单词 | water cracker |
释义 | water crackern. 1. A firework designed to be thrown into water. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > used in water water-rocket1634 tumbling water-cracker1740 water-cat1740 water cracker1740 1740 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (rev. ed.) App. p. xlvi The water crackers or divers are commonly ramm'd..in cases. 1819 C. Grotz Art of making Fireworks 13 Water Crackers which turn in the Water. 1986 J. Needham Sci. & Civilisation in China V. vii. xxx. 512 The pyrotechnic devices he named ‘meteors’ or ‘comets’ (liu hsing) as well as ‘water-crackers’ (shui pao) and others that flew in the air like pigeon-whistles on kites. 2. North American. A water biscuit. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] > crackers watera1450 cracker1739 water biscuit1789 water cracker1803 cream cracker1906 Triscuit1906 saltine1907 shrimp cracker1969 1803 Visitor 1 Jan. 79/2 They will constantly have on hand, Pilot, Store, and middling Ship Bread, Butter & Water Crackers. 1851 C. Cist Sketches & Statistics Cincinnati 171 Among other things produced was a tin can of water crackers. 1899 S. T. Rorer Bread & Bread Making 57 It [sc. the dough] may be rolled out into very thin sheets, cut into square crackers, pricked with a fork, baked in a moderate oven, producing what are called Virginia biscuits or water crackers. 1922 W. Lewis Tutors' Lane iv. 47 She operated steadily from eight in the morning until eight at night with only a light lunch in between—possibly only a water cracker. 1979 Cruise Trav. June 33/2 Along with the cheese serve breadsticks, unsalted matzohs, water crackers, melba toast or pieces of Italian bread. 2003 N.Y. Mag. 5 May 25/3 ‘I think those birds are going to swoop down on me. It's theater!’ The birds never do attack, preferring to snack on water crackers. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > others spurc1450 cock1608 turnel1621 corala1625 house of cardsa1625 Jack-in-the-box1659 (Prince) Rupert's Drops1662 sucker1681 whirligig1686 playbook1694 card house1733 snapper1788 card castle1792 Aaron's bells?1795 Noah's Ark1807 Jacob's ladder1820 cat-stairs1825 daisy chain1841 beanbag1861 playboat1865 piñata1868 teething ring1872 weet-weet1878 tumble-over1883 water cracker1887 jumping-bean1889 play money1894 serpentin1894 comforter1898 pacifier1901 dummy1903 bubble water1904 yo-yo1915 paper airplane1921 snowstorm1926 titty1927 teaser1935 Slinky1948 teether1949 Mr Potato Head1952 squeeze toy1954 Frisbee1957 mobile1957 chew toy1959 water-rocket1961 Crazy Foam1965 playshop1967 war toy1973 waterball1974 pull-along1976 transformer1984 Aerobie1985 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > glass-work or glassware > Prince Rupert's drops (Prince) Rupert's Drops1662 Prince Rupert's drop1695 snapper1788 water cracker1887 1887 Sci. Amer. 19 Mar. 181/1 In this way I have taken a water cracker, as they [sc. Prince Rupert drops] are called in the factory, several feet long, and broken it four or five times. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1740 |
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