white antn.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪt ˈant/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪt ˈænt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., ant n.¹

Etymology: < white adj. + ant n.¹ In sense 1 originally after Portuguese formiga branca termite (1611 in the source translated in quot. 1625, or earlier); compare Middle French, French fourmi blanche (1556 or earlier).

1. Any of the numerous eusocial insects constituting the order (or infraorder) Isoptera, some of which are destructive pests feeding on wood or crops; = termite n. 1.Termites are more closely related to cockroaches than to true ants, but resemble ants in living in large colonies comprising individuals of several different castes, with wingless and winged forms.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > division Endopterygota or Metabola (winged) > [noun] > order Neuroptera > member of

white ant1625

neuropter1828

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neuropteroid1901

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Isoptera > member(s) of (termites)

white ant1625

wood-ant1709

termes1773

termite1781

termite ant1815

duck-ant1851

magnetic termite1935

mudguts1952

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. xii. 1561 Besides which Statues, they haue Chinas, which are Pyramides with Cells within, wherein are kept white Ants.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. vii. 127 Abundance of Ants of several sorts, and Woodlice, called by the English in the East Indies White Ants.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xlvii. 170 The white Ants, which are really Insects, that..can do much Mischief to Cloth, Timber, or on any other Body that their Fluids can penetrate.

1789 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 830/1 Hottentots feed on the termites, or white ants, driven out by rain, and winged.

1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 86 The never-to-be-sufficiently execrated white ants, who, if they had their will, would reduce all created things to impalpable dust.

1881 W. F. Bainbridge Around World Tour Christian Missions (ed. 3) xx. 353 Another station chapel had its timbers and floors..eaten by the white ants.

1938 X. Herbert Capricornia (1939) viii. 102 The white-ants have eaten the wheels of my buck~board.

1974 D. Stuart Prince of my Country v. 40 The wind and the rain and the white ants will level the camps.

2006 Ireland's Own Feb. 48/4 Termites or White ants, are feared for their destructiveness to anything made of wood.

2. Australian slang. In plural. Used allusively with reference to the supposed destruction of the brain by white ants, implying loss of sanity, sense, or intelligence. Cf. earlier white-ant v.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [noun] > insanity or madness

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a screw loose1810

unsoundness1825

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crackiness1861

feyness1873

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meshugas1898

white ant1908

crackedness1910

pottiness1933

loopiness1939

wackiness1941

screwballism1942

kink1959

1908 H. Fletcher Dads & Dan: between Smokes 64 It wants a fool or a very sane cove indeed ter live in ther lonely bush an' keep ther white ants out o' his napper.

1926 L. C. E. Gee Bushtracks & Goldfields 65 And so he rambles on..and in the unsteady glance of his honest, old eyes and his disconnected speech, I read the mark of the Australian solitudes—‘white ants’ they call it up north.

1938 H. Drake-Brockman Men without Wives 27 ‘“Get the white ants?” What do you mean?’ ‘Go ratty. Mad.’

1948 V. Palmer Golconda vii. 49 They had a definite respect for Christy. He might have a few kinks..but there was something dinkum about him, and if there were white ants behind his forehead they had a lot of work ahead of them.

1951 E. Hill in W. Murdoch & H. Drake-Brockman Austral. Short Stories 292 My brownie days are over... I reckon I've got white ants.

