Jehun.

Brit.

/ˈdʒiːhjuː/, U.S.

/ˈdʒiˌh(j)u/

Etymology: In allusion to 2 Kings ix. 20 ‘the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he driveth furiously’.

humorous.

a. A fast or furious driver.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > fast

Jehu1682

mile-eater1908

hell driver1934

1682 J. Dryden Medall 8 But this new Jehu spurs the hot mouth'd horse.

1682 S. Pordage Medal Revers'd 124 And if these Jehu's who so fiercely drive, In their sinister Arts proceed and thrive.

1876 M. M. Grant Sun-maid I. ii. 84 Gilbert's admiration of his power as a ‘Jehu’.

b. A driver, a coachman.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun]

driver?c1450

leader1497

Jehu1694

wagoner1841

car boy1843

pilot1926

1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer iii. i. 40 Our Jehu was a Hackney Coach-man, when my Lord took him.

1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 3 Nov. 149 He assured the coachman, that..his baggage..was perfectly light... But Jehu was inflexible.

1826 Sporting Mag. 17 243 ‘Team’ and ‘Drag’ are terms very generally made use of by Gentlemen Jehus.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

1755 Man xxxiii. 2 There came behind me a Jehu driver of a phaeton.

1830 N. S. Wheaton Jrnl. 338 He manages his fiery steeds in a very Jehu-like style.

Derivatives

ˈJehu v. to drive (transitive and intransitive).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive horse-drawn vehicle

Jehu1822

jarvey1826

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a horse-drawn vehicle

driveOE

lead1377

tool1812

Jehu1822

1822 J. Galt Sir Andrew Wylie II. viii. 77 Miss Julia and Mr. Mordaunt jehuing awa' in a chaise and four.

1825 Examiner 266/2 He himself was Jehu-ing this four-wheeled carriage.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jehu
释义	Jehun. Brit. /ˈdʒiːhjuː/, U.S. /ˈdʒiˌh(j)u/ Etymology: In allusion to 2 Kings ix. 20 ‘the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he driveth furiously’. humorous. a. A fast or furious driver. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > fast Jehu1682 mile-eater1908 hell driver1934 1682 J. Dryden Medall 8 But this new Jehu spurs the hot mouth'd horse. 1682 S. Pordage Medal Revers'd 124 And if these Jehu's who so fiercely drive, In their sinister Arts proceed and thrive. 1876 M. M. Grant Sun-maid I. ii. 84 Gilbert's admiration of his power as a ‘Jehu’. b. A driver, a coachman. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] driver?c1450 leader1497 Jehu1694 wagoner1841 car boy1843 pilot1926 1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer iii. i. 40 Our Jehu was a Hackney Coach-man, when my Lord took him. 1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 3 Nov. 149 He assured the coachman, that..his baggage..was perfectly light... But Jehu was inflexible. 1826 Sporting Mag. 17 243 ‘Team’ and ‘Drag’ are terms very generally made use of by Gentlemen Jehus. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1755 Man xxxiii. 2 There came behind me a Jehu driver of a phaeton. 1830 N. S. Wheaton Jrnl. 338 He manages his fiery steeds in a very Jehu-like style. Derivatives ˈJehu v. to drive (transitive and intransitive). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive horse-drawn vehicle Jehu1822 jarvey1826 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a horse-drawn vehicle driveOE lead1377 tool1812 Jehu1822 1822 J. Galt Sir Andrew Wylie II. viii. 77 Miss Julia and Mr. Mordaunt jehuing awa' in a chaise and four. 1825 Examiner 266/2 He himself was Jehu-ing this four-wheeled carriage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1682
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