weighern.

Brit.

/ˈweɪə/, U.S.

/ˈweɪər/

Forms: Middle English wier, weir, Middle English weiere, weyere, Middle English weyor, weyar, Middle English–1500s weyer, 1500s waier, weygher, 1500s–1600s wayer, 1500s– weigher.

Etymology: < weigh v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare Middle Low German, Middle High German weger.

†1. ? One who bears up or supports (a person).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who

uptakera1340

holder-upc1374

upbearer1387

bearera1398

undernimmera1400

weighera1400

upholderc1403

ally1406

allya1431

godfather?1541

propper1549

tower of strength1549

backer1583

moyener?1591

backfriend1599

stayer1611

suppositor1629

susceptor1652

standby1712

bottle holder1788

understander1875

buddy1893

anchorman1895

backer-up1921

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22115 Þe wicked gastes his wiers [Gött. weirs], Him foluand in al his afers.

2. One who heaves up or weighs (an anchor).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > one in charge of anchor > one who weighs anchor

weigher1598

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Salpatore, a wayer or heauer of ankers.

a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 5 The weigher of the anchor.

a. A person who is employed to weigh commodities; an official appointed to weigh or to supervise weighing, to test weights, etc. Also weigher-in.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > weigher

weigher14..

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > one who > official

peiser1298

poiser1422

weighera1513

14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 618/3 Trutinator, a weyere.

1463 Cases bef. King's Council (Selden Soc.) 111 Brouwurs weyers porters tresourers clerkys [etc.] of the Staple.

1476 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) II. 5 And whan I haue weyyde heme to..pay..to the weyor ffor euery sake j d.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f.xxviii^v Where before tyme y^e Weyer vsyd to lene his draught towarde the Marchaundyse, soo that the byar hadde by that meane .x. or .xii. li. in a Draughte to his aduauntage.

1535 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 14 (§1) The waier of the Wolles within the said Porte.

1677 W. Badcock Touch-stone Gold & Silver Wares 20 Their Assay-Office,..wherein is a Sworn Weigher.

1701 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) V. 79 Mr. Fitch, cheif weigher of the gold and silver at the Mint.

1794 Gen. View Agric. Essex (Messrs. Griggs) 26 Two men are nominated..whom we call public weighers, whose business it is to..examine the weights of all millers and shopkeepers.

1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs i. 11 At landing the Goods, the Weigher is to call out the full and true gross weight in the scale.

1855 H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana II. 568 Licensed Weighers or Gaugers.

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad ii. 9 The crowd mash one another to pulp in the effort to get the weighers' attention to their trunks.

1886 Act 49 & 50 Vict. c. 49 §16 The Admiralty may appoint..persons to be meters and weighers at and within the harbour.

1906 A. H. Lewis Confess. Detective i. i. 7 I've been weigher-in at the boxing tournaments for over ten years.

1928 Daily Tel. 25 Sept. 12/5 It is a rule that every fish caught must be kept alive, and after being weighed must be put back into the water by the official weigher-in.

1982 J. A. Sharwood in Occas. Papers Univ. Sydney Austral. Lang. Res. Centre No. 20. He may be inclined to complain to the boundary rider..about the bloke with the short arm being employed as the weigher-in there.

b. in figurative sense or context.

ΚΠ

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Prov. xvi. 2 The Lord is a weiere [1382 peisere] of spiritis.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode iii. xx. (Roxb.) 146 The time and the sunne j made myn owen and in my balaunce j putte hem. Bi myn outrage j haue maad my self weyere ther of and sellere.

?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce Seint Michaell wayer of soules.

1759 E. Young Conjectures on Orig. Composition 72 Old Time, that best weigher of merits.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 165 Do you, like a skilful weigher, put into the balance the pleasures and the pains.

1903 Critic (N.Y.) Oct. 360/1 Now that you are becoming a professional weigher of books yourself.

c. A machine for weighing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus

tron1477

tron1825

balance1829

Danish balance1837

weigher1905

1905 Westm. Gaz. 21 Aug. 4/1 The coal is then placed into a weigher, which dips at each quarter of a ton.

†4. Used to translate Latin æquator (equator n. 1). Cf. weigh v.¹ 11c. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > celestial equator

equinoctialc1386

equatorc1400

weigherc1400

middle line1595

mid-circle1675

celestial equator1875

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §17. 9 This same cercle [the equinoctial] is cleped also the weyere, equator, of the day.