1983 Weekend Austral. Mag. (Sydney) 27 Aug. 20/8 Australian slanguage is well stocked with words and phrases to describe those who are a bit slow off the mental mark... Suffering from white ants upstairs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	white ant
释义	white antn. Brit. /ˌwʌɪt ˈant/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪt ˈænt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., ant n.¹ Etymology: < white adj. + ant n.¹ In sense 1 originally after Portuguese formiga branca termite (1611 in the source translated in quot. 1625, or earlier); compare Middle French, French fourmi blanche (1556 or earlier). 1. Any of the numerous eusocial insects constituting the order (or infraorder) Isoptera, some of which are destructive pests feeding on wood or crops; = termite n. 1.Termites are more closely related to cockroaches than to true ants, but resemble ants in living in large colonies comprising individuals of several different castes, with wingless and winged forms. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > division Endopterygota or Metabola (winged) > [noun] > order Neuroptera > member of white ant1625 neuropter1828 neuropteran1842 neuropteroid1901 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Isoptera > member(s) of (termites) white ant1625 wood-ant1709 termes1773 termite1781 termite ant1815 duck-ant1851 magnetic termite1935 mudguts1952 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. xii. 1561 Besides which Statues, they haue Chinas, which are Pyramides with Cells within, wherein are kept white Ants. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. vii. 127 Abundance of Ants of several sorts, and Woodlice, called by the English in the East Indies White Ants. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xlvii. 170 The white Ants, which are really Insects, that..can do much Mischief to Cloth, Timber, or on any other Body that their Fluids can penetrate. 1789 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 830/1 Hottentots feed on the termites, or white ants, driven out by rain, and winged. 1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 86 The never-to-be-sufficiently execrated white ants, who, if they had their will, would reduce all created things to impalpable dust. 1881 W. F. Bainbridge Around World Tour Christian Missions (ed. 3) xx. 353 Another station chapel had its timbers and floors..eaten by the white ants. 1938 X. Herbert Capricornia (1939) viii. 102 The white-ants have eaten the wheels of my buck~board. 1974 D. Stuart Prince of my Country v. 40 The wind and the rain and the white ants will level the camps. 2006 Ireland's Own Feb. 48/4 Termites or White ants, are feared for their destructiveness to anything made of wood. 2. Australian slang. In plural. Used allusively with reference to the supposed destruction of the brain by white ants, implying loss of sanity, sense, or intelligence. Cf. earlier white-ant v. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [noun] > insanity or madness woodnessc1000 woodshipc1000 madshipc1225 woodc1275 woodhead1303 ragec1330 amentiaa1398 madnessa1398 frenzy?a1400 madheada1400 maddingc1400 alienation?a1425 furiosity?a1475 derverye1480 forcenery1480 furiousnessc1500 unwitness1527 unwitting1527 demencya1529 straughtness1530 insaniea1538 brainsickness1541 lunacy1541 amenty1557 distraughtness1576 dementation?1583 straughtedness1583 insanity1590 crazedness1593 bedlam1598 dementia1598 insanation1599 non compos mentis1607 distraction1609 daffinga1614 disinsanitya1625 cerebrosity1647 vecordy1656 fanaticness1662 non-sanity1675 insaneness1730 craziness1755 hydrophobia1760 vecord1788 derangement1800 vesania1800 a screw loose1810 unsoundness1825 dementedness1833 craze1841 psychosis1847 crackiness1861 feyness1873 crack1891 meshugas1898 white ant1908 crackedness1910 pottiness1933 loopiness1939 wackiness1941 screwballism1942 kink1959 1908 H. Fletcher Dads & Dan: between Smokes 64 It wants a fool or a very sane cove indeed ter live in ther lonely bush an' keep ther white ants out o' his napper. 1926 L. C. E. Gee Bushtracks & Goldfields 65 And so he rambles on..and in the unsteady glance of his honest, old eyes and his disconnected speech, I read the mark of the Australian solitudes—‘white ants’ they call it up north. 1938 H. Drake-Brockman Men without Wives 27 ‘“Get the white ants?” What do you mean?’ ‘Go ratty. Mad.’ 1948 V. Palmer Golconda vii. 49 They had a definite respect for Christy. He might have a few kinks..but there was something dinkum about him, and if there were white ants behind his forehead they had a lot of work ahead of them. 1951 E. Hill in W. Murdoch & H. Drake-Brockman Austral. Short Stories 292 My brownie days are over... I reckon I've got white ants. 1983 Weekend Austral. Mag. (Sydney) 27 Aug. 20/8 Australian slanguage is well stocked with words and phrases to describe those who are a bit slow off the mental mark... Suffering from white ants upstairs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1625
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