gawnn.

/ɡɔːn/

Forms: Also 1600s gawne, 1600s–1800s goan.

Etymology: contraction for gallon n.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

1. A gallon.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > gallon

gallonc1300

gawn1565

wine-gallon1657

beer-gallon1661

bulk gallon1889

1565 in T. Sharp Diss. Cov. Myst. (1825) 50 It' payd for iij gawnes of ale in the pagiand.

1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) iii. sig. E4^v The abating of one inch in each dimension, abateth a gawne in the content.

1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 20 A Gawn or Goan, Chesh.: a Gallon, by contraction of the word.

1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 379 His fare was course, his drink of a penny a gawn or gallon.

1877 in E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire Goan.

1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester Gawn, a gallon.

2. (See quots.)

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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > pail

stopc725

piggin1554

whinnock1555

leglen1558

bowk1663

gawn1688

horse-bucket1827

pipkin1855

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > dairy farming > [noun] > milking > milking-pail

milking paila1425

milk-pail1440

milking pot1511

piggin1554

whinnock1555

coga1568

gawn1688

leglen1725

lead1741

milk-bucket1806

pipkin1855

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 320/2 A Gawn..is a Vessel made after the form of a Piggen, but it hath a long handle or neck thereby to reach to the bottom of deep Brewing Vessels to fetch out the Liquor.

1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. Gawn, a small bucket chiefly used in brewing.

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Gawn, a milking lade; any vessel for lading out a liquid.

1890 Sale-Catal. Suffield House near Derby Two milk gawns.

1893 J. Salisbury Gloss. Words S.E. Worcs. Gawn, a tub holding about a gallon, and usually having an handle projecting upwards on one side.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	gawn
释义	gawnn. /ɡɔːn/ Forms: Also 1600s gawne, 1600s–1800s goan. Etymology: contraction for gallon n. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. A gallon. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > gallon gallonc1300 gawn1565 wine-gallon1657 beer-gallon1661 bulk gallon1889 1565 in T. Sharp Diss. Cov. Myst. (1825) 50 It' payd for iij gawnes of ale in the pagiand. 1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) iii. sig. E4^v The abating of one inch in each dimension, abateth a gawne in the content. 1674 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 20 A Gawn or Goan, Chesh.: a Gallon, by contraction of the word. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 379 His fare was course, his drink of a penny a gawn or gallon. 1877 in E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire Goan. 1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester Gawn, a gallon. 2. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > pail stopc725 piggin1554 whinnock1555 leglen1558 bowk1663 gawn1688 horse-bucket1827 pipkin1855 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > dairy farming > [noun] > milking > milking-pail milking paila1425 milk-pail1440 milking pot1511 piggin1554 whinnock1555 coga1568 gawn1688 leglen1725 lead1741 milk-bucket1806 pipkin1855 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 320/2 A Gawn..is a Vessel made after the form of a Piggen, but it hath a long handle or neck thereby to reach to the bottom of deep Brewing Vessels to fetch out the Liquor. 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. Gawn, a small bucket chiefly used in brewing. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Gawn, a milking lade; any vessel for lading out a liquid. 1890 Sale-Catal. Suffield House near Derby Two milk gawns. 1893 J. Salisbury Gloss. Words S.E. Worcs. Gawn, a tub holding about a gallon, and usually having an handle projecting upwards on one side. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1565
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