单词 | dout |
释义 | doutn. 1. An implement used to extinguish a burning candle; a douter (douter n.), a snuffer. Now rare (English regional in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > extinguishing light > that which extinguishes (candles or torches) snitelc1000 candle-quencher1382 sniters1382 sniting tongsa1425 snuffer1465 sniting instrumentc1475 candle-shears1483 sniting iron1483 out-quencher1535 candle-snuffer1552 snufter1558 extinguisher1562 dout1573 douter1622 topper1688 link-extinguisher1859 squencher1871 1573 in P. Cunningham Extracts Accts. Revels at Court (1842) 58 Bodkyns & dowtes for lightes..xiij. 1579 in P. Cunningham Extracts Accts. Revels at Court (1842) 160 Dowtes for Candells, vj snuffers vj paire. 1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. Dout, an extinguisher, wherewith to put out—‘do out’—a candle. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Dout, an extinguisher. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester Dout, the snuff of a candle. 2. Scottish (western). The end of a smoked or partially smoked cigarette; a cigarette butt. Cf. doup n.1 4(b). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigar or cigarette > butt or end of doup1710 butt end1827 old soldier1834 butt1847 stub1855 cigar-end1870 stub-end1875 cigarette-end1889 cigar-butt1891 snipe1891 fag end1892 fag1897 bumper1899 scag1915 cigarette-butt1923 dout1928 dog-end1934 roach1939 stompie1947 1928 T. Wright in Sc. National Dict. (1952) III. 135/1 [Lanarkshire] Dowt [a cigarette-end]. 1948 Glasgow Herald 6 Sept. 2/1 To his standard equipment of pipe, pouch, and cigarette case, he has now added a little tin box for dowts. 1975 W. McIlvanney Docherty i. xii. 91 Tam sat down again and lit a dout. 2016 Paisley Daily Express (Nexis) 13 Aug. 1 Cops recovered a cigarette dout, from which Rennie's DNA was recovered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). doutv. 1. transitive. To put out or extinguish (a fire or light). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] > quench (light) aquenchc1000 quenchOE to do outa1425 extinct1483 to put outa1500 out-quencha1522 dout1526 pop1530 extinguish1551 to put forth1598 snuff1688 douse1753 douse1780 smoor1808 to turn out1844 outen1877 to turn off1892 to black out1913 1526 C. Mery Talys sig. Aiii Dout the candell and dout the fyre. ?1575 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. (new ed.) 369 If in the place of snuffing, we dowte the candel. 1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio i. 120 Flouds of temptations, nor whole streams of sin,..Are strong enough to dout that little spark. 1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk II. 141 Grist doughted his lantern. 1868 Cornhill Mag. Dec. 710 Your light isn't dowted most part of the night. 1908 Spectator 27 June 1029/1 ‘Hist!’ said the Mother: ‘dout the light!’ 1941 M. Whipple Giant Joshua ii. 39 Dout the fires thoroughly and see that none of the children lag behind. 2016 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 2 July a6 A smouldering, timid half-blaze.., at which we stared for a while and then ‘douted’ with cans of water. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > afflict with disordered vision [verb (transitive)] > blind blendc888 forblendc1175 blindfoldc1320 to put out a person's eyesc1325 blinda1400 dark?c1400 darken?a1425 quenchc1450 excecate?1540 stark blind1574 beblind1575 douta1616 unsight?1615 benight1621 emblind1631 occaecate1664 a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. ii. 11 Dolph. Make incision in their Hides, That their hot blood may spin in English eyes, And doubt them with superfluous courage: ha. Ram. What, wil you haue them weep our Horses blood? 1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 15 When you drink deep it flies about And douts one's eyes and makes one cough. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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