Derivatives

ˈweighership n. the office of (public) weigher.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > one who > official > office of

weyleyship1587

weighership1885

society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > weigher > position of

weyleyship1587

weighership1885

1885 American 11 68 After all, Mr. Sterling seems likely to miss the Brooklyn weighership.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	weigher
释义	weighern. Brit. /ˈweɪə/, U.S. /ˈweɪər/ Forms: Middle English wier, weir, Middle English weiere, weyere, Middle English weyor, weyar, Middle English–1500s weyer, 1500s waier, weygher, 1500s–1600s wayer, 1500s– weigher. Etymology: < weigh v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare Middle Low German, Middle High German weger. †1. ? One who bears up or supports (a person). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who uptakera1340 holder-upc1374 upbearer1387 bearera1398 undernimmera1400 weighera1400 upholderc1403 ally1406 allya1431 godfather?1541 propper1549 tower of strength1549 backer1583 moyener?1591 backfriend1599 stayer1611 suppositor1629 susceptor1652 standby1712 bottle holder1788 understander1875 buddy1893 anchorman1895 backer-up1921 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22115 Þe wicked gastes his wiers [Gött. weirs], Him foluand in al his afers. 2. One who heaves up or weighs (an anchor). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > one in charge of anchor > one who weighs anchor weigher1598 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Salpatore, a wayer or heauer of ankers. a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 5 The weigher of the anchor. 3. a. A person who is employed to weigh commodities; an official appointed to weigh or to supervise weighing, to test weights, etc. Also weigher-in. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > weigher weigher14.. the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > one who > official peiser1298 poiser1422 weighera1513 14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 618/3 Trutinator, a weyere. 1463 Cases bef. King's Council (Selden Soc.) 111 Brouwurs weyers porters tresourers clerkys [etc.] of the Staple. 1476 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) II. 5 And whan I haue weyyde heme to..pay..to the weyor ffor euery sake j d. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f.xxviii^v Where before tyme y^e Weyer vsyd to lene his draught towarde the Marchaundyse, soo that the byar hadde by that meane .x. or .xii. li. in a Draughte to his aduauntage. 1535 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 14 (§1) The waier of the Wolles within the said Porte. 1677 W. Badcock Touch-stone Gold & Silver Wares 20 Their Assay-Office,..wherein is a Sworn Weigher. 1701 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) V. 79 Mr. Fitch, cheif weigher of the gold and silver at the Mint. 1794 Gen. View Agric. Essex (Messrs. Griggs) 26 Two men are nominated..whom we call public weighers, whose business it is to..examine the weights of all millers and shopkeepers. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs i. 11 At landing the Goods, the Weigher is to call out the full and true gross weight in the scale. 1855 H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana II. 568 Licensed Weighers or Gaugers. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad ii. 9 The crowd mash one another to pulp in the effort to get the weighers' attention to their trunks. 1886 Act 49 & 50 Vict. c. 49 §16 The Admiralty may appoint..persons to be meters and weighers at and within the harbour. 1906 A. H. Lewis Confess. Detective i. i. 7 I've been weigher-in at the boxing tournaments for over ten years. 1928 Daily Tel. 25 Sept. 12/5 It is a rule that every fish caught must be kept alive, and after being weighed must be put back into the water by the official weigher-in. 1982 J. A. Sharwood in Occas. Papers Univ. Sydney Austral. Lang. Res. Centre No. 20. He may be inclined to complain to the boundary rider..about the bloke with the short arm being employed as the weigher-in there. b. in figurative sense or context. ΚΠ a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Prov. xvi. 2 The Lord is a weiere [1382 peisere] of spiritis. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode iii. xx. (Roxb.) 146 The time and the sunne j made myn owen and in my balaunce j putte hem. Bi myn outrage j haue maad my self weyere ther of and sellere. ?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce Seint Michaell wayer of soules. 1759 E. Young Conjectures on Orig. Composition 72 Old Time, that best weigher of merits. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 165 Do you, like a skilful weigher, put into the balance the pleasures and the pains. 1903 Critic (N.Y.) Oct. 360/1 Now that you are becoming a professional weigher of books yourself. c. A machine for weighing. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus tron1477 tron1825 balance1829 Danish balance1837 weigher1905 1905 Westm. Gaz. 21 Aug. 4/1 The coal is then placed into a weigher, which dips at each quarter of a ton. †4. Used to translate Latin æquator (equator n. 1). Cf. weigh v.¹ 11c. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > celestial equator equinoctialc1386 equatorc1400 weigherc1400 middle line1595 mid-circle1675 celestial equator1875 c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §17. 9 This same cercle [the equinoctial] is cleped also the weyere, equator, of the day. Derivatives ˈweighership n. the office of (public) weigher. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > one who > official > office of weyleyship1587 weighership1885 society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > weigher > position of weyleyship1587 weighership1885 1885 American 11 68 After all, Mr. Sterling seems likely to miss the Brooklyn weighership. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1400
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