gunningn.

/ˈɡʌnɪŋ/

Etymology: < gun n., gun v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The practice or art of firing guns; gunnery.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun]

gunning1570

fire1590

firing1684

squibbing1697

gunfire1801

gunnery1816

pop-off1843

pluffing1852

machine-gun fire1882

gun-play1897

loosing off1906

1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. dj^v The record, where the occasion and order generall, of Gunning, is first discoursed of.

a. Shooting with a gun; esp. the act or practice of hunting game with guns.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > [noun]

gunninga1625

shooting1642

gunnery1816

a1625 J. Fletcher Rule a Wife (1640) i. 5 There is lesse danger in 't then gunning Sanchio, Though we be shot sometimes the shot 's not mortall.

1655 J. Mennes & J. Smith Musarum Deliciæ 83 When there were shows of gunning and blows.

1726 T. Smith Jrnl. (1849) 45 There has been the best gunning here this winter than has been for some years past.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 119 In the earlier times, the art of gunning was but little practised, and the hawk then was valuable.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. viii. 181 He has had gunning and pistolling enough to serve him one while, I should think.

1846 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 265 My punts were all newly done up for gunning.

1851 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 4 Oct. (1992) IV. 117 Farming is an amusement which has lasted him longer than gunning or fishing.

1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited (1885) 394 The sport which Western men call ‘gunning’.

b. (to go or be) a-gunning.

ΚΠ

1689 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 294 Edward Shaftoe..goeing out into Gunnerton moores a gunning.

1734 in B. Peirce Hist. Harvard Univ. (1833) App. 141 No Under~graduate..shall go a gunning, fishing, or scating over deep waters, without leave from the President or one of the Tutors.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 104 What luck a' gunnin'?

1829 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Oct. 502 Who is to be foolish enough to ‘go out a gunning’ upon the strength of two campaigns?

a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) ii. 132 Such of my acquaintances as love to write verses and go a-gunning.

3. Provision of guns. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > provision of guns

gunning1675

1675 A. Marvell Let. 4 Nov. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 170 They differd concerning the word ships some insisting that thereby was ment also rigging and gunning.

1917 H. Macfall Germany at Bay 210 The enormous gunning and munitionment of the Germans made trench warfare a costly affair for such as had it not.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

gunning-boat n.

ΚΠ

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Gunning-boat, a light and narrow boat in which the fenmen pursue the flocks of wild fowl along their narrow drains. Also called a gunning-shout.

gunning-feat n.

ΚΠ

1851 Zoologist 9 3055 A gunner here [i.e. at Weymouth] was telling me of his gunning feats.

gunning-hut n.

ΚΠ

1819 P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 170 The gunning huts and straw decoy birds.

gunning-matter n.

ΚΠ

1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 76, in Bulwarke of Defence I will..leaue Gunning matters, to the man of warre.

gunning-party n.

ΚΠ

1860 C. Durfee Hist. Williams Coll. 72 Accidentally shot dead, on a gunning party.

gunning-prowess n.

ΚΠ

1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 20 The robin redbreast..is not safe from the gunning prowess of the..sportsmen.

gunning-punt n.

ΚΠ

1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads xix. 139 A gunning punt, with a couple of single-barrelled guns lying ready loaded in it.

gunning-shout n. (See quot. 1847 for gunning-boat n.)

ΚΠ

1847Gunning-shout [see gunning-boat n.].

