Guardian 31 Aug. 17 Any programme of the sub-genre which could loosely be dubbed ‘Watercooler TV’: the TV we actually see fit to discuss with our colleagues and friends the following morning.

2009 T. Footman Noughties iv. 50 Multi-channel TV, coupled with online playback, meant that the televisual water cooler moment (‘Did you see Seinfeld/Miami Vice/Casualty last night?’) was increasingly restricted to live sports events.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water cooler
释义	water coolern. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌkuːlə/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌkulər/, /ˈwɑdər ˌkulər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., cooler n. Etymology: < water n. + cooler n.In sense 1 translating Urdu āb-dār and its etymon Persian āb-dār servant in charge of keeping drinking water cool ( < āb water (see abkari n.) + dār-dar suffix). 1. In India during British rule: a person responsible for the cooling of drinking water. Now historical. ΚΠ 1785 W. Kirkpatrick Acct. Plan & Contents New Hindvi Gram. & Dict. 1 (Awb-daur) A water-cooler. 1794 J. Scott tr. M. Firishtah Hist. Dekkan I. 267 The sultan's water-cooler happened to be present at this consultation, and told it in confidence to his own family. 1850 H. Moses Sketches India vi. 177 One of the great disputes between the Abdar, (water-cooler), and his master, turns upon the neglect of this really important duty; for you can drink nothing in India until it has been properly cooled. 1891 R. E. Forrest Eight Days II. xviii. 91 In the front of the royal kitchens stands a throng of cooks and scullions and footmen and table-attendants and pipe-fillers and water-coolers. 2004 M. E. Snodgrass Encycl. Kitchen Hist. 497/2 British colonists hired abdars (water coolers) to agitate clay jugs of water in a..solution [of saltpetre] during the night to chill liquids for breakfast. 2. A container in which water is kept cool; spec. (originally and chiefly U.S.) a tank or device which dispenses cooled drinking water, esp. for communal use in a workplace. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > water- or wine-cooler keelerc1440 keel-vat1552 gargolette1650 ice-pail1699 water cooler1807 ice bucket1821 sarcophagus1833 cooler1838 olla1844 psykter1848 champagne bucket1874 monkey-pot1884 koozie1979 society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vessels for other specific purposes > [noun] > for cooling coolera1550 cool-trough1558 water cooler1807 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > cooling agent or appliance > [noun] > vessel > specific water cooler1807 1807 tr. J.-A.-C. Chaptal Chem. Arts & Manufactures III. 242 M. Fourmy derived great advantage from this, by applying it to the manufacture of water-coolers [Fr. hygiocérames], which he established at Paris. 1846 Catholic Herald (Philadelphia) 30 Aug. 272/4 Refrigerators, water coolers, and filterers. 1899 J. L. Williams Stolen Story 34 He..stepped up to the water-cooler and filled a glass. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) i. ix. 75 The conversion of water into vapour carries off a good deal of heat, and this is the principle made use of in water-coolers and goblets. 1955 R. P. Jhabvala To whom she Will xxiii. 168 An earthenware water-cooler. 1989 Guardian 1 Feb. 4/8 The BBC had retained a consultant to monitor the condition of the water cooler. 2009 N.Y. Mag. 9 Nov. 44/2 The three-gallon porcelain water filter from Aquaovo means no more giant plastic water cooler. Compounds attributive (originally and chiefly U.S.). Designating, relating to, or characteristic of light conversation of the sort that takes place at an office water cooler, typically focusing on popular or topical issues in the media. Cf. scuttlebutt n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1964 Amer. Anthropologist 66 89 Conversation is started only because the alternative activity is unpleasant;..any hearer will do, and topics are highly variable. Water-cooler conversations in an office, coffee breaks during study sessions. 1979 Los Angeles Times 22 Sept. iii. 3/1 (heading) Water cooler conversation Tuesday: ‘What did you think of all the players the Clippers lost?’ 1992 U.S. News & World Rep. 18 May 18/1 ‘Nothing in the news is what we call a “water cooler” story’ like the Gennifer Flowers allegations about having an affair with Bill Clinton. 1999 Guardian 31 Aug. 17 Any programme of the sub-genre which could loosely be dubbed ‘Watercooler TV’: the TV we actually see fit to discuss with our colleagues and friends the following morning. 2009 T. Footman Noughties iv. 50 Multi-channel TV, coupled with online playback, meant that the televisual water cooler moment (‘Did you see Seinfeld/Miami Vice/Casualty last night?’) was increasingly restricted to live sports events. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1785
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