whitecappingn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtkapɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌkæpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whitecap n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < whitecap n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later whitecap v.

Now historical.

The action of whitecap v.; an instance of this.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > like that of specific people

thuggery1834

Kukluxism1881

whitecapping1888

thuggishness1921

1888 Boston Daily Globe 23 Apr. 2/2 On the return to English [Indiana] I talked to a number of the business men about white capping.

1897 Washington Post 19 Nov. 1 Nine well-known citizens..were arrested to-day for whitecapping.

1912 N.Y. Times 6 Feb. 1 Snoddy is the first man convicted of whitecapping in this State, although there have been many trials.

1943 A. G. Powell I can go Home Again 167 During the short time I served as county judge, a series of ‘whitecappings’, directed against Negroes, occurred in the lower part of the county.

1980 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 67 602 Whitecapping posed a serious problem for law enforcement officials.

2011 J. M. Whayne Delta Empire ii. 57 No accounts of whitecapping on the Wilson plantation have surfaced.

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

whitecappingadj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtkapɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌkæpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whitecap n., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < whitecap n. (compare whitecap n. 3) + -ing suffix².

Of waves: capped with foam. Also of a body of water: covered with white-crested waves.

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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > types of waves > [adjective] > white-crested > covering with white crests

whitecapping1912

1912 J. London Son of Sun v. ii. 175 Their long slopes..were broken by systems of smaller whitecapping waves.

1993 S. Ely Overgrown with Love 39 There was nothing on the grey water, only the flash of whitecapping waves.

2005 H. Wilson Cabin vi. 64 The lake was rough, whitecapping, and the shore splash turned quickly to ice.

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

单词	whitecapping
释义	whitecappingn. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtkapɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌkæpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whitecap n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < whitecap n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later whitecap v. Now historical. The action of whitecap v.; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > like that of specific people thuggery1834 Kukluxism1881 whitecapping1888 thuggishness1921 1888 Boston Daily Globe 23 Apr. 2/2 On the return to English [Indiana] I talked to a number of the business men about white capping. 1897 Washington Post 19 Nov. 1 Nine well-known citizens..were arrested to-day for whitecapping. 1912 N.Y. Times 6 Feb. 1 Snoddy is the first man convicted of whitecapping in this State, although there have been many trials. 1943 A. G. Powell I can go Home Again 167 During the short time I served as county judge, a series of ‘whitecappings’, directed against Negroes, occurred in the lower part of the county. 1980 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 67 602 Whitecapping posed a serious problem for law enforcement officials. 2011 J. M. Whayne Delta Empire ii. 57 No accounts of whitecapping on the Wilson plantation have surfaced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whitecappingadj. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtkapɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌkæpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: whitecap n., -ing suffix². Etymology: < whitecap n. (compare whitecap n. 3) + -ing suffix². Of waves: capped with foam. Also of a body of water: covered with white-crested waves. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > types of waves > [adjective] > white-crested > covering with white crests whitecapping1912 1912 J. London Son of Sun v. ii. 175 Their long slopes..were broken by systems of smaller whitecapping waves. 1993 S. Ely Overgrown with Love 39 There was nothing on the grey water, only the flash of whitecapping waves. 2005 H. Wilson Cabin vi. 64 The lake was rough, whitecapping, and the shore splash turned quickly to ice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1888adj.1912
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