horse-godmothern.

Forms:

α. 1500s horse-goodmother.

β. 1700s–1800s horse-godmother.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: horse n., good-mother n.

Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < horse n. + good-mother n. The β. forms show remodelling of the second element after godmother n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌhorse-ˈgodmother.

dialect and vulgar.

A large coarse-looking woman.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > ugly person > woman

hagc1400

horse-godmother1569

Hecatea1616

urchin1657

Plain Jane1912

scag1938

fuglya1970

mutt1983

minger1992

munter1997

1569–70 in J. Raine Depositions Courts Durham (1845) 91 In causa diff. viz. that she was a horse goodmother water wych.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Horse Godmother, a large masculine woman.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. v. 52 A kitchen girl,..a great bloated horse-god-mother.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxix. 355 You ain't like that old horse-godmother, your mother.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	horse-godmother
释义	horse-godmothern. Forms: α. 1500s horse-goodmother. β. 1700s–1800s horse-godmother. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: horse n., good-mother n. Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < horse n. + good-mother n. The β. forms show remodelling of the second element after godmother n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌhorse-ˈgodmother. dialect and vulgar. A large coarse-looking woman. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > ugly person > woman hagc1400 horse-godmother1569 Hecatea1616 urchin1657 Plain Jane1912 scag1938 fuglya1970 mutt1983 minger1992 munter1997 1569–70 in J. Raine Depositions Courts Durham (1845) 91 In causa diff. viz. that she was a horse goodmother water wych. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Horse Godmother, a large masculine woman. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. v. 52 A kitchen girl,..a great bloated horse-god-mother. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxix. 355 You ain't like that old horse-godmother, your mother. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1569
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