come-backn.¹int.

Brit.

/ˈkʌmbak/, U.S.

/ˈkəmˌbæk/

Forms: also (in sense A. 2) reduplicated.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to come back at come v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < the imperative of to come back at come v. Phrasal verbs 1; so called on account of the bird's call being thought to resemble this phrase (compare quot. 1811 at sense A. 1). Compare later come-back v. and also go-away n.

English regional.

A. n.¹

1. A guineafowl (family Numididae).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Numididae > member of (guinea-fowl)

guinea-hen1599

Guinea1620

turkey1655

pintado1666

chequer-bird1745

tamis-bird1774

guinea fowl1788

Guinea bird1792

galeeny1796

come-back1811

tarentaal1827

tompot1891

1811 L. Aikin Juvenile Corr. xxx. 165 In Norfolk they call them [sc. guineafowl] Come-backs, from their cry, which sounds something like those words.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Come-back, the guinea fowl.

1960 in A. O. D. Claxton Suffolk Dial. 20th Cent. (ed. 2) Come backs, guinea fowls—so called from the sound of their harsh cry.

2. The call of the guineafowl.

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the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > other types of sound

jug1523

gabbling1599

bumping1646

gobbling1737

come-back1872

1872 A. Mercier Garnston iii. 120 The sleepy summery cackle of a hen and the ‘come-back’ of a guinea-fowl.

1887 W. H. Hudson in Longman's Mag. Dec. 208 We have the gobbling of turkeys, and the hoarse, monotonous come back of the guinea fowl.

1927 National Rev. Sept. 99 It is betwixt the honk of a goose and the ‘Come back!’ of a guinea-fowl, with a peculiar echoing quality that makes its precise location difficult.

a2003 G. W. Whittall in J. W. Whittall Constantinople to Kensington (2012) 64 The sound which I loved best and to this day reminds me most of Alemdagh was the ‘come-back, come-back’ of the guinea fowl.

B. int.

Representing the call of the guineafowl.

ΚΠ

1822 Kaleidoscope 26 Nov. 163/2 Guinea fowls mounted aloft, shouting ‘Come back, come back!’

1831 in A. L. Barbauld Lessons for Children iv. 159 Guinea Hens crying, ‘Come back, come back’, for which reason in Norfolk they call them Comebacks.

1903 Colman's Rural World 22 July 6/5 The ladies of the flock are the most persistent talkers and cry ‘Come back,’ or, as others interpret it, ‘Pot luck,’ or ‘Buckwheat’.

2009 J. Noble Programming Interactivity Colophon Only the female can produce a two-syllable call that sounds as if she is saying ‘come back, come back, come back’ or ‘buckwheat, buckwheat, buckwheat’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† come-backv.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: come-back n.¹

Etymology: < come-back n.¹

Obsolete.

intransitive. Of a guineafowl: to make its characteristic harsh cry, thought to resemble the words ‘come back’. Cf. come-back n.¹ and int.

ΚΠ

1885 [implied in: Aunt Judy's Ann. 662 The Guinea-fowl, one would think, might have had a legend explaining its perpetual ‘come-backing’.].

1892 Leisure Hour Dec. 143/1 His turkeys gobbled all day, his guinea-fowls ‘come-backed’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	come-back
释义	come-backn.¹int. Brit. /ˈkʌmbak/, U.S. /ˈkəmˌbæk/ Forms: also (in sense A. 2) reduplicated. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to come back at come v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < the imperative of to come back at come v. Phrasal verbs 1; so called on account of the bird's call being thought to resemble this phrase (compare quot. 1811 at sense A. 1). Compare later come-back v. and also go-away n. English regional. A. n.¹ 1. A guineafowl (family Numididae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Numididae > member of (guinea-fowl) guinea-hen1599 Guinea1620 turkey1655 pintado1666 chequer-bird1745 tamis-bird1774 guinea fowl1788 Guinea bird1792 galeeny1796 come-back1811 tarentaal1827 tompot1891 1811 L. Aikin Juvenile Corr. xxx. 165 In Norfolk they call them [sc. guineafowl] Come-backs, from their cry, which sounds something like those words. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Come-back, the guinea fowl. 1960 in A. O. D. Claxton Suffolk Dial. 20th Cent. (ed. 2) Come backs, guinea fowls—so called from the sound of their harsh cry. 2. The call of the guineafowl. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > other types of sound jug1523 gabbling1599 bumping1646 gobbling1737 come-back1872 1872 A. Mercier Garnston iii. 120 The sleepy summery cackle of a hen and the ‘come-back’ of a guinea-fowl. 1887 W. H. Hudson in Longman's Mag. Dec. 208 We have the gobbling of turkeys, and the hoarse, monotonous come back of the guinea fowl. 1927 National Rev. Sept. 99 It is betwixt the honk of a goose and the ‘Come back!’ of a guinea-fowl, with a peculiar echoing quality that makes its precise location difficult. a2003 G. W. Whittall in J. W. Whittall Constantinople to Kensington (2012) 64 The sound which I loved best and to this day reminds me most of Alemdagh was the ‘come-back, come-back’ of the guinea fowl. B. int. Representing the call of the guineafowl. ΚΠ 1822 Kaleidoscope 26 Nov. 163/2 Guinea fowls mounted aloft, shouting ‘Come back, come back!’ 1831 in A. L. Barbauld Lessons for Children iv. 159 Guinea Hens crying, ‘Come back, come back’, for which reason in Norfolk they call them Comebacks. 1903 Colman's Rural World 22 July 6/5 The ladies of the flock are the most persistent talkers and cry ‘Come back,’ or, as others interpret it, ‘Pot luck,’ or ‘Buckwheat’. 2009 J. Noble Programming Interactivity Colophon Only the female can produce a two-syllable call that sounds as if she is saying ‘come back, come back, come back’ or ‘buckwheat, buckwheat, buckwheat’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † come-backv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: come-back n.¹ Etymology: < come-back n.¹ Obsolete. intransitive. Of a guineafowl: to make its characteristic harsh cry, thought to resemble the words ‘come back’. Cf. come-back n.¹ and int. ΚΠ 1885 [implied in: Aunt Judy's Ann. 662 The Guinea-fowl, one would think, might have had a legend explaining its perpetual ‘come-backing’.]. 1892 Leisure Hour Dec. 143/1 His turkeys gobbled all day, his guinea-fowls ‘come-backed’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.¹int.1811v.1885
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come-backn.1int.

† come-backv.

come-backn.¹int.