Cuthbertn.¹

Brit.

/ˈkʌθbət/, U.S.

/ˈkəθbərt/

Etymology: < the name of St. Cuthbert, the apostle of Northumbria.

1. St. Cuthbert's beads n. (also Cuthbert's beads) a popular name, originating on Holy Island and the Northumbrian coast, for the detached and perforated joints of encrinites there found.Cf. Scott Marmion ii. xvi, St. Cuthbert sits, and toils to frame The sea-born beads that bear his name.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > division Pelmatozoa > class Crinoidea > fossil or encrinite > fragments or joints of

St. Cuthbert's beads1697

fairy beads1767

basket-stones1851

fairy cheeses1869

bead-stone1896

1697 E. Lhuyd Let. 15 June in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) (1712) 27 467 The same place afforded also some variety of Fossil Shells, and plenty of Cuthbert's Beads.

1792 Gentleman's Mag. 62 i. 130 St. Cuthbert's beads..are a species of entrochi picked up among the rocks [of Lindisfarne] by the children, who sell them to travellers.

1831 J. Hodgson in J. Raine Mem. (1858) II. 222.

2. St. Cuthbert's duck n. (also Cuthbert's duck, Cuthbert duck) the eider duck, which breeds on the Farn Islands, and figures in the legend of St. Cuthbert.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Somateria > somateria mollissima (eider)

St. Cuthbert's duck1674

duntera1688

eider-duck1744

sea-duck1753

?c1175 Reginald of Durham Libellus de Admirandis Beati Cuthberti Virtutibus (1835) xxvii. 62 Aves illæ Beati Cuthberti specialiter nominantur.]

1674 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 96 The Cuthbert-Duck Anas S. Cuthberti, building only on the Farn Islands upon the Coast of Northumberland.

1845 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Birds (ed. 2) III. 300 The Eider Duck is also called St. Cuthbert's Duck.

1849 C. Eyre Hist. St. Cuthbert 44 (note) The eider or Cuthbert duck arrives at its full growth in the fourth year.

Derivatives

† Cuthbert down n. Obsolete eiderdown.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Somateria > somateria mollissima (eider) > eider-down

Cuthbert down1397

eiderdown1774

1397 Status Officij Feretrarij (Soc. of Antiquaries) Item ij parva pulvinaria quorum j est de Cuthbert doun.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Cuthbertn.²

Etymology: < the male forename Cuthbert.

slang.

A name for: a man who deliberately avoids military service; esp. in the war of 1914–18, one who did so by securing a post in a Government office or the Civil Service; a conscientious objector.

ΚΠ

1917 Evening News 25 Jan. [in a cartoon by ‘Poy’].

1919 Mr. Punch's Hist. Great War 225 As a set-off to the anti-‘Cuthbert’ campaign in the Press the War Cabinet has..declared that ‘the whole Empire owes the Civil Service a lasting debt of gratitude’.

1933 J. Cary Amer. Visitor xvi. 182 All you Cuthberts are fit for is to dodge responsibility at the cost of other people's lives.

1935 A. J. Cronin Stars look Down ii. xii. 372 Not good enough for you, eh? Not fancy enough for Cuthbert?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	cuthbert
释义	Cuthbertn.¹ Brit. /ˈkʌθbət/, U.S. /ˈkəθbərt/ Etymology: < the name of St. Cuthbert, the apostle of Northumbria. 1. St. Cuthbert's beads n. (also Cuthbert's beads) a popular name, originating on Holy Island and the Northumbrian coast, for the detached and perforated joints of encrinites there found.Cf. Scott Marmion ii. xvi, St. Cuthbert sits, and toils to frame The sea-born beads that bear his name. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > division Pelmatozoa > class Crinoidea > fossil or encrinite > fragments or joints of St. Cuthbert's beads1697 fairy beads1767 basket-stones1851 fairy cheeses1869 bead-stone1896 1697 E. Lhuyd Let. 15 June in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) (1712) 27 467 The same place afforded also some variety of Fossil Shells, and plenty of Cuthbert's Beads. 1792 Gentleman's Mag. 62 i. 130 St. Cuthbert's beads..are a species of entrochi picked up among the rocks [of Lindisfarne] by the children, who sell them to travellers. 1831 J. Hodgson in J. Raine Mem. (1858) II. 222. 2. St. Cuthbert's duck n. (also Cuthbert's duck, Cuthbert duck) the eider duck, which breeds on the Farn Islands, and figures in the legend of St. Cuthbert. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Somateria > somateria mollissima (eider) St. Cuthbert's duck1674 duntera1688 eider-duck1744 sea-duck1753 ?c1175 Reginald of Durham Libellus de Admirandis Beati Cuthberti Virtutibus (1835) xxvii. 62 Aves illæ Beati Cuthberti specialiter nominantur.] 1674 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 96 The Cuthbert-Duck Anas S. Cuthberti, building only on the Farn Islands upon the Coast of Northumberland. 1845 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Birds (ed. 2) III. 300 The Eider Duck is also called St. Cuthbert's Duck. 1849 C. Eyre Hist. St. Cuthbert 44 (note) The eider or Cuthbert duck arrives at its full growth in the fourth year. Derivatives † Cuthbert down n. Obsolete eiderdown. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Somateria > somateria mollissima (eider) > eider-down Cuthbert down1397 eiderdown1774 1397 Status Officij Feretrarij (Soc. of Antiquaries) Item ij parva pulvinaria quorum j est de Cuthbert doun. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Cuthbertn.² Etymology: < the male forename Cuthbert. slang. A name for: a man who deliberately avoids military service; esp. in the war of 1914–18, one who did so by securing a post in a Government office or the Civil Service; a conscientious objector. ΚΠ 1917 Evening News 25 Jan. [in a cartoon by ‘Poy’]. 1919 Mr. Punch's Hist. Great War 225 As a set-off to the anti-‘Cuthbert’ campaign in the Press the War Cabinet has..declared that ‘the whole Empire owes the Civil Service a lasting debt of gratitude’. 1933 J. Cary Amer. Visitor xvi. 182 All you Cuthberts are fit for is to dodge responsibility at the cost of other people's lives. 1935 A. J. Cronin Stars look Down ii. xii. 372 Not good enough for you, eh? Not fancy enough for Cuthbert? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹1397n.²1917
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