† cockatooingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cockatoo v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < cockatoo v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier cockatoo n. 3, cockatooer n.

Australian and New Zealand colloquial. Obsolete.

Farming on a small scale. Cf. cockatoo n. 3, cockatoo v. 1.

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1864 S. Austral. Reg. (Adelaide) 22 Aug. Require him to take a sufficient number of shares..to give him an interest in the success of the Company, and I will guarantee it will pay better than mining, cockatooing, or any other investment in the colony.

1873 Bruce (N.Z.) Herald 21 Feb. 7/6 I often think 'twould suit me well To knock off cockatooing, And go to town, and be a swell, As other chaps are doing.

1907 Sydney Morning Herald 11 Feb. 5/4 The man who combines work for wages with what is usually referred to as ‘cockatooing’ is very much disposed to go through the shearing without raising objections to the terms.

1920 Te Aroha News 14 Jan. 3/1 I fear the season is not likely to prove a favorable one for those who depend on ‘cockatooing’ for a living.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019).

单词	cockatooing
释义	† cockatooingn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cockatoo v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < cockatoo v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier cockatoo n. 3, cockatooer n. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. Obsolete. Farming on a small scale. Cf. cockatoo n. 3, cockatoo v. 1. ΚΠ 1864 S. Austral. Reg. (Adelaide) 22 Aug. Require him to take a sufficient number of shares..to give him an interest in the success of the Company, and I will guarantee it will pay better than mining, cockatooing, or any other investment in the colony. 1873 Bruce (N.Z.) Herald 21 Feb. 7/6 I often think 'twould suit me well To knock off cockatooing, And go to town, and be a swell, As other chaps are doing. 1907 Sydney Morning Herald 11 Feb. 5/4 The man who combines work for wages with what is usually referred to as ‘cockatooing’ is very much disposed to go through the shearing without raising objections to the terms. 1920 Te Aroha News 14 Jan. 3/1 I fear the season is not likely to prove a favorable one for those who depend on ‘cockatooing’ for a living. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019). < n.1864
随便看	to play close to one's chest to play cop-head over to play cophead over to play couch-quail to play couchquail to play cricket to play crimp to play daud to play dead to play defence to play devil's advocate to play dog to play doggo to play dowf to play down to play down and out to play down to to play duck and drake to play duck and drake with to play dumb to play etc across the line to play etc close to one's chest to play fair to play false to play fast and loose