earthstoppern.

Brit.

/ˈəːθˌstɒpə/, U.S.

/ˈərθˌstɑpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, stopper n.

Etymology: < earth n.¹ + stopper n.

In fox hunting: a person employed to block up fox holes or earths in order to prevent the foxes from escaping into them.

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1726 D. Eaton Let. 1 May (1971) 52 The earth stoppers and keepers & apothecary's..are not paid.

1793 ‘H. Bromley’ Catal. Engraved Brit. Portraits 457 Arthur Wentworth, Earth-Stopper at Castle-Howard, Yorkshire.

1828 C. White Herbert Milton II. i. 37 I'll break away, if they bring all the earth-stoppers in Oxfordshire to stop me.

1880 Times 2 Nov. 4/5 There are huntsmen, whips, and grooms, kennel attendants, smiths, and earth-stoppers to be employed.

1919 J. Masefield Reynard the Fox i. 64 ‘They'm lying in the Ghost Heath Wood, Sir Peter,’ said an earth-stopper.

1981 Amer. Ethnologist 8 296 Keepers and earth-stoppers generally know just where the earths are, and they often know individual foxes by sight.

2000 Country Illustr. Apr. 92/1 Richard Jones, a professional to his boots—just as well, since he supervises the work of 112 earthstoppers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earthstopper
释义	earthstoppern. Brit. /ˈəːθˌstɒpə/, U.S. /ˈərθˌstɑpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, stopper n. Etymology: < earth n.¹ + stopper n. In fox hunting: a person employed to block up fox holes or earths in order to prevent the foxes from escaping into them. ΚΠ 1726 D. Eaton Let. 1 May (1971) 52 The earth stoppers and keepers & apothecary's..are not paid. 1793 ‘H. Bromley’ Catal. Engraved Brit. Portraits 457 Arthur Wentworth, Earth-Stopper at Castle-Howard, Yorkshire. 1828 C. White Herbert Milton II. i. 37 I'll break away, if they bring all the earth-stoppers in Oxfordshire to stop me. 1880 Times 2 Nov. 4/5 There are huntsmen, whips, and grooms, kennel attendants, smiths, and earth-stoppers to be employed. 1919 J. Masefield Reynard the Fox i. 64 ‘They'm lying in the Ghost Heath Wood, Sir Peter,’ said an earth-stopper. 1981 Amer. Ethnologist 8 296 Keepers and earth-stoppers generally know just where the earths are, and they often know individual foxes by sight. 2000 Country Illustr. Apr. 92/1 Richard Jones, a professional to his boots—just as well, since he supervises the work of 112 earthstoppers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1726
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