C2.

gunning-stick n. A device used by lumbermen in guiding the falling of a tree.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > lumbering equipment > guide for falling tree

gunning-stick1905

kilhig1905

1905 Terms Forestry & Logging (Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Forestry, No. 61) 39 Gun, to aim a tree in felling it. In the case of very large, brittle trees, such as redwood, a sighting device (gunning stick) is used.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	gunning
释义	gunningn. /ˈɡʌnɪŋ/ Etymology: < gun n., gun v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The practice or art of firing guns; gunnery. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] gunning1570 fire1590 firing1684 squibbing1697 gunfire1801 gunnery1816 pop-off1843 pluffing1852 machine-gun fire1882 gun-play1897 loosing off1906 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. dj^v The record, where the occasion and order generall, of Gunning, is first discoursed of. 2. a. Shooting with a gun; esp. the act or practice of hunting game with guns. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > [noun] gunninga1625 shooting1642 gunnery1816 a1625 J. Fletcher Rule a Wife (1640) i. 5 There is lesse danger in 't then gunning Sanchio, Though we be shot sometimes the shot 's not mortall. 1655 J. Mennes & J. Smith Musarum Deliciæ 83 When there were shows of gunning and blows. 1726 T. Smith Jrnl. (1849) 45 There has been the best gunning here this winter than has been for some years past. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 119 In the earlier times, the art of gunning was but little practised, and the hawk then was valuable. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. viii. 181 He has had gunning and pistolling enough to serve him one while, I should think. 1846 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 265 My punts were all newly done up for gunning. 1851 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 4 Oct. (1992) IV. 117 Farming is an amusement which has lasted him longer than gunning or fishing. 1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited (1885) 394 The sport which Western men call ‘gunning’. b. (to go or be) a-gunning. ΚΠ 1689 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 294 Edward Shaftoe..goeing out into Gunnerton moores a gunning. 1734 in B. Peirce Hist. Harvard Univ. (1833) App. 141 No Under~graduate..shall go a gunning, fishing, or scating over deep waters, without leave from the President or one of the Tutors. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 104 What luck a' gunnin'? 1829 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Oct. 502 Who is to be foolish enough to ‘go out a gunning’ upon the strength of two campaigns? a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) ii. 132 Such of my acquaintances as love to write verses and go a-gunning. 3. Provision of guns. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > provision of guns gunning1675 1675 A. Marvell Let. 4 Nov. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 170 They differd concerning the word ships some insisting that thereby was ment also rigging and gunning. 1917 H. Macfall Germany at Bay 210 The enormous gunning and munitionment of the Germans made trench warfare a costly affair for such as had it not. Compounds C1. General attributive. gunning-boat n. ΚΠ 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Gunning-boat, a light and narrow boat in which the fenmen pursue the flocks of wild fowl along their narrow drains. Also called a gunning-shout. gunning-feat n. ΚΠ 1851 Zoologist 9 3055 A gunner here [i.e. at Weymouth] was telling me of his gunning feats. gunning-hut n. ΚΠ 1819 P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 170 The gunning huts and straw decoy birds. gunning-matter n. ΚΠ 1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 76, in Bulwarke of Defence I will..leaue Gunning matters, to the man of warre. gunning-party n. ΚΠ 1860 C. Durfee Hist. Williams Coll. 72 Accidentally shot dead, on a gunning party. gunning-prowess n. ΚΠ 1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 20 The robin redbreast..is not safe from the gunning prowess of the..sportsmen. gunning-punt n. ΚΠ 1883 G. C. Davies Norfolk Broads xix. 139 A gunning punt, with a couple of single-barrelled guns lying ready loaded in it. gunning-shout n. (See quot. 1847 for gunning-boat n.) ΚΠ 1847Gunning-shout [see gunning-boat n.]. C2. gunning-stick n. A device used by lumbermen in guiding the falling of a tree. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > lumbering equipment > guide for falling tree gunning-stick1905 kilhig1905 1905 Terms Forestry & Logging (Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Forestry, No. 61) 39 Gun, to aim a tree in felling it. In the case of very large, brittle trees, such as redwood, a sighting device (gunning stick) is used. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). gunningadj. /ˈɡʌnɪŋ/ Etymology: < gun v. + -ing suffix². rare. That shoots with a gun. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [adjective] pot-hunting1808 sniping1840 gunning1883 shooting1891 1883 F. A. Walker Polit. Econ. 449 The lower elements of society, the gunning fishing tribe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1562adj.1883
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gunningn.

Compounds

gunningadj.