Welsh hookn.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlʃ ˈhʊk/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlʃ ˈhʊk/

Forms: see Welsh adj. and n. and hook n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Welsh adj., hook n.¹

Etymology: < Welsh adj. + hook n.¹ Compare earlier Welsh bill n.

Now historical.

= Welsh bill n.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > scythe > [noun]

scythea1300

Welsh bill1464

Welsh hook?1589

?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat sig. E3^v Thou art known to be such a stale hackster, with thy welch hooke, that no honest man wil debase himselfe in buckling with such a braggar.

a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. I (stage direct.) Enter with Welch hookes, Rice ap Howell, a Mower, and the Earle of Leicester.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 341 He of Wales that..swore the diuel his true liegeman vpon the crosse of a Welsh hooke .

1618 J. Taylor Pennyles Pilgrimage B 4 b A Watch-mans bill, or a Welch-hooke falles not halfe so heauy vpon a man.

a1637 B. Jonson For Honour of Wales 33 in Wks. (1640) III Owen Glendower, with a Welse hooke, and a Goats skinne on his backe.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. vii. 25 Their Claws..grow as crooked as a Welch Hook, or a Hedging Bill.

1825 W. Scott Tales Crusaders II. i. vii. 154 Many others..shewed themselves from behind crags and bushes, all armed at point with the axes called Welch hooks.

1931 Eng. Hist. Rev. 46 224 It was a warlike company..armed with..long Welsh hooks, privy coats, petronels, and quilted caps.

2003 C. Gravett Tewkesbury 1471 26 The Welsh hook was rather like a scythe with side projections.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	welsh hook
释义	Welsh hookn. Brit. /ˌwɛlʃ ˈhʊk/, U.S. /ˌwɛlʃ ˈhʊk/ Forms: see Welsh adj. and n. and hook n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Welsh adj., hook n.¹ Etymology: < Welsh adj. + hook n.¹ Compare earlier Welsh bill n. Now historical. = Welsh bill n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > scythe > [noun] scythea1300 Welsh bill1464 Welsh hook?1589 ?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat sig. E3^v Thou art known to be such a stale hackster, with thy welch hooke, that no honest man wil debase himselfe in buckling with such a braggar. a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. I (stage direct.) Enter with Welch hookes, Rice ap Howell, a Mower, and the Earle of Leicester. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 341 He of Wales that..swore the diuel his true liegeman vpon the crosse of a Welsh hooke . View more context for this quotation 1618 J. Taylor Pennyles Pilgrimage B 4 b A Watch-mans bill, or a Welch-hooke falles not halfe so heauy vpon a man. a1637 B. Jonson For Honour of Wales 33 in Wks. (1640) III Owen Glendower, with a Welse hooke, and a Goats skinne on his backe. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. vii. 25 Their Claws..grow as crooked as a Welch Hook, or a Hedging Bill. 1825 W. Scott Tales Crusaders II. i. vii. 154 Many others..shewed themselves from behind crags and bushes, all armed at point with the axes called Welch hooks. 1931 Eng. Hist. Rev. 46 224 It was a warlike company..armed with..long Welsh hooks, privy coats, petronels, and quilted caps. 2003 C. Gravett Tewkesbury 1471 26 The Welsh hook was rather like a scythe with side projections. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1589
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