water-sopn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəˌsɒp/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌsɑp/,

/ˈwɑdərˌsɑp/

Forms: see water n. and sop n.¹

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

Etymology: < water n. + sop n.¹ With sense 1 compare Middle Dutch watersoppe , Middle High German wazzersuppe (German Wassersuppe ). With sense 2 compare sop n.¹ 5.

Now rare.

1. A piece of bread dipped or soaked in water; also as a mass noun. Also more fully bread-and-water sop. Also figurative: †a water-drinker, a teetotaller (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > bread dish > [noun] > sops > a sop

sopa1000

wine-sop14..

milksopa1475

water-sopa1500

honeysop?a1513

sippet1530

sipping1535

sup1543

miser1594

sop in the pana1625

joy-sop1648

soppet1664

a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 742/6 Ipa, a watyrsope.

1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 121 ‘All clear away, with the water-saps and panada,’ returned the unabashed convalescent.

1841 R. W. Emerson Jrnl. 24 Oct. (1911) VI. 102 We had become canting moths of peace, our helm was a skillet, and now we must become temperance water-sops.

1861 J. Addison Crow's Nest Farm xxiv. 269 ‘I wish you'd have some beer, Nancy. I mostly takes water-sop, myself’—crumb of bread soaked in hot water, with a little salt to it.

1868 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 8 Aug. 143/1 She feeds them with bread-and-water sop.

1903 Avicultural Mag. Nov. 37 Artificial food they would not touch except occasionally some biscuit water-sop.

1911 E. S. Tylee Witch Ladder xi. 95 A 'nation good mind I have to send ye back to your aunt and bread-and-water sop three times a day, I have!

†2. A West Indian fruit, perhaps the anchovy pear, Grias cauliflora. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of South America or West Indies > other South American or West Indian fruits

mammee1587

coco-plum1699

water-sop1716

icaco1752

cherimoya1758

West India mango1774

vegetable pear1777

cinnamon apple1796

jaboticaba1824

butternut1827

Quito orange1846

Barbados-cherry1858

mountain mango1861

Suriname cherry1895

feijoa1898

acerola1954

1716 Petiveriana i. 205 Water sop or River-Apple.

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

单词	water-sop
释义	water-sopn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌsɒp/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌsɑp/, /ˈwɑdərˌsɑp/ Forms: see water n. and sop n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., sop n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + sop n.¹ With sense 1 compare Middle Dutch watersoppe , Middle High German wazzersuppe (German Wassersuppe ). With sense 2 compare sop n.¹ 5. Now rare. 1. A piece of bread dipped or soaked in water; also as a mass noun. Also more fully bread-and-water sop. Also figurative: †a water-drinker, a teetotaller (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > bread dish > [noun] > sops > a sop sopa1000 wine-sop14.. milksopa1475 water-sopa1500 honeysop?a1513 sippet1530 sipping1535 sup1543 miser1594 sop in the pana1625 joy-sop1648 soppet1664 a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 742/6 Ipa, a watyrsope. 1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf vi, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 121 ‘All clear away, with the water-saps and panada,’ returned the unabashed convalescent. 1841 R. W. Emerson Jrnl. 24 Oct. (1911) VI. 102 We had become canting moths of peace, our helm was a skillet, and now we must become temperance water-sops. 1861 J. Addison Crow's Nest Farm xxiv. 269 ‘I wish you'd have some beer, Nancy. I mostly takes water-sop, myself’—crumb of bread soaked in hot water, with a little salt to it. 1868 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 8 Aug. 143/1 She feeds them with bread-and-water sop. 1903 Avicultural Mag. Nov. 37 Artificial food they would not touch except occasionally some biscuit water-sop. 1911 E. S. Tylee Witch Ladder xi. 95 A 'nation good mind I have to send ye back to your aunt and bread-and-water sop three times a day, I have! †2. A West Indian fruit, perhaps the anchovy pear, Grias cauliflora. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of South America or West Indies > other South American or West Indian fruits mammee1587 coco-plum1699 water-sop1716 icaco1752 cherimoya1758 West India mango1774 vegetable pear1777 cinnamon apple1796 jaboticaba1824 butternut1827 Quito orange1846 Barbados-cherry1858 mountain mango1861 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 acerola1954 1716 Petiveriana i. 205 Water sop or River-Apple. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1500
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