water boyn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə bɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌbɔɪ/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌbɔɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., boy n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + boy n.¹In sense 1 translating classical Latin aquārius Aquarius n. In quot. 1823 at sense 3 after Hindi pānīvālā water carrier, waterboy (see pani-wallah n.); compare discussion at wallah n.

1. Usually with the and capital initial(s). The constellation Aquarius. rare before 20th cent.See note at water-bearer n. 2. With the reappearance of this sense in 20th-cent. U.S. regional use cf. sense 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Aquarius

Aquariusa1398

waterer1546

waterman1565

water-pourer1565

water-bearer1594

skinker1605

urn1633

water boy1640

water carrier1830

water-can1869

1640 J. Gower tr. Ovid Festivalls i. 19 Sol leaving Capricorn, His race-horse to the Water-boy doth turn [L. per iuvenis curres signa regentis aquam].

1928 W. F. Evans Hist. Berkeley County, W. Va. 39 Rain was sure to fall when two signs of the Water-boy (Aquarius), [were] followed by the two signs of the Fishes (Pisces).

a1943 in Frank C. Brown Coll. N. Carolina Folklore (1964) VII. 543 Plant canteloupes in the Water Boy sign.

1957 Western Folklore 16 79 Folk names for the other signs include ‘steer’ for ‘bull’, ‘crawfish’ for ‘scorpion’, ‘water boy’ for ‘water bearer’, ‘bowman’ for ‘archer’, [etc.].

2007 T. Hegedus Early Christianity & Anc. Astrol. xiii. 208 Here the banished water boy (Aquarius) glides down.

2. A boy who works beside a river or on a boat. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > on the shore

shoreman1690

water boy1722

Jack in the water1826

beach-man1867

tidesman1882

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > boatman or waterman > boy

boat-boy1637

water boy1722

1722 Applebee's Weekly Jrnl. 22 Sept. 2471/1 Mr. Lear landed at King's-Arms Stairs, and put on the Water Boy's Cap, the better to disguise himself.

1725 Parker's London News 12 Feb. 5 Last Monday night, a Boat passing thro' London Bridge, struck against the Starlings and sunk; the Water-Boy..was drown'd.

1761 Whitehall Evening-post 5–7 May Friday a Water-Boy, belonging to Mr. Squire's Boats, of Peterborough, fell overboard near German Bridge.

1852 Daily News 20 Jan. 6/4 A boy of about his age was engaged in the name of ‘Joe Jarvis’, as waterboy to some lighters that used to navigate the canals in the fen districts.

1952 D. M. Jones Anathemata v. 135 Did know a sheaved block from a dead-eye before I were gunwhale high, knowed the lily i' the shipman's card before any water-boy made for to know me.

3. Chiefly U.S. A boy or man who carries or provides drinking water.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > who carry, draw, or supply water

water-bearereOE

water drawereOE

tankard-bearer?1518

water carrier1532

water drawer1574

water-worker1579

water-caster1610

waterman1615

tankard-womana1667

water pumper1708

watering-man1791

water boy1823

pani-wallah1934

1823 W. M. Harvard Narr. Mission to Ceylon & India ix. 217 Our Gentoo paniwaller, or water-boy.

1859 Harper's Mag. Apr. 712/1 The ‘water-boy’ in his first round found me standing by the stove.

1903 Congress. Directory 116 He assisted himself in securing an education by working as a ‘water boy’ on the railroad.

1965 J. A. Michener Source (1966) 408 Trumpeters, drummers, waterboys and cooks followed in a compact nest, protected by many soldiers, and not until this stupendous preamble had passed did the actual fighting men appear.

1979 P. Theroux Old Patagonian Express xii. 185 Praising the quarterback, mocking the water-boy.

1999 W. C. Meadows Kiowa, Apache, & Comanche Mil. Societies v. 358 His duties include making sure that the water boy has adequate water for the dancers.

†4. In plural. colloquial. Rain clouds. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > rain-cloud

rain cloud1755

water wagon1815

water carrier1856

water boys1895

1895 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 2/1 There were some waterboys out, an' we wanted to get down afore there were any downfall.

