witchettyn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪtʃᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈwɪtʃədi/, Australian English

/ˈwɪtʃəti/,

/ˈwɪtʃədi/

Forms: 1800s widgerie, 1800s witcherie, 1800s witchertie, 1800s– witchetty, 1800s– witchety, 1900s witchedee, 1900s witchedy, 1900s witchity, 1900s– wichetty, 1900s– widgettie, 1900s– widgetty, 1900s– widgety, 1900s– witchetti, 1900s– witjuti.

Origin: A borrowing from Adnyamathanha.

Etymology: < an expression in Adnyamathanha (South Australia), apparently < wityu hooked stick (used to extract the grub) + varti grub.

Australian.

1. A hooked stick used for extracting witchetty grubs (cf. sense 2) from holes in trees. Also witchetty-hook. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > hook

hookc900

haspedec1400

cleek1426

cleek-staffc1440

cramp1503

hock1530

gib-crook1564

cramp-iron1565

gib1567

cramper1598

bench hook1619

crampon1660

wall-hook1681

dressing hook1683

woodcock-eye1796

doghook1821

click1846

clipper1849

ice hook1853

witchetty1862

slip-hook1863

snap-hook1875

clip-hook1882

pelican1890

snake hook1944

1862 W. R. H. Jessop Trav. & Adventures in Austral. II. xxii. 214 Besides the yam-stick, which is made of the hardest wood, there is the grub stick, called witchertie, a small hooked twig..: this last is used for extracting the grub from crevices and holes.

1925 H. Basedow Austral. Aboriginal 125 This implement is..usually cut from a small pronged twig…The stick is inserted into the hole.., hook foremost, and pushed in until the grub is penetrated…The witchedy-hook is known throughout central and southern Australia.

1950 Townsville (Queensland) Daily Bull. 25 Mar. 5/2 The witchetty grub has been an important item on the..‘extensive and peculiar’ menu: and the wltchetty-hook..an indispensable implement.

2. More fully witchetty grub. Any of several types of large white larvae (of any of several moths, esp. of the family Cossidae, or of longhorn beetles) which infest the roots and stems of acacia trees and are used as food by Australian Aboriginal peoples and as bait by anglers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > flesh of other animals > [noun] > grubs

cabbage-tree worm1796

witchetty1891

bardy1926

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva > defined by parasitism or feeding > that destroys or eats plants > that eats witchetty bush

witchetty1891

mully-grub1924

1891 E. C. Stirling in Trans. Royal Soc. S. Austral. 14 i. 158 They did..eat one ‘witchety’, the native name of large white grubs.., which are the larval forms of certain Longicorn beetles and Lepidoptera.

1896 E. C. Stirling in B. Spencer Rep. Horn Sci. Exped. Central Austral. IV. 71 Food-producing festivals..in connection with the promotion of the supply of the ‘witchety’ grubs.

1938 D. M. Bates Passing of Aborigines 209 The mawgu, or witchetty, a delicate white grub found in the roots and bark of mallee and mulga and other trees.

1995 J. Marsden Killing Frost ix. 86 For bait we picked up worms, witchetty grubs and beetles during the day, and with them we caught Fathead, bream, mullet and a few other varieties we didn't recognise.

2009 Centralian Advocate (Austral.) (Nexis) 27 Nov. 4 We went down the road a bit, looked for witchetties and stuff like that.

2019 @RitaPanahi 11 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Dec. 2020) I'm feeding him witchetty grubs, vegemite & icy cold cans of fosters.

Compounds

witchetty bush any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Acacia, esp. A. kempeana, which may be infested by witchetty grubs.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > acacia trees > [noun]

acacia1542

babul1696

marblewood1753

black wattle1802

popinac1809

wattlec1810

wattle-treec1810

giraffe tree1815

haakdoring1822

hookthorn1822

kameeldoorn1822

camel-thorn1824

catechu-tree1829

silver wattle1832

blackthorn1833

thorny acacia1834

boobyalla1835

seyal1844

mulga1848

thorn-wood1850

hackthorn1857

mimosa1857

poison tree1857

Port Jackson1857

talha1857

golden wattle1859

whitethorn acacia1860

buffalo thorn1866

nelia1867

siris1874

cassie1876

couba1878

needlebush1884

sallow wattle1884

sally1884

giddea1885

prickly Moses1887

yarran1888

opopanax tree1889

wait-a-while1889

fever tree1893

giraffe acacia1896

stay-a-while1898

brigalow1901

wirra1904

cootamundra1909

Sydney golden wattle1909

witchetty bush1911

rooikrans1917

jam-tree1934

whistling thorn1949

blackthorn1966

1911 W. J. Sollas Anc. Hunters vii. 203 Put on their forehead bands, inserting beneath them twigs of the Witchetty bush to form a kind of garland.

1944 F. Clune Red Heart 37 The sun gleamed on a motor-bike beneath a clump of witchetty bushes.

2014 D. L. Andrews Great Walks of World 93 The trail winds through mulga and witchetty bush, rising to Hugh View and good vistas back to Hugh Gorge.

