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rodney|ˈrɒdnɪ|
[Of obscure origin.]
1. Coal-mining. (See quot.)
1860Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. 77 Rodney, a roughly constructed platform, with old rails, near the pit's mouth, upon which a large fire is made during the winter nights, to light the bank.
2. An idler or loafer; a casual worker; a disreputable character. Also attrib., hulking, rough.
In extensive dialect use: see Eng. Dial. Dict.
1866in N. & Q. 3rd Ser. XI. (1867) 494/1 There was Devil Lees.., a great big rodney fellow, as hard as a grounsell toad. 1892Daily News 14 Mar. 6/1 The ‘Rodney’ has no home; he sleeps with his back against his coke oven, or in it when it is cleared out.
3. [Perh. a different word.] A small fishing boat or punt. Canad.
1895Christmas Rev. (Newfoundland) 18 Jim Leary, whose handiwork, whether displayed in the construction of baitskiff, smack, skiff, punt or rodney, was always superior to what any other man in the settlement could turn out. c1900in Regional Lang. Stud.—Newfoundland (1978) viii. 24 Rodney, small, single crosshand[ed] punt. 1908N. Duncan Every Man for Himself ix. 260 ‘Launch that rodney,’ Wull directed, ‘an' put me on shore.’ 1923Sunday at Home Dec. 153/1 The punt..was one of the small, light type of boat called a ‘rodney’, and it was used mainly for shooting about the harbour, or on sealing trips. 1931J. R. Smallwood New Newfoundland 266 Often he'd take us to sail in his rodney, Out over the water. 1966A. R. Scammell My Newfoundland 36 Sid, go over to Blanchard's and keep an eye on what they're doing. Take the rodney. |