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单词 whau
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whaun.

Brit. /faʊ/, U.S. /faʊ/, New Zealand English /fʌu/, /fæu/
Forms: Also wou.
Etymology: Maori.
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.
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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.

Forms: Also wha, whaugh.
Etymology: A natural exclamation; perhaps also contained in whannow int.
northern dialect.
Well! Why! Also = waugh int.
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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).
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