eve-jarn.

Brit.

/ˈiːvdʒɑː/, U.S.

/ˈivˌdʒɑr/

Forms: 1700s eve-jarr, 1800s– eve-jar.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eve n.², jar n.¹

Etymology: < eve n.² + jar n.¹ Compare eve-churr n. and earlier nightjar n.

English regional (chiefly Hampshire). Now rare (perhaps historical).

The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus. Cf. eve-churr n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus > caprimulgus europaeus (nightjar)

goat-milker1611

goatsucker1611

nighthawk1611

nightjar1630

dor-hawk1668

churn-owl1674

fern-owl1678

goat owl1766

eve-jara1793

puckeridgea1793

moth-hunter1816

wheel-bird1817

jar-owl1832

nightchurr1837

night-swallow1840

eve-churr1861

wheeler1862

scissors-grinder1875

puck1878

spinner1885

a1793 G. White Observ. Birds in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1802) II. 191 A notion that the fern owl, or churn owl, or eve-jarr..is very injurious to weanling calves.

1833 Hort. Reg. 1 Dec. 537 An eve-jar also followed the ship for some time, and settled more than once upon the bowsprit.

1883 G. Meredith Poems & Lyrics 89 Lone on the fir-branch, his rattle-note unvaried, Brooding o'er the gloom, spins the brown eve-jar.

1913 M. Hewlett Helen Redeemed 138 The eve-jar's croak Summon ye, lightfoot fairy folk.

1939 Austral. National Rev. May 59 Some English country people..say that the voice of this nightjar, or evejar, resembles the old-fashioned spinning-wheel at work.

1993 Times 3 June 7/7 Country folk still use the name goat-sucker among many others, including eve-jar, jar-owl, puck bird.

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

单词	eve-jar
释义	eve-jarn. Brit. /ˈiːvdʒɑː/, U.S. /ˈivˌdʒɑr/ Forms: 1700s eve-jarr, 1800s– eve-jar. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eve n.², jar n.¹ Etymology: < eve n.² + jar n.¹ Compare eve-churr n. and earlier nightjar n. English regional (chiefly Hampshire). Now rare (perhaps historical). The European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus. Cf. eve-churr n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus > caprimulgus europaeus (nightjar) goat-milker1611 goatsucker1611 nighthawk1611 nightjar1630 dor-hawk1668 churn-owl1674 fern-owl1678 goat owl1766 eve-jara1793 puckeridgea1793 moth-hunter1816 wheel-bird1817 jar-owl1832 nightchurr1837 night-swallow1840 eve-churr1861 wheeler1862 scissors-grinder1875 puck1878 spinner1885 a1793 G. White Observ. Birds in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1802) II. 191 A notion that the fern owl, or churn owl, or eve-jarr..is very injurious to weanling calves. 1833 Hort. Reg. 1 Dec. 537 An eve-jar also followed the ship for some time, and settled more than once upon the bowsprit. 1883 G. Meredith Poems & Lyrics 89 Lone on the fir-branch, his rattle-note unvaried, Brooding o'er the gloom, spins the brown eve-jar. 1913 M. Hewlett Helen Redeemed 138 The eve-jar's croak Summon ye, lightfoot fairy folk. 1939 Austral. National Rev. May 59 Some English country people..say that the voice of this nightjar, or evejar, resembles the old-fashioned spinning-wheel at work. 1993 Times 3 June 7/7 Country folk still use the name goat-sucker among many others, including eve-jar, jar-owl, puck bird. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1793
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