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单词 woad net
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woad netn.

Forms:

α. 1500s wod nutte, 1500s wode nutte.

β. 1500s wood net, 1600s woad nett, 1600s–1800s woad net.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: woad n.1, an element of uncertain origin; wood nut n. at wood n.1 Compounds 2c(b).
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) < woad n.1 + a second element of uncertain origin (with α. forms perhaps compare nut n.1 III.); or perhaps (ii) originally a variant of wood nut n. at wood n.1 Compounds 2c(b), with subsequent alteration of the first element after woad n.1The relationship between the α. and β. forms is unclear.
Obsolete.
Meaning uncertain: perhaps ‘a woad ball’ (see woad ball n. at woad n.1 Compounds 2), or perhaps ‘a hazelnut’ (cf. wood nut n. at wood n.1 Compounds 2c(b)).Recorded only in custom house lists of goods for export.
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1545 Rates Custome House sig. cviijv Wodnuttes the C. li vi.s. viii.d.
1582 Rates Custome House (new ed.) sig. Fvij Woodnets the c.
1604 Rates Marchandizes sig. K4 Woadnetts the C. cont. v. score x.s.
1714 W. Edgar Vectigalium Systema 212 Woad Nets, the Hundred.
1819 in Amer. State Papers: Commerce & Navigation (1834) II. 237 Woad nets, per 100 of 5 score.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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