grassern.¹

Brit.

/ˈɡrɑːsə/,

/ˈɡrasə/, U.S.

/ˈɡræsər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grass n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < grass n.¹ + -er suffix¹.

North American.

A calf or other animal fed exclusively on grass, as opposed to being fattened on grain or other prepared food prior to being sold or slaughtered. Also: the hide or skin of such an animal (typically having a coarse grain), as used for leather.

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1874 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 15 Aug. 6/4 Swine: receipts 1750;..a car-load of poor grassers were sold alive at 6½.

1881 Chicago Times 1 June Several droves of Texas ‘grassers’ were among the fresh arrivals.

1910 National Provisioner 10 Sept. 33/3 Reports from Nijni are that grassers are very dull and weak, and that prices on these have recently declined there 3 rubles per pud.

1922 Hide & Leather 19 Aug. 57/1 Some tanners say no material slump expected as receipts of good quality are falling off and more grassers coming in.

2015 Beef (Nexis) 16 July Gross margin shows the gross sales value minus the purchase cost of the grassers.

Compounds

General attributive and appositive, as grasser calf, grasser market, etc.

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1892 Cultivator & Country Gentleman 1 Dec. 907/4 A. E. G. proposes to winter a lot of ‘grasser’ calves on steamed corn stover, mangolds and a little hay.

1904 National Provisioner 2 July 19/3 The run of grassers will continue around grasser prices and the product will feel the sag of summer's slack demand for such stuff.

1909 Pacific Rural Press (San Francisco) 28 Aug. 138/1 Pittsburg is an important grasser market during August and September, the mountain regions of the Virginias sending thousands of grass-fat steers to the butcher during that period.

1925 J. R. Arnold Hides & Skins xvi. 434 For some purposes..there is a further distinction between chevreaux, or kidskins proper in the sense of milk skins, and broutards, which correspond roughly to grasser calfskins.

2010 Kamloops (Brit. Columbia) Daily News (Nexis) 15 Apr. (Final ed.) b6 Outstanding quality was on offer here today with both the grasser and the feeder cattle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

grassern.²

Brit.

/ˈɡrɑːsə/,

/ˈɡrasə/, U.S.

/ˈɡræsər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grass v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < grass v. (compare sense 9 at that entry) + -er suffix¹.

British colloquial (originally Criminals' slang).

A police informer; (later also more widely) any person who informs on another; = grass n.¹ 12a. Cf. grass v. 9.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer > police informer

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grasser1950

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1950 P. Tempest Lag's Lexicon 97 Grasser, one who gives information. A ‘squealer’ or ‘squeaker’.

1968 ‘P. Alding’ Circle of Danger vii. 57 Five minutes alone with you and he'll be babbling like a grasser.

1983 Res. in Educ. Nov. 82 It is not always easy to protect a ‘grasser’ and thus the pupil is caught in a double bind, whatever he does he will be punished but he must do something.

2018 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 18 Jan. 6 She just calls me a grasser and says that her son is doing nothing wrong.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grasser
释义	grassern.¹ Brit. /ˈɡrɑːsə/, /ˈɡrasə/, U.S. /ˈɡræsər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grass n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < grass n.¹ + -er suffix¹. North American. A calf or other animal fed exclusively on grass, as opposed to being fattened on grain or other prepared food prior to being sold or slaughtered. Also: the hide or skin of such an animal (typically having a coarse grain), as used for leather. ΚΠ 1874 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 15 Aug. 6/4 Swine: receipts 1750;..a car-load of poor grassers were sold alive at 6½. 1881 Chicago Times 1 June Several droves of Texas ‘grassers’ were among the fresh arrivals. 1910 National Provisioner 10 Sept. 33/3 Reports from Nijni are that grassers are very dull and weak, and that prices on these have recently declined there 3 rubles per pud. 1922 Hide & Leather 19 Aug. 57/1 Some tanners say no material slump expected as receipts of good quality are falling off and more grassers coming in. 2015 Beef (Nexis) 16 July Gross margin shows the gross sales value minus the purchase cost of the grassers. Compounds General attributive and appositive, as grasser calf, grasser market, etc. ΚΠ 1892 Cultivator & Country Gentleman 1 Dec. 907/4 A. E. G. proposes to winter a lot of ‘grasser’ calves on steamed corn stover, mangolds and a little hay. 1904 National Provisioner 2 July 19/3 The run of grassers will continue around grasser prices and the product will feel the sag of summer's slack demand for such stuff. 1909 Pacific Rural Press (San Francisco) 28 Aug. 138/1 Pittsburg is an important grasser market during August and September, the mountain regions of the Virginias sending thousands of grass-fat steers to the butcher during that period. 1925 J. R. Arnold Hides & Skins xvi. 434 For some purposes..there is a further distinction between chevreaux, or kidskins proper in the sense of milk skins, and broutards, which correspond roughly to grasser calfskins. 2010 Kamloops (Brit. Columbia) Daily News (Nexis) 15 Apr. (Final ed.) b6 Outstanding quality was on offer here today with both the grasser and the feeder cattle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). grassern.² Brit. /ˈɡrɑːsə/, /ˈɡrasə/, U.S. /ˈɡræsər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grass v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < grass v. (compare sense 9 at that entry) + -er suffix¹. British colloquial (originally Criminals' slang). A police informer; (later also more widely) any person who informs on another; = grass n.¹ 12a. Cf. grass v. 9. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > [noun] > informer > police informer setter1630 nose1789 mouchard1802 rat1818 stool-pigeon1830 knark1851 police informer1851 nark1859 telegraph1864 copper1885 sarbut1897 Noah's Ark1898 stool1906 snout1910 finger1914 policeman1923 stoolie1924 shelf1926 grass1929 grasshopper1937 grasser1950 stukach1969 supergrass1975 1950 P. Tempest Lag's Lexicon 97 Grasser, one who gives information. A ‘squealer’ or ‘squeaker’. 1968 ‘P. Alding’ Circle of Danger vii. 57 Five minutes alone with you and he'll be babbling like a grasser. 1983 Res. in Educ. Nov. 82 It is not always easy to protect a ‘grasser’ and thus the pupil is caught in a double bind, whatever he does he will be punished but he must do something. 2018 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 18 Jan. 6 She just calls me a grasser and says that her son is doing nothing wrong. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1874n.²1950
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