† bumbassn.¹

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps arising from a misanalysis of the plural of bomb n. (compare the plural form bomboes in quot. 1687² at bomb n. 2a) or of its Spanish etymon bomba . Perhaps compare earlier bombard n., calabass n.

Obsolete. rare.

A large stone ball or projectile, esp. one that is shot from a bombard.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or ball > cannonball

stone of iron1511

bullet1557

bombard1575

round shot1576

cannonball1606

pill1618

shot1622

bumbass1663

round1707

thunder-stone1822

bolt1871

nigger baby1872

1663 Marquis of Worcester Cent. Names & Scantlings Inventions §24. 21 How to increase the strength of a Spring to such an height, as to shoot Bumbasses and Bullets of an hundred pound weight a Steeple-height.

1865 H. Dircks Life Marquis Worcester 421 The technical term Bumbasses, or probably bombasses, here used, has escaped the attention of all compilers of Archaic Dictionaries. By the context we may presume it was applied to the large stones usually fired from bombards, and differing only from bullets in these last being made of lead or iron.

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

bumbassn.²

Brit.

/ˈbʌmbeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈbəmˌbeɪs/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bum n.⁴, bass n.⁵

Etymology: Apparently < bum n.⁴ + bass n.⁵

Music (colloquial and regional).

Any of various stringed instruments having a bass or droning tone; (now) spec. a type of folk instrument consisting of a monochord stretched on a long pole over a resonating bladder or drum, typically played with a stick or bow to produce a bass note or rhythm, and often having other percussion instruments attached.In earliest use applied to a bass violin or violoncello.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > other stringed instruments > [noun] > others

sambucac1384

barbiton1545

alpharion1599

barbit1624

strumstrum1697

magadis1721

polychord1737

bumbassa1796

bell-harp1798

pipa1839

cavaquinho1863

nanga1864

bow1872

zither1877

ukeke1891

molo1912

pluriarc1923

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a1796 S. Pegge Anonymiana (1809) xlvii. 415 The humble-bee ought rather, perhaps, to be called the bumble-bee,..from the deepness of the note, just as the violoncello is called by the vulgar a bum-bass.

1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 32 Bum-bass..a violoncello.

1894 N.Y. Clipper Ann. 147/1 ‘The Bumbass.’ New string instrument, imitates kettle drum, bass drum and cymbals.

1933 Toodyay (W. Austral.) Herald 16 June (advt.) One Man Jazz (Bumbass), a most novel instrument with bells, small brass cymbals, and small drum.

1983 D. Arnold New Oxf. Compan. Music I. 283/1 The name ‘bumbass’..conveniently serves to embrace a number of old or newer instruments... The most usual form consists of a tall pole and a single string..stretched along it to pass over a resonator [etc.].

2012 R. Maconie Avant Garde i. 9 He followed up with The Beggar's Opera: A Cartoon..depicting..the band as a quartet of low morals playing primitive instruments (saltbox, xylophone, bumbass, and washboard).

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

单词	bumbass
释义	† bumbassn.¹ Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps arising from a misanalysis of the plural of bomb n. (compare the plural form bomboes in quot. 1687² at bomb n. 2a) or of its Spanish etymon bomba . Perhaps compare earlier bombard n., calabass n. Obsolete. rare. A large stone ball or projectile, esp. one that is shot from a bombard. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or ball > cannonball stone of iron1511 bullet1557 bombard1575 round shot1576 cannonball1606 pill1618 shot1622 bumbass1663 round1707 thunder-stone1822 bolt1871 nigger baby1872 1663 Marquis of Worcester Cent. Names & Scantlings Inventions §24. 21 How to increase the strength of a Spring to such an height, as to shoot Bumbasses and Bullets of an hundred pound weight a Steeple-height. 1865 H. Dircks Life Marquis Worcester 421 The technical term Bumbasses, or probably bombasses, here used, has escaped the attention of all compilers of Archaic Dictionaries. By the context we may presume it was applied to the large stones usually fired from bombards, and differing only from bullets in these last being made of lead or iron. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2021). bumbassn.² Brit. /ˈbʌmbeɪs/, U.S. /ˈbəmˌbeɪs/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bum n.⁴, bass n.⁵ Etymology: Apparently < bum n.⁴ + bass n.⁵ Music (colloquial and regional). Any of various stringed instruments having a bass or droning tone; (now) spec. a type of folk instrument consisting of a monochord stretched on a long pole over a resonating bladder or drum, typically played with a stick or bow to produce a bass note or rhythm, and often having other percussion instruments attached.In earliest use applied to a bass violin or violoncello. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > other stringed instruments > [noun] > others sambucac1384 barbiton1545 alpharion1599 barbit1624 strumstrum1697 magadis1721 polychord1737 bumbassa1796 bell-harp1798 pipa1839 cavaquinho1863 nanga1864 bow1872 zither1877 ukeke1891 molo1912 pluriarc1923 Helicon- a1796 S. Pegge Anonymiana (1809) xlvii. 415 The humble-bee ought rather, perhaps, to be called the bumble-bee,..from the deepness of the note, just as the violoncello is called by the vulgar a bum-bass. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 32 Bum-bass..a violoncello. 1894 N.Y. Clipper Ann. 147/1 ‘The Bumbass.’ New string instrument, imitates kettle drum, bass drum and cymbals. 1933 Toodyay (W. Austral.) Herald 16 June (advt.) One Man Jazz (Bumbass), a most novel instrument with bells, small brass cymbals, and small drum. 1983 D. Arnold New Oxf. Compan. Music I. 283/1 The name ‘bumbass’..conveniently serves to embrace a number of old or newer instruments... The most usual form consists of a tall pole and a single string..stretched along it to pass over a resonator [etc.]. 2012 R. Maconie Avant Garde i. 9 He followed up with The Beggar's Opera: A Cartoon..depicting..the band as a quartet of low morals playing primitive instruments (saltbox, xylophone, bumbass, and washboard). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1663n.²a1796
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