单词 | whau |
释义 | whaun. New Zealand. A shrub or small tree, Entelea arborescens, of the family Tiliaceæ, native to New Zealand and bearing serrate leaves and clusters of small white flowers; = corkwood n. 2. Also, the light wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Australasian tallow-tree1704 rata1773 rosewood1779 red mahogany1798 ironbark1799 wild orange1802 red gum1803 rewarewa1817 red cedar1818 black-butted gum1820 Huon pine1820 miro1820 oak1821 horoeka1831 hinau1832 maire1832 totara1832 blackbutt1833 marri1833 raspberry jam tree1833 kohekohe1835 puriri1835 tawa1839 hickory1840 whau1840 pukatea1841 titoki1842 butterbush1843 iron gum1844 York gum1846 mangeao1848 myall1848 ironheart1859 lilly-pilly1860 belah1862 flindosa1862 jarrah1866 silky oak1866 teak of New South Wales1866 Tolosa-wood1866 turmeric-tree1866 walking-stick palm1869 tooart1870 queenwood1873 tarairi1873 boree1878 yate1880 axe-breaker1884 bangalay1884 coachwood1884 cudgerie1884 feather-wood1884 forest mahogany1884 maiden's blush1884 swamp mahogany1884 tallow-wood1884 teak of New Zealand1884 wandoo1884 heartwood1885 ivorywood1887 Jimmy Low1887 Burdekin plum1889 corkwood1889 pigeon-berry ash1889 red beech1889 silver beech1889 turnip-wood1891 black bean1895 red bean1895 pinkwood1898 poplar1898 rose mahogany1898 quandong1908 lancewood1910 New Zealand honeysuckle1910 Queensland walnut1919 mahogany gum1944 Australian mahogany1948 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other Australasian woods puriri1835 beef-wood1836 whau1840 rimu1851 cheesewood1854 Tolosa-wood1866 karri1870 ivorywood1887 1840 J. S. Polack Manners & Customs New Zealanders II. 263 The Pongo and Wou..are varieties of the cork-tree. 1869 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1868 1 iii. 35 For floats, the light wood of the small tree Whau..was used. 1889 T. Kirk Forest Flora N.Z. 45 The whau..is termed corkwood by the settlers on account of its light specific gravity. 1946 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. June 160 Whau, a tree (Entelea arborescens) cork-wood, the lightest of Newzealand timbers. 1980 J. T. Salmon Native Trees N.Z. 120 Whau is an attractive New Zealand tree with an unusual, almost tropical appearance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whauint. northern dialect. Well! Why! Also = waugh int. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Hay any Worke for Cooper 30 Whau, whau, but where haue I bin al this while. 1684 G. Meriton York-shire Dial. Gloss. Whaugh, a word of Admiration, as God bless us, etc. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Wha, well. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram III. iv. viii. 22 Depend on it, they are two of a trade—augh!—bother!—whaugh! 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Whau, why; yes. North. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1840int.1589 |
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