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

单词	witchetty
释义	witchettyn. Brit. /ˈwɪtʃᵻti/, U.S. /ˈwɪtʃədi/, Australian English /ˈwɪtʃəti/, /ˈwɪtʃədi/ Forms: 1800s widgerie, 1800s witcherie, 1800s witchertie, 1800s– witchetty, 1800s– witchety, 1900s witchedee, 1900s witchedy, 1900s witchity, 1900s– wichetty, 1900s– widgettie, 1900s– widgetty, 1900s– widgety, 1900s– witchetti, 1900s– witjuti. Origin: A borrowing from Adnyamathanha. Etymology: < an expression in Adnyamathanha (South Australia), apparently < wityu hooked stick (used to extract the grub) + varti grub. Australian. 1. A hooked stick used for extracting witchetty grubs (cf. sense 2) from holes in trees. Also witchetty-hook. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > hook hookc900 haspedec1400 cleek1426 cleek-staffc1440 cramp1503 hock1530 gib-crook1564 cramp-iron1565 gib1567 cramper1598 bench hook1619 crampon1660 wall-hook1681 dressing hook1683 woodcock-eye1796 doghook1821 click1846 clipper1849 ice hook1853 witchetty1862 slip-hook1863 snap-hook1875 clip-hook1882 pelican1890 snake hook1944 1862 W. R. H. Jessop Trav. & Adventures in Austral. II. xxii. 214 Besides the yam-stick, which is made of the hardest wood, there is the grub stick, called witchertie, a small hooked twig..: this last is used for extracting the grub from crevices and holes. 1925 H. Basedow Austral. Aboriginal 125 This implement is..usually cut from a small pronged twig…The stick is inserted into the hole.., hook foremost, and pushed in until the grub is penetrated…The witchedy-hook is known throughout central and southern Australia. 1950 Townsville (Queensland) Daily Bull. 25 Mar. 5/2 The witchetty grub has been an important item on the..‘extensive and peculiar’ menu: and the wltchetty-hook..an indispensable implement. 2. More fully witchetty grub. Any of several types of large white larvae (of any of several moths, esp. of the family Cossidae, or of longhorn beetles) which infest the roots and stems of acacia trees and are used as food by Australian Aboriginal peoples and as bait by anglers. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > flesh of other animals > [noun] > grubs cabbage-tree worm1796 witchetty1891 bardy1926 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > young or development of young > larva > defined by parasitism or feeding > that destroys or eats plants > that eats witchetty bush witchetty1891 mully-grub1924 1891 E. C. Stirling in Trans. Royal Soc. S. Austral. 14 i. 158 They did..eat one ‘witchety’, the native name of large white grubs.., which are the larval forms of certain Longicorn beetles and Lepidoptera. 1896 E. C. Stirling in B. Spencer Rep. Horn Sci. Exped. Central Austral. IV. 71 Food-producing festivals..in connection with the promotion of the supply of the ‘witchety’ grubs. 1938 D. M. Bates Passing of Aborigines 209 The mawgu, or witchetty, a delicate white grub found in the roots and bark of mallee and mulga and other trees. 1995 J. Marsden Killing Frost ix. 86 For bait we picked up worms, witchetty grubs and beetles during the day, and with them we caught Fathead, bream, mullet and a few other varieties we didn't recognise. 2009 Centralian Advocate (Austral.) (Nexis) 27 Nov. 4 We went down the road a bit, looked for witchetties and stuff like that. 2019 @RitaPanahi 11 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Dec. 2020) I'm feeding him witchetty grubs, vegemite & icy cold cans of fosters. Compounds witchetty bush any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Acacia, esp. A. kempeana, which may be infested by witchetty grubs. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > acacia trees > [noun] acacia1542 babul1696 marblewood1753 black wattle1802 popinac1809 wattlec1810 wattle-treec1810 giraffe tree1815 haakdoring1822 hookthorn1822 kameeldoorn1822 camel-thorn1824 catechu-tree1829 silver wattle1832 blackthorn1833 thorny acacia1834 boobyalla1835 seyal1844 mulga1848 thorn-wood1850 hackthorn1857 mimosa1857 poison tree1857 Port Jackson1857 talha1857 golden wattle1859 whitethorn acacia1860 buffalo thorn1866 nelia1867 siris1874 cassie1876 couba1878 needlebush1884 sallow wattle1884 sally1884 giddea1885 prickly Moses1887 yarran1888 opopanax tree1889 wait-a-while1889 fever tree1893 giraffe acacia1896 stay-a-while1898 brigalow1901 wirra1904 cootamundra1909 Sydney golden wattle1909 witchetty bush1911 rooikrans1917 jam-tree1934 whistling thorn1949 blackthorn1966 1911 W. J. Sollas Anc. Hunters vii. 203 Put on their forehead bands, inserting beneath them twigs of the Witchetty bush to form a kind of garland. 1944 F. Clune Red Heart 37 The sun gleamed on a motor-bike beneath a clump of witchetty bushes. 2014 D. L. Andrews Great Walks of World 93 The trail winds through mulga and witchetty bush, rising to Hugh View and good vistas back to Hugh Gorge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1862
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