well-hungadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈhʌŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈhəŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., hung adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + hung adj. Compare earlier well hanged adj.

†a. Esp. of a dog: having large ears. Cf. well hanged adj. 2a. Obsolete.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adjective] > having specific type parts

sawinga1398

prick-eareda1425

well hanged1592

curtal1599

well-hung1611

unwormeda1625

uncropped1802

undocked1802

ring-tailed1821

apple-headed1854

gay1894

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [adjective] > types of ear > having

crop-eared1530

slouch-eared1556

well-hung1611

round-eared1615

prick-eared1641

nick-eared1834

tip-eared1880

thick-lugged1922

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Oreillé, eared; well hung, or hangd; which hath great eares.

1698 L. Meriton Pecuniæ obediunt Omnia (new ed.) 129 His Ears resemble those of a Country Justice's Black Jack..: He's as well hung as any Hound in the Country.

1785 Sportsman's Dict. (ed. 3) at Harrier The rough wire-haired hound, thick-quartered, well hung, not too fleshy shouldered.

b. slang. Of a man: having large genitals, esp. a large penis.

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the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [adjective] > penis > having large

well hanged1611

membrous1613

well-hung1637

macrophallic1857

well-endowed1951

1637 I. W. Valiant Scot iii. sig. F2 If a man be well hung, hees cocke sure.

1680 Earl of Rochester et al. Poems 16 Some stiff-Prick'd Clown, or well hung Parson.

1681 J. Oldham Satyrs upon Jesuits 78 As once the well-hung God of old stood guard.

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Provide He is well provided, (or well hung in a smutty sense).

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. at Cully Of Coglione, Ital. a Testicle, because Fools are said generally to be well Hung.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Well-hung The blowen was nutts upon the Kiddey because he is well-hung.

1868 tr. Martial Index Expurgatorius 3 In Rome well-hung youths made a good profit by their amours.

1958 D. Halperin in P. Gammond Duke Ellington iii. 185 They wished to wallow in sentimental chatter about wonderful horses, fabulous boxers..and, inevitably, well-hung and devastating satyrs.

1977 D. Wiles Death Flight xviii. 177 Hey, man... You sure is well hung for a priest!

2005 Loaded July 75/1 What thought runs through your mind when you see a well-hung bloke in a porn movie?

2. Plentifully or richly decorated with hangings, tapestries, etc. Now somewhat rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [adjective] > tapestry > hung or adorned with

hanged1451

well hanged1479

well-hung1637

tapestried1769

tapestry-worked1883

1637 W. Crowne True Relation Trav. T. Howard 27 Wee..passed thorow many faire roomes well hung, and pictures in them.

a1667 A. Cowley Ess. in Verse & Prose (1906) i. 389 A painted Cage; Or the false Forest of a well-hung Room.

1840 Westm. Rev. July 339 Our steps yet linger among the well-hung walls.

1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason xv. 280 A brazen caldron..Which in a well-hung chamber did they set.

1994 J.-A. Power You & No Other xiii. 269 Alone in Mistress Arnold's chamber, Lacy lay upon the well-hung bed and slept fitfully.

3. Of the tongue: working readily and freely; glib, fluent; loquacious. Cf. hang v. 2. Now somewhat archaic.

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the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [adjective] > voluble (of the tongue)

tickle1377

readya1400

aspen1532

rolling1549

rounda1568

voluble1604

well hanged1632

well-hung1648

slippery1699

1648 J. Mason Princeps Rhetoricus 11 As candid spectability, a Tongue well hung, firm sides, retentive memory, fancy clear, a princely undanted presence.

1678 Quacks Acad. 6 If niggardly Nature or more penurious Education have not afforded you a Tongue well hung.

1740 D. Bellamy Rival Nymphs iv. vi, in Misc. Prose & Verse II. 72 I wish your Tongue wasn't so well hung.

1790 J. Fisher Poems Var. Subj. 57 Be sure to keep a well hung tongue, Your knav'ry to defend.

1838 Age 15 July 221/1 Talleyrand's well-turned and well-hung tongue.

1905 E. J. Hardy John Chinaman at Home (1907) vii. 80 These grey beards..are themselves much influenced by elderly ladies with well-hung tongues.

1950 Times 26 Aug. 6/6 All the dupes of the charlatan's well-hung tongue are familiar figures of farce.

1992 L. Stewart Unscrupulous Bride vii. 125 Your tongue is well hung, Mr. Ware. I daresay you thought your little apology couldn't fail to turn me up sweet.

