† cockweedn.

Forms: see cock n.¹ and weed n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, weed n.¹

Etymology: < cock n.¹ + weed n.¹In sense 1 probably so called as being believed to be eaten by cockerels; compare chickweed n., chickenweed n. In sense 2 probably motivated ultimately by the resemblance in sound of cockle n.¹ N.E.D. (1891) gives the pronunciation as (kǫ·kwīd) /ˈkɒkwiːd/.

Obsolete. rare.

1. Pepperwort or dittander, Lepidium latifolium.

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1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 113/1 Herbe du cocq..Pepperwoort: cockeweede: spanish pepper: dittander.

1783 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (new ed.) II Piperitis, an herb called Callicut pepper, pepperwort, dittander or cockweed.

2. English regional. Corncockle, Agrostemma githago.

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1846 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Cock-weed, same as cockle (1).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	cockweed
释义	† cockweedn. Forms: see cock n.¹ and weed n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, weed n.¹ Etymology: < cock n.¹ + weed n.¹In sense 1 probably so called as being believed to be eaten by cockerels; compare chickweed n., chickenweed n. In sense 2 probably motivated ultimately by the resemblance in sound of cockle n.¹ N.E.D. (1891) gives the pronunciation as (kǫ·kwīd) /ˈkɒkwiːd/. Obsolete. rare. 1. Pepperwort or dittander, Lepidium latifolium. ΚΠ 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 113/1 Herbe du cocq..Pepperwoort: cockeweede: spanish pepper: dittander. 1783 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (new ed.) II Piperitis, an herb called Callicut pepper, pepperwort, dittander or cockweed. 2. English regional. Corncockle, Agrostemma githago. ΚΠ 1846 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Cock-weed, same as cockle (1). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1585
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