hootern.¹

Brit.

/ˈhuːtə/, U.S.

/ˈhudər/

Etymology: < hoot v. + -er suffix¹.

One who or that which hoots.

a. A person or animal that hoots: esp. an owl.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > [noun] > that hoots

whooper1648

hooter1673

the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun]

owleOE

howlec1430

mouser1440

howletc1450

nightbirdc1450

owlet1542

night owl1581

jenny-howlet1600

tu-whit tu-whoo1604

Welsh ambassador1608

mouse-catcher1611

Welsh falconera1640

hooter1673

hobhouchin1682

flying-cat1699

houchin1746

jumbie bird1827

1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 26 A Gill-houter, Chesh., an Owl.

1763 ‘T. Bobbin’ Toy-shop (new ed.) To Rdr. p. vi Thoose ot connaw tell a Bitter bump fro a Gillhooter.

1828 H. Angelo Reminisc. I. 492 If the lout who was pointed out to me just now, be he, I never beheld..such a scare~crow, such a long-legged gilly-hooter.

1856 F. E. Paget Owlet of Owlstone Edge 12 Though he [an owl] was esteemed a good hooter in his youth, their hootings beat his hollow.

1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Hooter, an owl.

1899 N.E.D. at Hooter Mod. A few hooters tried to disturb the meeting.

b. A steam whistle or siren; esp. one at large works, sounded as a signal for beginning or ceasing work.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > signal marking the time > [noun] > hooter or siren

whew1869

hooter1878

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of horn > [noun] > horn or hooter

post-horna1652

steam-trumpet1801

blast-horn1844

fish-horn1856

hooter1878

klaxon1910

beep-beep1929

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > stopping work > signal for starting or stopping time

whew1869

hooter1878

knock-off1902

society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > signalling with other sounding instruments > [noun] > hooter or siren

whew1869

hooter1878

siren1879

wave-siren1881

siren alarm1950

1878 C. J. H. Fletcher in Oxford Chron. 19 Oct. The conditions under which these ‘hooters’ or ‘buzzers’ are used in our northern manufacturing towns.

1881 Daily News 24 Feb. 5/3 Behind this apparent boiler stands the driver with brake, regulator and ‘hooter’ within easy reach.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 30 June 5/2 The accompaniment of indescribable din and noise from the sirens and hooters of all the steamers down below.

1897 R. D. Blackmore Dariel lv. 485 The Osset tongue..sounds like..a hooter at the junction.

c. The horn of a motor vehicle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > horn

horn1901

motor horn1904

hooter1908

pip-pip1909

honker1910

1908 Lincoln Rutland & Stamford Merc. 19 June 5 No hooter was sounded on the car when rounding this dangerous corner.

1972 M. Irving Mr Purpose 10 Mike pulled up outside Joanna's house, beeped on the hooter and she appeared.

d. slang. The nose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [noun]

noseeOE

naseeOE

nebeOE

billa1000

nesec1175

grunyie?a1513

gnomon1582

nib1585

proboscis1631

handle to (also of, on) one's face1675

snot-gall1685

nozzle1689

bowsprit1690

smeller1699

snitch1699

trunk1699

vessel1813

index1817

conk1819

sneezer1820

scent box1826

snorter1829

snuff-box1829

bugle1847

beak1854

nasal1854

sniffer1858

boko1859

snoot1861

snorer1891

horn1893

spectacles-seat1895

razzo1899

beezer1915

schnozzle1926

schnozzola1929

schnozz1930

snozzle1930

honker1942

hooter1958

1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights 52 He held it [sc. a handkerchief] up to his face as though he was going to blow his hooter.

1972 Times 18 July 12/5 Derek Griffiths is a young coloured comedian with a face like crushed rubber..and a hooter to rival Cyrano de Bergerac.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

hootern.²

U.S. colloquial.

= hoot n.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > the smallest amount > a jot

