ghoenn.

Brit.

/ɡʊn/, U.S.

/ɡʊn/, South African English /ɡʊn/

Forms: 1900s– ghoen, 1900s– ghoon, 1900s– goen, 1900s– goon.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans ghoen.

Etymology: < Afrikaans ghoen (1884 or earlier), of uncertain origin.Suggested etymons for the Afrikaans word include Malay gundu marble, Dutch regional (North Holland) koen kind of clay marble (1897 or earlier), and Khoekhoe !gon to put or throw on the ground, but each of these poses formal or phonological problems. It has also been suggested that all three contributed to the development of the Afikaans word in a multilingual playground environment.

South African colloquial.

In children's games: a stone, marble, etc., that is thrown, shot, or pitched; esp. a large marble used as a shooter (shooter n. Additions).

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1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 187 Ghoen,..the stone with which hop-scotch is played; the marble with which a boy shoots.

1982 Frontline (Johannesburg) Nov. 45 You threw your ghoon, first into the middle hole, then into the far hole and back again.

1986 N. Kiston Where Sixpence Lives (1987) ii. 24 Their everyday activity was playing marbles and the object was to get the opponent's goens by nabbing (winning) ten of their glassies.

2019 I. Vladislavic Distance 138 This iron ghoen has never failed him, but the magic goes out of it today. He keeps missing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ghoen
释义	ghoenn. Brit. /ɡʊn/, U.S. /ɡʊn/, South African English /ɡʊn/ Forms: 1900s– ghoen, 1900s– ghoon, 1900s– goen, 1900s– goon. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans ghoen. Etymology: < Afrikaans ghoen (1884 or earlier), of uncertain origin.Suggested etymons for the Afrikaans word include Malay gundu marble, Dutch regional (North Holland) koen kind of clay marble (1897 or earlier), and Khoekhoe !gon to put or throw on the ground, but each of these poses formal or phonological problems. It has also been suggested that all three contributed to the development of the Afikaans word in a multilingual playground environment. South African colloquial. In children's games: a stone, marble, etc., that is thrown, shot, or pitched; esp. a large marble used as a shooter (shooter n. Additions). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > marbles > [noun] > marble > types of nicker1675 alley1720 blood alley1821 commoney1837 Rouge Royal1837 peewee1848 stoney1856 knicker1860 bonce1862 plunker1863 dobber1875 agate1886 mig1886 glassy1887 miggle1890 shooter1892 aggie1896 knuckler1896 milkie1908 ghoen1913 miggie1916 immy1928 glarney1953 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > hopscotch > stone or piece of pottery peever1856 pot1866 pick1898 potsy1905 ghoen1913 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 187 Ghoen,..the stone with which hop-scotch is played; the marble with which a boy shoots. 1982 Frontline (Johannesburg) Nov. 45 You threw your ghoon, first into the middle hole, then into the far hole and back again. 1986 N. Kiston Where Sixpence Lives (1987) ii. 24 Their everyday activity was playing marbles and the object was to get the opponent's goens by nabbing (winning) ten of their glassies. 2019 I. Vladislavic Distance 138 This iron ghoen has never failed him, but the magic goes out of it today. He keeps missing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913
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