conkerbelln.

Brit.

/ˈkɒŋkəbɛl/, U.S.

/ˈkɑŋkərˌbɛl/

Forms:

α. English regional (south-western) 1700s–1800s conkabell, 1800s concable, 1800s conchable, 1900s conkible, 1900s– concubbell.

β. English regional (south-western) 1800s conkerbil, 1800s conkerbul, 1800s– conkerbell, 1900s– conkerbelle; Newfoundland 1800s– conkerbill, 1800s konkerbill, 1900s– conkerbell.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English cockabell , cockerbell , cocklebell n.

Etymology: Alteration of cockabell, cockerbell, variants of cocklebell n., probably after English regional conker snail-shell (see conker n.).

English regional (south-western) and Newfoundland.

An icicle. Usually in plural. Cf. cocklebell n. 3, clinker-bell n. at clinker n.² Compounds.

ΚΠ

1746 Gentleman's Mag. 16 406 Conkabell, an icicle, in the Som. dialect clinkabell.

1867 W. F. Rock Jim an' Nell i. 5 Tha chield's avroared, tha conkerbells Be hangin' to un.

1909 Illustr. Western Weekly News 20 Feb. 7/1 The conkibles was hangin' to the orfis a yard long.

2002 M. Dalton in Bks. in Canada June 28/3 Conkerbells hanging thicker than A horse's dong.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	conkerbell
释义	conkerbelln. Brit. /ˈkɒŋkəbɛl/, U.S. /ˈkɑŋkərˌbɛl/ Forms: α. English regional (south-western) 1700s–1800s conkabell, 1800s concable, 1800s conchable, 1900s conkible, 1900s– concubbell. β. English regional (south-western) 1800s conkerbil, 1800s conkerbul, 1800s– conkerbell, 1900s– conkerbelle; Newfoundland 1800s– conkerbill, 1800s konkerbill, 1900s– conkerbell. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English cockabell , cockerbell , cocklebell n. Etymology: Alteration of cockabell, cockerbell, variants of cocklebell n., probably after English regional conker snail-shell (see conker n.). English regional (south-western) and Newfoundland. An icicle. Usually in plural. Cf. cocklebell n. 3, clinker-bell n. at clinker n.² Compounds. ΚΠ 1746 Gentleman's Mag. 16 406 Conkabell, an icicle, in the Som. dialect clinkabell. 1867 W. F. Rock Jim an' Nell i. 5 Tha chield's avroared, tha conkerbells Be hangin' to un. 1909 Illustr. Western Weekly News 20 Feb. 7/1 The conkibles was hangin' to the orfis a yard long. 2002 M. Dalton in Bks. in Canada June 28/3 Conkerbells hanging thicker than A horse's dong. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1746
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