4. Suspended or attached so as to hang well. Also of a carriage, coach, etc.: having good suspension.In quot. 1762 with punning allusion to sense 1b.

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the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > well

well-hung1665

1665 J. Ogilby tr. Homer Odysses iv. 40 Ready Grooms, Who straight unloose their Steeds, to Mangers tye,..Their well hung Chariots place against the Wall.

1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. xvii. 80 Susannah did not consider that nothing was well hung in our family,—so slap came the sash down like lightening upon us.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 99 The carriage is remarkably commodious and well hung.

1847 R. S. Surtees Hawbuck Grange xi. 224 Some well-hung green gates.

1896 Daily News 4 July 6/3 Nothing is fresher or prettier than a well-hung skirt of white or cream colour.

1913 Times 13 Sept. 5/3 The coaches are well built and well hung, the road bed is carefully laid,..and the vibration consequently not severe.

1968 M. Bragg Without City Wall xxvi. 237 In the Women's Institute the streamers, well hung..were still taut, after the Old Folks' Tea.

2002 S. Wales Evening Post (Nexis) 5 Oct. 14 Other signs judges look for include smoothly opening windows.., well-hung doors and neat light fittings.

5. Of meat or game: that has been hung for a sufficiently long time. Cf. hang v. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of meat > [adjective] > hung

mortified1617

well-hung1741

hung1746

1741 W. Bewick Misc. Poems 196 When cold Winter comes have most Relief, From well hung Bacon, or good powder'd Beef.

1819 E. Hammond Mod. Domest. Cookery (ed. 3) 142 A fine well hung loin of mutton, steeped twenty-four hours in equal parts of rape-vinegar and port-wine.

1877 Cassell's Dict. Cookery 1080/1 A fine, well-hung neck of venison.

1927 Boys' Life Sept. 49/1 While Pete preferred his meat sweet, he was enough of a canine epicure to enjoy a well-seasoned bone, even as some men prefer their game well hung.

1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 327 My blood-oozing joints of well-hung beef and fat-girdled pork risk offending modern quasi-vegetarian sensibilities.

