huskanawingn.

Brit.

/ˈhʌskənɔː(r)ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhəskənɔɪŋ/

Forms: see huskanaw n. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: huskanaw v., huskanaw n., -ing suffix¹

Etymology: < either huskanaw v. or huskanaw n. + -ing suffix¹.

The action or practice of subjecting a person to a huskanaw, an initiation ritual practised by certain North American Indian peoples of Virginia and North Carolina (see huskanaw n.); an instance of this.

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1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia iii. viii. 39 The Solemnity of Huskanawing is commonly practis'd once every fourteen or sixteen years, or oftener.

1749 Apol. Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 45 These Werowances, and the Coucarouses, are their Terms to distinguish their Men of Quality;..the latter such as have part the Trial of Huskanawing.

1847 Southern & Western Lit. Messenger & Rev. Mar. 141/2 They submitted with fortitude to cruel tortures imposed by their idolatry, especially in the horrid ordeal of Huskanawing.

1941 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 21 51 The name Holy Neck was traditionally derived from the fact that the Indians had a ‘huskanawing’ place here.

2003 K. Smith Virginia Native Peoples 17 Between the ages of ten and fifteen, Powhatan boys went through a trial of manhood called a huskanawing.

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

单词	huskanawing
释义	huskanawingn. Brit. /ˈhʌskənɔː(r)ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhəskənɔɪŋ/ Forms: see huskanaw n. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: huskanaw v., huskanaw n., -ing suffix¹ Etymology: < either huskanaw v. or huskanaw n. + -ing suffix¹. The action or practice of subjecting a person to a huskanaw, an initiation ritual practised by certain North American Indian peoples of Virginia and North Carolina (see huskanaw n.); an instance of this. ΚΠ 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia iii. viii. 39 The Solemnity of Huskanawing is commonly practis'd once every fourteen or sixteen years, or oftener. 1749 Apol. Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 45 These Werowances, and the Coucarouses, are their Terms to distinguish their Men of Quality;..the latter such as have part the Trial of Huskanawing. 1847 Southern & Western Lit. Messenger & Rev. Mar. 141/2 They submitted with fortitude to cruel tortures imposed by their idolatry, especially in the horrid ordeal of Huskanawing. 1941 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 21 51 The name Holy Neck was traditionally derived from the fact that the Indians had a ‘huskanawing’ place here. 2003 K. Smith Virginia Native Peoples 17 Between the ages of ten and fifteen, Powhatan boys went through a trial of manhood called a huskanawing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1705
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