death blown.

Brit.

/ˈdɛθ bləʊ/, U.S.

/ˈdɛθ ˌbloʊ/

Forms: see death n. and blow n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: death n., blow n.¹

Etymology: < death n. + blow n.¹ Compare death's blow at death n. Compounds 3b.

1. A killing or fatal blow.

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the world > life > death > cause of death > [noun] > death-blow

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the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [noun] > a severe blow > a deadly or fatal blow

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a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xix. f. 82 His death-blow hauing taken away the effect of his force.

1662 E. Burrough Brief Relation Persecutions & Cruelties acted upon Quakers 1 The dead Corps were carried to the Bull into the Meeting-room where he received his death-blows.

1775 Proc. Old Bailey 18 Feb. 147/1 The prisoner gave him his death blow as they were shifting about.

1818 M. M. Sherwood Stories Church Catech. (ed. 4) xiv. 86 It was her death-blow—down she dropped, and never spoke after.

1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) II. xxxii. 302 Never to receive the death-blow but with joy.

1906 A. Berkman in Mother Earth Aug. 24 It is always the special privilege of the wronged to give the death-blow to the offender.

1949 G. Highet Classical Trad. viii. 154 When Turnus received the death-blow, ‘his limbs slackened and grew cold’.

2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) viii. 258 A lance for delivering the death blow to the harpooned animal.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts; spec. an event or circumstance that abruptly ends something, a final blow.

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the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > a stop or cessation of action or process

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1596 H. Clapham Briefe of Bible xxxiii. 108 His death gaue the death-blowe to sacrifice corporeall.

1680 G. Sikes Expos. Ecclesiastes (iii. 9) 76 Those that willingly submit to this death-blow of Christ, on their ruling Law-spirit, cast down their Crowns or ruling Power, at his Feet.

1797 Parl. Reg. 1797–1802 II. 631 We had given a death-blow to those miserable distinctions of Whig and Tory.

1805 Farmer's Mag. May 164 By his act of Parliament, a deathblow was given to British husbandry.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. 103 That event..was generally considered as a death-blow to the Spartan power.

1886 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 805 The recent fashion of ‘banging’ and ‘frizzing’ their hair, adopted by ladies of fashion, is a death-blow to their sex having good hair much longer.

1939 D. Cecil Young Melbourne vii. 191 Glenarvon had a success of scandal... But it dealt the death blow to..Caroline's social position.

1960 R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Continental Pottery & Porcelain 302/2 The death blow was given to the industry by the increased demand for earthenware of English type, and the French Revolution.

2011 B. Elsey Citizens & Sportsmen vi. 207 The election was a deathblow to the Alliance for Progress program.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	death blow
释义	death blown. Brit. /ˈdɛθ bləʊ/, U.S. /ˈdɛθ ˌbloʊ/ Forms: see death n. and blow n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: death n., blow n.¹ Etymology: < death n. + blow n.¹ Compare death's blow at death n. Compounds 3b. 1. A killing or fatal blow. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > cause of death > [noun] > death-blow death blowa1586 the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [noun] > a severe blow > a deadly or fatal blow death blowa1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xix. f. 82 His death-blow hauing taken away the effect of his force. 1662 E. Burrough Brief Relation Persecutions & Cruelties acted upon Quakers 1 The dead Corps were carried to the Bull into the Meeting-room where he received his death-blows. 1775 Proc. Old Bailey 18 Feb. 147/1 The prisoner gave him his death blow as they were shifting about. 1818 M. M. Sherwood Stories Church Catech. (ed. 4) xiv. 86 It was her death-blow—down she dropped, and never spoke after. 1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) II. xxxii. 302 Never to receive the death-blow but with joy. 1906 A. Berkman in Mother Earth Aug. 24 It is always the special privilege of the wronged to give the death-blow to the offender. 1949 G. Highet Classical Trad. viii. 154 When Turnus received the death-blow, ‘his limbs slackened and grew cold’. 2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) viii. 258 A lance for delivering the death blow to the harpooned animal. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts; spec. an event or circumstance that abruptly ends something, a final blow. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > a stop or cessation of action or process steadc1000 stayc1563 full stopa1586 period1590 death blow1596 vacation1617 stand1625 let-up1836 estop1884 1596 H. Clapham Briefe of Bible xxxiii. 108 His death gaue the death-blowe to sacrifice corporeall. 1680 G. Sikes Expos. Ecclesiastes (iii. 9) 76 Those that willingly submit to this death-blow of Christ, on their ruling Law-spirit, cast down their Crowns or ruling Power, at his Feet. 1797 Parl. Reg. 1797–1802 II. 631 We had given a death-blow to those miserable distinctions of Whig and Tory. 1805 Farmer's Mag. May 164 By his act of Parliament, a deathblow was given to British husbandry. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece V. 103 That event..was generally considered as a death-blow to the Spartan power. 1886 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 805 The recent fashion of ‘banging’ and ‘frizzing’ their hair, adopted by ladies of fashion, is a death-blow to their sex having good hair much longer. 1939 D. Cecil Young Melbourne vii. 191 Glenarvon had a success of scandal... But it dealt the death blow to..Caroline's social position. 1960 R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Continental Pottery & Porcelain 302/2 The death blow was given to the industry by the increased demand for earthenware of English type, and the French Revolution. 2011 B. Elsey Citizens & Sportsmen vi. 207 The election was a deathblow to the Alliance for Progress program. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1586
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