2008 L. Kitchen Butcher 226 Some serious gourmands like their game so well-hung that it smells and tastes rank.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-hung
释义	well-hungadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈhʌŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈhəŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., hung adj. Etymology: < well adv. + hung adj. Compare earlier well hanged adj. 1. †a. Esp. of a dog: having large ears. Cf. well hanged adj. 2a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adjective] > having specific type parts sawinga1398 prick-eareda1425 well hanged1592 curtal1599 well-hung1611 unwormeda1625 uncropped1802 undocked1802 ring-tailed1821 apple-headed1854 gay1894 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [adjective] > types of ear > having crop-eared1530 slouch-eared1556 well-hung1611 round-eared1615 prick-eared1641 nick-eared1834 tip-eared1880 thick-lugged1922 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Oreillé, eared; well hung, or hangd; which hath great eares. 1698 L. Meriton Pecuniæ obediunt Omnia (new ed.) 129 His Ears resemble those of a Country Justice's Black Jack..: He's as well hung as any Hound in the Country. 1785 Sportsman's Dict. (ed. 3) at Harrier The rough wire-haired hound, thick-quartered, well hung, not too fleshy shouldered. b. slang. Of a man: having large genitals, esp. a large penis. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [adjective] > penis > having large well hanged1611 membrous1613 well-hung1637 macrophallic1857 well-endowed1951 1637 I. W. Valiant Scot iii. sig. F2 If a man be well hung, hees cocke sure. 1680 Earl of Rochester et al. Poems 16 Some stiff-Prick'd Clown, or well hung Parson. 1681 J. Oldham Satyrs upon Jesuits 78 As once the well-hung God of old stood guard. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Provide He is well provided, (or well hung in a smutty sense). 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. at Cully Of Coglione, Ital. a Testicle, because Fools are said generally to be well Hung. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Well-hung The blowen was nutts upon the Kiddey because he is well-hung. 1868 tr. Martial Index Expurgatorius 3 In Rome well-hung youths made a good profit by their amours. 1958 D. Halperin in P. Gammond Duke Ellington iii. 185 They wished to wallow in sentimental chatter about wonderful horses, fabulous boxers..and, inevitably, well-hung and devastating satyrs. 1977 D. Wiles Death Flight xviii. 177 Hey, man... You sure is well hung for a priest! 2005 Loaded July 75/1 What thought runs through your mind when you see a well-hung bloke in a porn movie? 2. Plentifully or richly decorated with hangings, tapestries, etc. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [adjective] > tapestry > hung or adorned with hanged1451 well hanged1479 well-hung1637 tapestried1769 tapestry-worked1883 1637 W. Crowne True Relation Trav. T. Howard 27 Wee..passed thorow many faire roomes well hung, and pictures in them. a1667 A. Cowley Ess. in Verse & Prose (1906) i. 389 A painted Cage; Or the false Forest of a well-hung Room. 1840 Westm. Rev. July 339 Our steps yet linger among the well-hung walls. 1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason xv. 280 A brazen caldron..Which in a well-hung chamber did they set. 1994 J.-A. Power You & No Other xiii. 269 Alone in Mistress Arnold's chamber, Lacy lay upon the well-hung bed and slept fitfully. 3. Of the tongue: working readily and freely; glib, fluent; loquacious. Cf. hang v. 2. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [adjective] > voluble (of the tongue) tickle1377 readya1400 aspen1532 rolling1549 rounda1568 voluble1604 well hanged1632 well-hung1648 slippery1699 1648 J. Mason Princeps Rhetoricus 11 As candid spectability, a Tongue well hung, firm sides, retentive memory, fancy clear, a princely undanted presence. 1678 Quacks Acad. 6 If niggardly Nature or more penurious Education have not afforded you a Tongue well hung. 1740 D. Bellamy Rival Nymphs iv. vi, in Misc. Prose & Verse II. 72 I wish your Tongue wasn't so well hung. 1790 J. Fisher Poems Var. Subj. 57 Be sure to keep a well hung tongue, Your knav'ry to defend. 1838 Age 15 July 221/1 Talleyrand's well-turned and well-hung tongue. 1905 E. J. Hardy John Chinaman at Home (1907) vii. 80 These grey beards..are themselves much influenced by elderly ladies with well-hung tongues. 1950 Times 26 Aug. 6/6 All the dupes of the charlatan's well-hung tongue are familiar figures of farce. 1992 L. Stewart Unscrupulous Bride vii. 125 Your tongue is well hung, Mr. Ware. I daresay you thought your little apology couldn't fail to turn me up sweet. 4. Suspended or attached so as to hang well. Also of a carriage, coach, etc.: having good suspension.In quot. 1762 with punning allusion to sense 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > well well-hung1665 1665 J. Ogilby tr. Homer Odysses iv. 40 Ready Grooms, Who straight unloose their Steeds, to Mangers tye,..Their well hung Chariots place against the Wall. 1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. xvii. 80 Susannah did not consider that nothing was well hung in our family,—so slap came the sash down like lightening upon us. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 99 The carriage is remarkably commodious and well hung. 1847 R. S. Surtees Hawbuck Grange xi. 224 Some well-hung green gates. 1896 Daily News 4 July 6/3 Nothing is fresher or prettier than a well-hung skirt of white or cream colour. 1913 Times 13 Sept. 5/3 The coaches are well built and well hung, the road bed is carefully laid,..and the vibration consequently not severe. 1968 M. Bragg Without City Wall xxvi. 237 In the Women's Institute the streamers, well hung..were still taut, after the Old Folks' Tea. 2002 S. Wales Evening Post (Nexis) 5 Oct. 14 Other signs judges look for include smoothly opening windows.., well-hung doors and neat light fittings. 5. Of meat or game: that has been hung for a sufficiently long time. Cf. hang v. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of meat > [adjective] > hung mortified1617 well-hung1741 hung1746 1741 W. Bewick Misc. Poems 196 When cold Winter comes have most Relief, From well hung Bacon, or good powder'd Beef. 1819 E. Hammond Mod. Domest. Cookery (ed. 3) 142 A fine well hung loin of mutton, steeped twenty-four hours in equal parts of rape-vinegar and port-wine. 1877 Cassell's Dict. Cookery 1080/1 A fine, well-hung neck of venison. 1927 Boys' Life Sept. 49/1 While Pete preferred his meat sweet, he was enough of a canine epicure to enjoy a well-seasoned bone, even as some men prefer their game well hung. 1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 327 My blood-oozing joints of well-hung beef and fat-girdled pork risk offending modern quasi-vegetarian sensibilities. 2008 L. Kitchen Butcher 226 Some serious gourmands like their game so well-hung that it smells and tastes rank. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1611
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