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单词 crannog
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crannogn.

Brit. /ˈkranəɡ/, U.S. /ˈkrænəɡ/, Scottish English /ˈkranɔɡ/, /ˈkranəɡ/, Irish English /ˈkrænoʊɡ/
Etymology: < Irish crannog, Gaelic crannag structure of timber, pulpit, round top of a mast, cross-trees of a ship, etc., derivative of crann tree, beam, mast, shaft, etc. Erroneously printed crannoge by Dr. Daniel Wilson, and after him by many archæologists, with plural crannoges, as if the g were soft.
Prehistoric Archaeology.
An ancient lake-dwelling in Scotland or Ireland.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > prehistoric dwellings
broch1654
crannog1851
pile-building1863
pile-work1863
fascine dwelling1865
lake-habitation1865
palafitte1866
terramare1866
roundhouse1872
mound dwelling1897
wag1911
wheel-dwelling1931
wheelhouse1935
1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. ii. iv. 269 A remarkable discovery of bronze arms..included..a relic of one of the Irish Crannoges, or island strengths.
1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) II. iii. iii. 99 The artificial or stockaded islands, denominated Crannoges by the Irish Annalists.
1886 Athenæum 24 Apr. 556/2 The Irish crannogs continued to be resorted to, in troublous times, even down to the seventeenth century.
1892 Times 24 Oct. 3 The well-known palisades of the crannogs in Scotland and Ireland.
attributive.1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) II. iii. iii. 100 The ancient forests of the Crannoge era.1887 Westm. Rev. June 345 Engineering and mechanical skill on the part of these early crannoge builders.

Derivatives

ˈcrannoger n. a dweller in a crannog.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > inhabitant of lake-dwelling
lake-dweller1863
pile-dweller1875
fascine dweller1878
crannoger1884
lake-man1884
1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 19 Sept. 12 Crannogers felt strong in their fastnesses, and were unwilling to quit them for the convenience of the mainland.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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