water wagonn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌwaɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌwæɡ(ə)n/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌwæɡ(ə)n/

Forms: see water n. and wagon n.

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

Etymology: < water n. + wagon n. Compare earlier water cart n.

a. A cart, usually a barrel or tank on wheels, carrying water; spec. one used to water the streets by sprinkling water from small holes as it goes along; = water cart n. Chiefly U.S. in later use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > wagon or cart for specific articles > water

water cart1422

water carriage1654

water wagon1731

watering cart1758

water bodge1815

1731 Daily Advertiser 3 Apr. The Water-Waggons return from the Bell-Savage-Inn on Ludgate-Hill, every Monday Morning at six o'Clock.

1845 Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 9 June (advt.) The following personal property of said deceased, to wit:..a large lot of barrels, a water wagon, a large lot of old iron, [etc.].

1883 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 786 Herodotus tells of the mules which Cyrus had to draw his water-wagons on his march from Persia to the siege of Babylon.

1939 N.Y. City Guide (Federal Writers' Project) 49 In the city, night workers..return home. A water wagon rolls by.

2013 E. L. Doctorow in N.Y. Mag. 8 Apr. 55/1 Every other day in summer, the water wagon came grinding up the street, spraying from the sides of its tank a beautiful spreading arc of glistening rainbows.

b. colloquial (originally U.S.). In various expressions referring to abstinence from alcoholic drink, esp. in on the water wagon (cf. later on the wagon at wagon n. 11b). Cf. water-drinker n. 1a.

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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > abstention from drinking > [adjective] > total abstinence

water-drinking?1616

hydropotic1623

teetotal1834

teetotalling1839

water wagon1889

on the wagon1906

temperance1907

pussyfoot1919

bone-dry1920

T.T.1922

1889 United Service Feb. 155 ‘Let me give you a dose of rum.’ ‘No, thanks,’ was the reply; ‘I'm on the water-wagon.’

1910 Cent. Mag. Nov. 39 The advance of the water wagon. An apparent change of sentiment with regard to liquor drinking.

1912 C. Mathewson Pitching iv. 89 He was winning ball games for the Cardinals in 1911 until he fell off the water wagon.

1927 Daily Express 3 Feb. 5/2 ‘Have a drink,’ said Roger.., but Red stayed his hand at the decanter. ‘Water-wagon?’ asked Roger, surprised.

1928 G. B. Shaw Intell. Woman's Guide Socialism lxxix. 397 The vast majority of modern drinkers..do not miss the extra efficiency they would enjoy on the water wagon.

1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 23 May 41/2 Excuse Harrie drinking soft stuff... He's on the water-waggon at present.

1977 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 22 Mar. a10/2 They will go for long periods of time without drinking but will have what AA calls a slip. These persons usually get back on the water wagon again for another period of time.

1984 Canberra Times 3 Aug. 21/3 The whole Australian team has been on the water-wagon since leaving Australia but the temptation is going to be great if the relay team wins.

2. British colloquial. A kind of small low cloud believed to presage rain. Cf. carrier n.¹ 7. Cf. water dog n. 5. Now rare.

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

rain cloud1755

water wagon1815

water carrier1856

water boys1895

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

colt's tail1744

water wagon1815

water doga1825

sop1828

carrier1844

1815 T. I. M. Forster Res. Atmosph. Phænom. (ed. 2) ii. 59 Some of these little cumuli..flying along rapidly between the showers, are..called by the vulgar water waggons.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 251 The ominous scud is the usual harbinger of the rain-cloud, and is therefore commonly called ‘messengers’, ‘carriers’ or ‘water-waggons’.

1910 Spectator 3 Sept. 342/1 We English have..many [names] for the clouds. Mares'-tails, hen-scratchings, mackerel-back, Noah's-ark, weather-head, water-wagons are only a few of them.

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

单词	water wagon
释义	water wagonn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌwaɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌwæɡ(ə)n/, /ˈwɑdər ˌwæɡ(ə)n/ Forms: see water n. and wagon n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., wagon n. Etymology: < water n. + wagon n. Compare earlier water cart n. 1. a. A cart, usually a barrel or tank on wheels, carrying water; spec. one used to water the streets by sprinkling water from small holes as it goes along; = water cart n. Chiefly U.S. in later use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > wagon or cart for specific articles > water water cart1422 water carriage1654 water wagon1731 watering cart1758 water bodge1815 1731 Daily Advertiser 3 Apr. The Water-Waggons return from the Bell-Savage-Inn on Ludgate-Hill, every Monday Morning at six o'Clock. 1845 Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 9 June (advt.) The following personal property of said deceased, to wit:..a large lot of barrels, a water wagon, a large lot of old iron, [etc.]. 1883 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 786 Herodotus tells of the mules which Cyrus had to draw his water-wagons on his march from Persia to the siege of Babylon. 1939 N.Y. City Guide (Federal Writers' Project) 49 In the city, night workers..return home. A water wagon rolls by. 2013 E. L. Doctorow in N.Y. Mag. 8 Apr. 55/1 Every other day in summer, the water wagon came grinding up the street, spraying from the sides of its tank a beautiful spreading arc of glistening rainbows. b. colloquial (originally U.S.). In various expressions referring to abstinence from alcoholic drink, esp. in on the water wagon (cf. later on the wagon at wagon n. 11b). Cf. water-drinker n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > abstention from drinking > [adjective] > total abstinence water-drinking?1616 hydropotic1623 teetotal1834 teetotalling1839 water wagon1889 on the wagon1906 temperance1907 pussyfoot1919 bone-dry1920 T.T.1922 1889 United Service Feb. 155 ‘Let me give you a dose of rum.’ ‘No, thanks,’ was the reply; ‘I'm on the water-wagon.’ 1910 Cent. Mag. Nov. 39 The advance of the water wagon. An apparent change of sentiment with regard to liquor drinking. 1912 C. Mathewson Pitching iv. 89 He was winning ball games for the Cardinals in 1911 until he fell off the water wagon. 1927 Daily Express 3 Feb. 5/2 ‘Have a drink,’ said Roger.., but Red stayed his hand at the decanter. ‘Water-wagon?’ asked Roger, surprised. 1928 G. B. Shaw Intell. Woman's Guide Socialism lxxix. 397 The vast majority of modern drinkers..do not miss the extra efficiency they would enjoy on the water wagon. 1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 23 May 41/2 Excuse Harrie drinking soft stuff... He's on the water-waggon at present. 1977 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 22 Mar. a10/2 They will go for long periods of time without drinking but will have what AA calls a slip. These persons usually get back on the water wagon again for another period of time. 1984 Canberra Times 3 Aug. 21/3 The whole Australian team has been on the water-wagon since leaving Australia but the temptation is going to be great if the relay team wins. 2. British colloquial. A kind of small low cloud believed to presage rain. Cf. carrier n.¹ 7. Cf. water dog n. 5. Now 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 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > small cloud > portending rain colt's tail1744 water wagon1815 water doga1825 sop1828 carrier1844 1815 T. I. M. Forster Res. Atmosph. Phænom. (ed. 2) ii. 59 Some of these little cumuli..flying along rapidly between the showers, are..called by the vulgar water waggons. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 251 The ominous scud is the usual harbinger of the rain-cloud, and is therefore commonly called ‘messengers’, ‘carriers’ or ‘water-waggons’. 1910 Spectator 3 Sept. 342/1 We English have..many [names] for the clouds. Mares'-tails, hen-scratchings, mackerel-back, Noah's-ark, weather-head, water-wagons are only a few of them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1731
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