单词 | farter |
释义 | fartern. Now slang. A person who breaks wind. In early use also a term of abuse or contempt.Recorded earliest in surnames. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > action of breaking wind > [noun] > person farter1234 fister1580 1234 Close Roll Henry III (1905) 561 Walterum Fartere. 1327 Subsidy Roll, Leicestershire in Associated Archit. Soc. Rep. & Papers (1888) 19 303 Joh'ne le Fartere. a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 3087 Farter fowle, þou schalt be frayed Tyl þou be frettyd and al forbled. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Cest vn gros, vn grand vesseur, a great farter or fyster. 1664 C. Cotton Scarronides 9 He was, in fine, the loud'st of Farters: Yet could command his Hinder-quarters, Correct his Tayl, and only blow, If there occasion were. 1787 Ess. upon Wind 45 The late Sir William St. Quintin was a very polite man, and a very delicate Farter, yet he would fart, nor could he be restrained from this wholesome custom even on the bridal night. 1934 ‘J. M. Hall’ Anecdota Americana 2nd Ser. 256 F stands for Farter—How tuneful his ass—Delighting his friends with Its volleys of gas. 2003 C. Lewis Dict. Playground Slang 202 The ‘sixes’ were punches from anyone in the vicinity dished out to the farter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1234 |
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