Lochabern.

Brit.

/lɒxˈabə/,

/lɒkˈabə/, U.S.

/ˌlɑkˈæbər/,

/ˌlɑxˈæbər/, Scottish English

/lɔxˈabər/

Forms: pre-1700 Lochwaber, pre-1700 Lochwhaber, pre-1700 Loquhabor, pre-1700 Loquhaber, pre-1700 1700s– Lochaber.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Lochaber.

Etymology: < Lochaber (Scottish Gaelic Loch Abar), the name of a district of Inverness-shire.The place name is attested in English contexts from the beginning of the 16th cent. or earlier (compare quot. 1501).

Scottish. Only in attributive use.

1. Lochaber axe n. now historical a type of halberd having an elongated blade with a hook behind it, of a type originating in or associated with Lochaber.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > halberd > [noun]

weyc1275

poleaxe1294

billc1300

glaivec1450

langue de boeuf1450

halberd1497

budgea1522

brown-bill1589

ox-tongue1611

partisan1611

Lochaber axe1618

feather-staff1622

halberd staff1687

battle-axe1709

ko1923

1501 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 111 For ane batale ax maid of Lochabir fasoun..xiiij s.]

1618 J. Taylor Pennyles Pilgrimage sig. E4^v Harquebusses, Muskets, Durks and Loquhabor Axes.

1643 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1643/6/77 That they be furnisched with halbert, lochwaber axes or jedburgh staffes and swords.

1666 in J. Maidment Bk. Sc. Pasquils (1868) 233 Some with a Lochaber axe Resolved to gie Dalziel his paiks.

1736 Caledonian Mercury 9 Sept. in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. 114/1 They threw stones in so violent a manner, and wounded several of those that attended the magistrates with Lochaber-axes and butts of muskets.

1773 R. Fergusson Poems 120 Frae a stark Lochaber aix He gat a clamihewit.

1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xvi. 238 Two wild Highlanders..one of whom had upon his shoulder a hatchet at the end of a pole, called a Lochaber axe .

1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 179 Lochaber-axes of the city guard.

1918 Sc. Hist. Rev. 15 112 Another minute records the arrangement made for obtaining the sum necessary to provide three hundred Lochaber axes.

2009 C. Emsley Great Brit. Bobby iv. 96 The men..generally made their patrols armed with Lochaber axes or halberds.

2. Lochaber trump n. now rare a Jew's harp.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > Jews' harp

Jew's harp1481

Jew's trump1481

trumpc1550

juice harp1685

jaw harp1752

stang1808

guimbard1830

jawbone1844

Lochaber trump1863

mouth organ1877

mouth-harp1968

1863 N. Macleod in Good Words Jan. 297/2 He has two large ‘Lochaber trumps’, for Lochaber trumps were to the Highlands what Cremona violins have been to musical Europe.

1871 Notes & Queries 21 Jan. 52/1 The procession was headed by a piper..playing ‘The Land o' the Leal’, or some other mournful air, on ‘the Lochaber trump’ (i.e. the Jew's or rather jaw's, harp).

2010 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 27 June 19 e Musical competitions include fiddling, harp playing, singing, dancing and the Lochaber trump (jaw harp).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lochaber
释义	Lochabern. Brit. /lɒxˈabə/, /lɒkˈabə/, U.S. /ˌlɑkˈæbər/, /ˌlɑxˈæbər/, Scottish English /lɔxˈabər/ Forms: pre-1700 Lochwaber, pre-1700 Lochwhaber, pre-1700 Loquhabor, pre-1700 Loquhaber, pre-1700 1700s– Lochaber. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Lochaber. Etymology: < Lochaber (Scottish Gaelic Loch Abar), the name of a district of Inverness-shire.The place name is attested in English contexts from the beginning of the 16th cent. or earlier (compare quot. 1501). Scottish. Only in attributive use. 1. Lochaber axe n. now historical a type of halberd having an elongated blade with a hook behind it, of a type originating in or associated with Lochaber. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > halberd > [noun] weyc1275 poleaxe1294 billc1300 glaivec1450 langue de boeuf1450 halberd1497 budgea1522 brown-bill1589 ox-tongue1611 partisan1611 Lochaber axe1618 feather-staff1622 halberd staff1687 battle-axe1709 ko1923 1501 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 111 For ane batale ax maid of Lochabir fasoun..xiiij s.] 1618 J. Taylor Pennyles Pilgrimage sig. E4^v Harquebusses, Muskets, Durks and Loquhabor Axes. 1643 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1643/6/77 That they be furnisched with halbert, lochwaber axes or jedburgh staffes and swords. 1666 in J. Maidment Bk. Sc. Pasquils (1868) 233 Some with a Lochaber axe Resolved to gie Dalziel his paiks. 1736 Caledonian Mercury 9 Sept. in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. 114/1 They threw stones in so violent a manner, and wounded several of those that attended the magistrates with Lochaber-axes and butts of muskets. 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 120 Frae a stark Lochaber aix He gat a clamihewit. 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xvi. 238 Two wild Highlanders..one of whom had upon his shoulder a hatchet at the end of a pole, called a Lochaber axe . View more context for this quotation 1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 179 Lochaber-axes of the city guard. 1918 Sc. Hist. Rev. 15 112 Another minute records the arrangement made for obtaining the sum necessary to provide three hundred Lochaber axes. 2009 C. Emsley Great Brit. Bobby iv. 96 The men..generally made their patrols armed with Lochaber axes or halberds. 2. Lochaber trump n. now rare a Jew's harp. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > Jews' harp Jew's harp1481 Jew's trump1481 trumpc1550 juice harp1685 jaw harp1752 stang1808 guimbard1830 jawbone1844 Lochaber trump1863 mouth organ1877 mouth-harp1968 1863 N. Macleod in Good Words Jan. 297/2 He has two large ‘Lochaber trumps’, for Lochaber trumps were to the Highlands what Cremona violins have been to musical Europe. 1871 Notes & Queries 21 Jan. 52/1 The procession was headed by a piper..playing ‘The Land o' the Leal’, or some other mournful air, on ‘the Lochaber trump’ (i.e. the Jew's or rather jaw's, harp). 2010 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 27 June 19 e Musical competitions include fiddling, harp playing, singing, dancing and the Lochaber trump (jaw harp). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1618
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