funk-holen.

Brit.

/ˈfʌŋkhəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈfəŋkˌ(h)oʊl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: funk n.⁴, hole n.

Etymology: < funk n.⁴ + hole n.

slang.

1. A hiding place or refuge.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > a place of refuge

havenc1225

infleeinga1300

leinda1300

harbourc1300

reseta1325

harbouryc1325

refutec1350

asylec1384

receipta1393

refugec1405

port salut?1407

recept1423

porta1425

receptaclec1425

place (etc.) of refuge?a1439

retreat1481

port haven1509

stelling-place1513

refugie1515

retraict1550

safe haven1555

havening place1563

sanctuarya1568

safe harbour1569

sheepfold1579

subterfuge1593

arka1616

lopeholt1616

latebra1626

asylum1642

creep-hole1646

harbourage1651

reverticle1656

creeping-hole1665

a port in a (also the) storm1714

receptory1856

padded cell1876

funk-hole1900

1900 Daily News 20 Nov. 3/2 The Funk Holes which the besieged residents had mined in the river bank.

1928 Sunday Disp. 30 Sept. 2/2 Jim might have stayed! A few hours away from the office wouldn't matter. Lovely funk-holes, offices!

1932 ‘A. Bridge’ Peking Picnic v. 48 This place was one of her favourite funk-holes.

1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Afr. ix. 219 Deep, dark caves were never occupied except very occasionally as refuges or ‘funk holes’.

1972 Times 6 Sept. 14/2 The motives of Mr Wilson's silence were thoroughly disreputable and it was therefore their duty to smoke him out of his funk-hole.

1985 Fortnight 1 Apr. 8/1 Its so-called ‘Hostel for Wayward Girls’ [was] nothing but a funk hole for loose women and disaffected wives.

2014 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 7 Mar. 16 Funk holes and safe havens for their own (usually ill-gotten) personal wealth.

2. spec.

a. In the First World War (1914–18): a hole in the ground used by troops as a shelter against enemy fire or as a firing point (cf. foxhole n. 3). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > trench > types of trench

transverse1704

front trench1847

communicating trench1857

shelter-trench1870

firing bay1885

communication trench1903

fire trench1907

funk-hole1914

support trench1914

foxhole1915

fire bay1916

slit-trench1942

1914 Evening News (London) 20 Oct. 3/2 The enemy's artillery fire on my battery was so great that we were forced to take cover. I sat crouched in my ‘funk hole’ for seventeen solid hours.

1917 Times 19 July 6/5 The Austrians were compelled by our barrage to remain in their funk-holes till our infantry were upon them.

2014 Tamworth Herald (Nexis) 16 Oct. 38 This extraordinary experience is made all the more evocative by..original WW1 artefacts and signage, a first aid station, firing step and funk hole.

b. depreciative. In extended use: a place of employment or an occupation which is used as a pretext for evading military service. Now historical and rare.

ΚΠ

1916 Times 27 Sept. 5/2 We also have a ‘funk-hole’ up here where hundreds of men of the best military age..do carting &c., all of which could be done by men of non-military age.

1946 R. Campbell Talking Bronco 15 For when the War-Clouds fork their sky, They'll seek Utopias oversea, To jobs in ministries they'll fly, And funk-holes in the B.B.C.

1973 Jrnl. Brit. Stud. 12 111 C.O.s [sc. conscientious objectors] hiding in their ‘funk holes’ were detestable, but when they emerged into the light to exercise their rights as citizens of a country they would not defend [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	funk-hole
释义	funk-holen. Brit. /ˈfʌŋkhəʊl/, U.S. /ˈfəŋkˌ(h)oʊl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: funk n.⁴, hole n. Etymology: < funk n.⁴ + hole n. slang. 1. A hiding place or refuge. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > a place of refuge havenc1225 infleeinga1300 leinda1300 harbourc1300 reseta1325 harbouryc1325 refutec1350 asylec1384 receipta1393 refugec1405 port salut?1407 recept1423 porta1425 receptaclec1425 place (etc.) of refuge?a1439 retreat1481 port haven1509 stelling-place1513 refugie1515 retraict1550 safe haven1555 havening place1563 sanctuarya1568 safe harbour1569 sheepfold1579 subterfuge1593 arka1616 lopeholt1616 latebra1626 asylum1642 creep-hole1646 harbourage1651 reverticle1656 creeping-hole1665 a port in a (also the) storm1714 receptory1856 padded cell1876 funk-hole1900 1900 Daily News 20 Nov. 3/2 The Funk Holes which the besieged residents had mined in the river bank. 1928 Sunday Disp. 30 Sept. 2/2 Jim might have stayed! A few hours away from the office wouldn't matter. Lovely funk-holes, offices! 1932 ‘A. Bridge’ Peking Picnic v. 48 This place was one of her favourite funk-holes. 1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Afr. ix. 219 Deep, dark caves were never occupied except very occasionally as refuges or ‘funk holes’. 1972 Times 6 Sept. 14/2 The motives of Mr Wilson's silence were thoroughly disreputable and it was therefore their duty to smoke him out of his funk-hole. 1985 Fortnight 1 Apr. 8/1 Its so-called ‘Hostel for Wayward Girls’ [was] nothing but a funk hole for loose women and disaffected wives. 2014 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 7 Mar. 16 Funk holes and safe havens for their own (usually ill-gotten) personal wealth. 2. spec. a. In the First World War (1914–18): a hole in the ground used by troops as a shelter against enemy fire or as a firing point (cf. foxhole n. 3). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > trench > types of trench transverse1704 front trench1847 communicating trench1857 shelter-trench1870 firing bay1885 communication trench1903 fire trench1907 funk-hole1914 support trench1914 foxhole1915 fire bay1916 slit-trench1942 1914 Evening News (London) 20 Oct. 3/2 The enemy's artillery fire on my battery was so great that we were forced to take cover. I sat crouched in my ‘funk hole’ for seventeen solid hours. 1917 Times 19 July 6/5 The Austrians were compelled by our barrage to remain in their funk-holes till our infantry were upon them. 2014 Tamworth Herald (Nexis) 16 Oct. 38 This extraordinary experience is made all the more evocative by..original WW1 artefacts and signage, a first aid station, firing step and funk hole. b. depreciative. In extended use: a place of employment or an occupation which is used as a pretext for evading military service. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1916 Times 27 Sept. 5/2 We also have a ‘funk-hole’ up here where hundreds of men of the best military age..do carting &c., all of which could be done by men of non-military age. 1946 R. Campbell Talking Bronco 15 For when the War-Clouds fork their sky, They'll seek Utopias oversea, To jobs in ministries they'll fly, And funk-holes in the B.B.C. 1973 Jrnl. Brit. Stud. 12 111 C.O.s [sc. conscientious objectors] hiding in their ‘funk holes’ were detestable, but when they emerged into the light to exercise their rights as citizens of a country they would not defend [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900
随便看	isodimorphism isodimorphisms isodimorphous isodoma isodomon isodomous isodomum isodont isodontous isodonts isodose isodoses isodrin isodynamic isodynamical isodynamics isodynamogenic isodynamous isoecho isoelectric isoelectric focusing isoelectric point isoelectrically isoelectronic isoelectronically