† down chargev.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: down charge int.

Etymology: < down charge int.

Obsolete.

intransitive. Of a gun dog: to drop to the ground and crouch down flat when the game rises and the shot is fired. Cf. down charge int.

ΚΠ

1825 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 21 May (advt.) They are warranted not to chase hares and down charge.

1836 Farmer's Mag. June 433/2 I ordered the spaniels in, who had up to this moment ‘down charged’.

1886 Ld. Walsingham & R. Payne-Gallwey Shooting (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) I. 334 Provided the dog is fairly cured of chasing, taught to ‘down-charge’, find, return, and keep at heel.

1907 Country Life 16 Nov. 715/1 The present writer has to confess to once shooting..a setter of this breed which was down-charging as it backed another's point, and was quite invisible in the heather.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018).

down chargeint.n.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊn ˌtʃɑːdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊn ˌtʃɑrdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., charge n.

Etymology: < down adv. + charge n.

Now rare.

Used as a command to a gun dog to drop to the ground and crouch down flat when the game rises and the shot is fired. Also as n.: a command of this type.

ΚΠ

1814 W. Dobson Kunopædia 39 The great secret of creating a perfect down charge..is this circumstance of leading back to the very spot, and administering the discipline there.

1814 W. Dobson Kunopædia 42 Repeat the ‘down charge!’ until you fix his attention; and then exchange it for ‘come in here!’

1833 New Sporting Mag. 5 260/1 Call out directly, ‘Down charge!’

1859 ‘Stonehenge’ Shot-gun ii. i. 129 He puts up the birds, calling out ‘Down charge’ at the same moment in a loud voice.

1906 Eclectic Mag. June 495/2 ‘Down charge!’ was no unmeaning observance—no mere feature of disciplinary parade; it provided a valuable breathing-time for animals that had been racing at top speed.

1990 Country Life 8 Feb. 54/1 The dogs could be kept in the ‘down-charge’ position, while the party waited for all the fowling pieces to be re-charged and primed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	down charge
释义	† down chargev. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: down charge int. Etymology: < down charge int. Obsolete. intransitive. Of a gun dog: to drop to the ground and crouch down flat when the game rises and the shot is fired. Cf. down charge int. ΚΠ 1825 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 21 May (advt.) They are warranted not to chase hares and down charge. 1836 Farmer's Mag. June 433/2 I ordered the spaniels in, who had up to this moment ‘down charged’. 1886 Ld. Walsingham & R. Payne-Gallwey Shooting (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) I. 334 Provided the dog is fairly cured of chasing, taught to ‘down-charge’, find, return, and keep at heel. 1907 Country Life 16 Nov. 715/1 The present writer has to confess to once shooting..a setter of this breed which was down-charging as it backed another's point, and was quite invisible in the heather. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018). down chargeint.n. Brit. /ˈdaʊn ˌtʃɑːdʒ/, U.S. /ˈdaʊn ˌtʃɑrdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., charge n. Etymology: < down adv. + charge n. Now rare. Used as a command to a gun dog to drop to the ground and crouch down flat when the game rises and the shot is fired. Also as n.: a command of this type. ΚΠ 1814 W. Dobson Kunopædia 39 The great secret of creating a perfect down charge..is this circumstance of leading back to the very spot, and administering the discipline there. 1814 W. Dobson Kunopædia 42 Repeat the ‘down charge!’ until you fix his attention; and then exchange it for ‘come in here!’ 1833 New Sporting Mag. 5 260/1 Call out directly, ‘Down charge!’ 1859 ‘Stonehenge’ Shot-gun ii. i. 129 He puts up the birds, calling out ‘Down charge’ at the same moment in a loud voice. 1906 Eclectic Mag. June 495/2 ‘Down charge!’ was no unmeaning observance—no mere feature of disciplinary parade; it provided a valuable breathing-time for animals that had been racing at top speed. 1990 Country Life 8 Feb. 54/1 The dogs could be kept in the ‘down-charge’ position, while the party waited for all the fowling pieces to be re-charged and primed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1825int.n.1814
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