† dickenn.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

Obsolete (perhaps English regional).

A water bird (not identified).

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1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. xiv. 26 Snipe, Godwipe, Dicken, Poppel, Bitter, Hearon white and gray.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019).

dickenint.

Brit.

/ˈdɪk(ᵻ)n/, U.S.

/ˈdɪk(ə)n/, Australian English

/ˈdɪk(ə)n/, New Zealand English

/ˈdɪk(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– dicken, 1800s– dickon, 1900s dickin, 1900s– dikkon.

Etymology: Variant of dickens n.

colloquial (Australian and New Zealand). Now somewhat rare.

1. Expressing disbelief, surprise, etc. Cf. dickens n. 3a.

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1894 Bulletin (Sydney) 5 May 13/3 ‘And did yer stouch him back?’ ‘No.’ ‘Dicken!’ ‘Swelp me.’

1918 Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 10 Apr. 101 ‘Say, Kiwi, some coot told me you were a wingless bird.’ ‘Dicken, Yank, yer gotter have arms when there's a war on.’

1950 ‘A. P. Gaskell’ in Landfall Mar. 17 ‘Ow, Cliff,’ I said. ‘Cut it out. You're hurting. Oo. Dicken.’

1970 N.Z. Listener 12 Oct. 13/5 ‘You don't lie and cheat the way my mother does.’ ‘Ah, dicken.’

1984 P. Wilson S. Pacific Street 58 Ah, dicken! I know what makes things tick between you and Bert. He's a decent joker.

2. dicken on (also to) ——: used to express emphatic dismissal of something regarded as unbelievable, worthless, unreasonable, etc.; ‘the hell with ——’. Now chiefly in dicken on that.

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1895 Coburg (Victoria) Leader 27 July 1/6 If Bertha thinks the boys believe what she told them about her being engaged, she is much mistaken, for they don't believe it Dickon to that tale.

1916 C. J. Dennis Moods of Ginger Mick xii. 102 Dickin to swank! when it comes to a mill, It's the bloke wiv a punch 'oo's yer friend.

1936 W. Hatfield Austral. through Windscreen 293 You've got to tie your horse up; feed and water him, and—groom the bastard before you get near a bit of picking for yourself! Dicken to that. The infantry'll do me!

1950 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 6 Nov. 8/2 The accused said, ‘Murder..dicken on that, me murder anyone!’

1988 D. McGill Dict. Kiwi Slang 36 Dicken on that! go easy, will you!; eg ‘You want me to help you lift that dirty big post? Dicken on that, mate.’

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

单词	dicken
释义	† dickenn. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Obsolete (perhaps English regional). A water bird (not identified). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > unspecified and miscellaneous birds > [noun] > unspecified > aquatic or shore calmewec1430 dicken1579 gravell1618 gravelin1621 sea-woodcock1666 pilot bird1678 pink1694 Poor John1775 fraik1812 bay-snipe1856 wing-wader1867 bay-bird1889 1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. xiv. 26 Snipe, Godwipe, Dicken, Poppel, Bitter, Hearon white and gray. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019). dickenint. Brit. /ˈdɪk(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˈdɪk(ə)n/, Australian English /ˈdɪk(ə)n/, New Zealand English /ˈdɪk(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– dicken, 1800s– dickon, 1900s dickin, 1900s– dikkon. Etymology: Variant of dickens n. colloquial (Australian and New Zealand). Now somewhat rare. 1. Expressing disbelief, surprise, etc. Cf. dickens n. 3a. ΚΠ 1894 Bulletin (Sydney) 5 May 13/3 ‘And did yer stouch him back?’ ‘No.’ ‘Dicken!’ ‘Swelp me.’ 1918 Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 10 Apr. 101 ‘Say, Kiwi, some coot told me you were a wingless bird.’ ‘Dicken, Yank, yer gotter have arms when there's a war on.’ 1950 ‘A. P. Gaskell’ in Landfall Mar. 17 ‘Ow, Cliff,’ I said. ‘Cut it out. You're hurting. Oo. Dicken.’ 1970 N.Z. Listener 12 Oct. 13/5 ‘You don't lie and cheat the way my mother does.’ ‘Ah, dicken.’ 1984 P. Wilson S. Pacific Street 58 Ah, dicken! I know what makes things tick between you and Bert. He's a decent joker. 2. dicken on (also to) ——: used to express emphatic dismissal of something regarded as unbelievable, worthless, unreasonable, etc.; ‘the hell with ——’. Now chiefly in dicken on that. ΚΠ 1895 Coburg (Victoria) Leader 27 July 1/6 If Bertha thinks the boys believe what she told them about her being engaged, she is much mistaken, for they don't believe it Dickon to that tale. 1916 C. J. Dennis Moods of Ginger Mick xii. 102 Dickin to swank! when it comes to a mill, It's the bloke wiv a punch 'oo's yer friend. 1936 W. Hatfield Austral. through Windscreen 293 You've got to tie your horse up; feed and water him, and—groom the bastard before you get near a bit of picking for yourself! Dicken to that. The infantry'll do me! 1950 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 6 Nov. 8/2 The accused said, ‘Murder..dicken on that, me murder anyone!’ 1988 D. McGill Dict. Kiwi Slang 36 Dicken on that! go easy, will you!; eg ‘You want me to help you lift that dirty big post? Dicken on that, mate.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1579int.1894
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