cornc888

grotc888

prickleOE

prickOE

pointc1300

grain1377

hair1377

motec1390

twynt1399

mitec1400

tarec1405

drop1413

ace?1440

tittlea1450

whita1450

jot1526

Jack1530

plack1530

farthingc1540

minima1585

scintil1599

atom1626

scintillation1650

punct1653

doit1660

scintilla1674

rap1792

haet1802

dottle1808

smiggot1823

hooter1839

heartbeat1855

pick1866

filament1868

hoot1878

1839 Havana (New York) Republican 21 Aug. Now the Grampus [sc. a vessel] stopt, and didn't buge [= budge] one hooter.

1889 Commercial (Cincinnati) 17 Oct. It has not harmed the Republican cause in Ohio a hooter.

1896 Harper's Mag. Apr. 784/1 Now I can have all I want, I don't care a hooter!

1900 E. A. Dix Deacon Bradbury xii ‘Do you mean that you don't know anything about the matter at all?’..‘Not a hooter.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	hooter
释义	hootern.¹ Brit. /ˈhuːtə/, U.S. /ˈhudər/ Etymology: < hoot v. + -er suffix¹. One who or that which hoots. a. A person or animal that hoots: esp. an owl. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > [noun] > that hoots whooper1648 hooter1673 the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] owleOE howlec1430 mouser1440 howletc1450 nightbirdc1450 owlet1542 night owl1581 jenny-howlet1600 tu-whit tu-whoo1604 Welsh ambassador1608 mouse-catcher1611 Welsh falconera1640 hooter1673 hobhouchin1682 flying-cat1699 houchin1746 jumbie bird1827 1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 26 A Gill-houter, Chesh., an Owl. 1763 ‘T. Bobbin’ Toy-shop (new ed.) To Rdr. p. vi Thoose ot connaw tell a Bitter bump fro a Gillhooter. 1828 H. Angelo Reminisc. I. 492 If the lout who was pointed out to me just now, be he, I never beheld..such a scare~crow, such a long-legged gilly-hooter. 1856 F. E. Paget Owlet of Owlstone Edge 12 Though he [an owl] was esteemed a good hooter in his youth, their hootings beat his hollow. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Hooter, an owl. 1899 N.E.D. at Hooter Mod. A few hooters tried to disturb the meeting. b. A steam whistle or siren; esp. one at large works, sounded as a signal for beginning or ceasing work. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > signal marking the time > [noun] > hooter or siren whew1869 hooter1878 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of horn > [noun] > horn or hooter post-horna1652 steam-trumpet1801 blast-horn1844 fish-horn1856 hooter1878 klaxon1910 beep-beep1929 society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > stopping work > signal for starting or stopping time whew1869 hooter1878 knock-off1902 society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > signalling with other sounding instruments > [noun] > hooter or siren whew1869 hooter1878 siren1879 wave-siren1881 siren alarm1950 1878 C. J. H. Fletcher in Oxford Chron. 19 Oct. The conditions under which these ‘hooters’ or ‘buzzers’ are used in our northern manufacturing towns. 1881 Daily News 24 Feb. 5/3 Behind this apparent boiler stands the driver with brake, regulator and ‘hooter’ within easy reach. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 30 June 5/2 The accompaniment of indescribable din and noise from the sirens and hooters of all the steamers down below. 1897 R. D. Blackmore Dariel lv. 485 The Osset tongue..sounds like..a hooter at the junction. c. The horn of a motor vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > horn horn1901 motor horn1904 hooter1908 pip-pip1909 honker1910 1908 Lincoln Rutland & Stamford Merc. 19 June 5 No hooter was sounded on the car when rounding this dangerous corner. 1972 M. Irving Mr Purpose 10 Mike pulled up outside Joanna's house, beeped on the hooter and she appeared. d. slang. The nose. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [noun] noseeOE naseeOE nebeOE billa1000 nesec1175 grunyie?a1513 gnomon1582 nib1585 proboscis1631 handle to (also of, on) one's face1675 snot-gall1685 nozzle1689 bowsprit1690 smeller1699 snitch1699 trunk1699 vessel1813 index1817 conk1819 sneezer1820 scent box1826 snorter1829 snuff-box1829 bugle1847 beak1854 nasal1854 sniffer1858 boko1859 snoot1861 snorer1891 horn1893 spectacles-seat1895 razzo1899 beezer1915 schnozzle1926 schnozzola1929 schnozz1930 snozzle1930 honker1942 hooter1958 1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights 52 He held it [sc. a handkerchief] up to his face as though he was going to blow his hooter. 1972 Times 18 July 12/5 Derek Griffiths is a young coloured comedian with a face like crushed rubber..and a hooter to rival Cyrano de Bergerac. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022). hootern.² U.S. colloquial. = hoot n.² ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > the smallest amount > a jot cornc888 grotc888 prickleOE prickOE pointc1300 grain1377 hair1377 motec1390 twynt1399 mitec1400 tarec1405 drop1413 ace?1440 tittlea1450 whita1450 jot1526 Jack1530 plack1530 farthingc1540 minima1585 scintil1599 atom1626 scintillation1650 punct1653 doit1660 scintilla1674 rap1792 haet1802 dottle1808 smiggot1823 hooter1839 heartbeat1855 pick1866 filament1868 hoot1878 1839 Havana (New York) Republican 21 Aug. Now the Grampus [sc. a vessel] stopt, and didn't buge [= budge] one hooter. 1889 Commercial (Cincinnati) 17 Oct. It has not harmed the Republican cause in Ohio a hooter. 1896 Harper's Mag. Apr. 784/1 Now I can have all I want, I don't care a hooter! 1900 E. A. Dix Deacon Bradbury xii ‘Do you mean that you don't know anything about the matter at all?’..‘Not a hooter.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.¹1673n.²1839
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