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

单词	water boy
释义	water boyn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə bɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌbɔɪ/, /ˈwɑdər ˌbɔɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., boy n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + boy n.¹In sense 1 translating classical Latin aquārius Aquarius n. In quot. 1823 at sense 3 after Hindi pānīvālā water carrier, waterboy (see pani-wallah n.); compare discussion at wallah n. 1. Usually with the and capital initial(s). The constellation Aquarius. rare before 20th cent.See note at water-bearer n. 2. With the reappearance of this sense in 20th-cent. U.S. regional use cf. sense 3. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Aquarius Aquariusa1398 waterer1546 waterman1565 water-pourer1565 water-bearer1594 skinker1605 urn1633 water boy1640 water carrier1830 water-can1869 1640 J. Gower tr. Ovid Festivalls i. 19 Sol leaving Capricorn, His race-horse to the Water-boy doth turn [L. per iuvenis curres signa regentis aquam]. 1928 W. F. Evans Hist. Berkeley County, W. Va. 39 Rain was sure to fall when two signs of the Water-boy (Aquarius), [were] followed by the two signs of the Fishes (Pisces). a1943 in Frank C. Brown Coll. N. Carolina Folklore (1964) VII. 543 Plant canteloupes in the Water Boy sign. 1957 Western Folklore 16 79 Folk names for the other signs include ‘steer’ for ‘bull’, ‘crawfish’ for ‘scorpion’, ‘water boy’ for ‘water bearer’, ‘bowman’ for ‘archer’, [etc.]. 2007 T. Hegedus Early Christianity & Anc. Astrol. xiii. 208 Here the banished water boy (Aquarius) glides down. 2. A boy who works beside a river or on a boat. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > on the shore shoreman1690 water boy1722 Jack in the water1826 beach-man1867 tidesman1882 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > boatman or waterman > boy boat-boy1637 water boy1722 1722 Applebee's Weekly Jrnl. 22 Sept. 2471/1 Mr. Lear landed at King's-Arms Stairs, and put on the Water Boy's Cap, the better to disguise himself. 1725 Parker's London News 12 Feb. 5 Last Monday night, a Boat passing thro' London Bridge, struck against the Starlings and sunk; the Water-Boy..was drown'd. 1761 Whitehall Evening-post 5–7 May Friday a Water-Boy, belonging to Mr. Squire's Boats, of Peterborough, fell overboard near German Bridge. 1852 Daily News 20 Jan. 6/4 A boy of about his age was engaged in the name of ‘Joe Jarvis’, as waterboy to some lighters that used to navigate the canals in the fen districts. 1952 D. M. Jones Anathemata v. 135 Did know a sheaved block from a dead-eye before I were gunwhale high, knowed the lily i' the shipman's card before any water-boy made for to know me. 3. Chiefly U.S. A boy or man who carries or provides drinking water. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > who carry, draw, or supply water water-bearereOE water drawereOE tankard-bearer?1518 water carrier1532 water drawer1574 water-worker1579 water-caster1610 waterman1615 tankard-womana1667 water pumper1708 watering-man1791 water boy1823 pani-wallah1934 1823 W. M. Harvard Narr. Mission to Ceylon & India ix. 217 Our Gentoo paniwaller, or water-boy. 1859 Harper's Mag. Apr. 712/1 The ‘water-boy’ in his first round found me standing by the stove. 1903 Congress. Directory 116 He assisted himself in securing an education by working as a ‘water boy’ on the railroad. 1965 J. A. Michener Source (1966) 408 Trumpeters, drummers, waterboys and cooks followed in a compact nest, protected by many soldiers, and not until this stupendous preamble had passed did the actual fighting men appear. 1979 P. Theroux Old Patagonian Express xii. 185 Praising the quarterback, mocking the water-boy. 1999 W. C. Meadows Kiowa, Apache, & Comanche Mil. Societies v. 358 His duties include making sure that the water boy has adequate water for the dancers. †4. In plural. colloquial. Rain clouds. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > rain-cloud rain cloud1755 water wagon1815 water carrier1856 water boys1895 1895 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 2/1 There were some waterboys out, an' we wanted to get down afore there were any downfall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1640
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