long ninen.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋ ˈnʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈˌlɔŋ ˈnaɪn/,

/ˈˌlɑŋ ˈnaɪn/

Forms: Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, nine n.

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + nine n.In sense 2 apparently with reference to the fact that the cigar was approximately nine inches (23 cm) long; compare short-six n. (b) at short adj., n., and adv. Compounds 6a.

1. A relatively long-barrelled gun for firing nine-pound cannonballs or shells, formerly in naval use.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > guns by weight of shot > of specific weight of shot

fifteen-pounder1684

four-pounder1684

hundred-pounder1684

six-pounder1684

three-pounder1684

ten-pounder1695

nine-pounder1713

seven-pounder1762

long nine1780

half-pounder1800

twelve-pounder1801

sices1804

twelve1804

one-pounder1811

eighteen1834

eighteen-pounder1866

1780 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 15 Feb. The Alert has twelve 18 pounders, 14 long nines, and 70 men.

1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy III. xii. 237 A couple of long brass nines.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xvii. 137 We had entirely forgotten the long nine.

1924 Boys' Life July 51/1 That left the twelve-pounders, these fellows up here, and the long nines. She was hopelessly outclassed then.

2008 M. Lardas Amer. Light & Medium Frigates, 1794–1836 16 The long nine was 8½ft long, weighed almost 2,600lb, and was capable of throwing a 9lb iron ball 1,800 yards.

2. U.S. A kind of long, thin cigar of low cost. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigar or cheroot > cigar > type of

Bermuda?a1641

Havana1802

regalia1819

long nine1821

short-six1831

loco-foco1835

Cuba1837

cabana1840

panatela1841

Habanero1845

pickwick1847

colorado maduro1851

colorado1854

colorado claro1854

maduro1854

Henry Clay1855

Trichinopoli chain1863

trichi1877

perfecto1884

claro1891

toby1894

twofera1911

Jamaican1919

1821 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Jrnl. Lit. & Polit. Those are my fav'rites, and their incense mine, To meaner fags belongs the black long-nine.

1851 Yale Lit. Mag. June 315 Pete had, as he always had after breakfast, a cigar in his mouth, a long nine.

1879 Bradstreet's 31 Dec. 3/3 Boys smoke ‘long nines’ while they still wear jackets.

1962 S. H. Holbrook Old Post Road xvii. 146 The Long Nines were pencil-thin; the Short Sixes merely not so long; the Supers were finished with a twist.

2002 J. Manning Trail Town iii. 29 Langford extracted a long nine from his coat pocket... ‘Mind if I smoke, Mr. Payne?’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long nine
释义	long ninen. Brit. /ˌlɒŋ ˈnʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈˌlɔŋ ˈnaɪn/, /ˈˌlɑŋ ˈnaɪn/ Forms: Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, nine n. Etymology: < long adj.¹ + nine n.In sense 2 apparently with reference to the fact that the cigar was approximately nine inches (23 cm) long; compare short-six n. (b) at short adj., n., and adv. Compounds 6a. 1. A relatively long-barrelled gun for firing nine-pound cannonballs or shells, formerly in naval use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > guns by weight of shot > of specific weight of shot fifteen-pounder1684 four-pounder1684 hundred-pounder1684 six-pounder1684 three-pounder1684 ten-pounder1695 nine-pounder1713 seven-pounder1762 long nine1780 half-pounder1800 twelve-pounder1801 sices1804 twelve1804 one-pounder1811 eighteen1834 eighteen-pounder1866 1780 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 15 Feb. The Alert has twelve 18 pounders, 14 long nines, and 70 men. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy III. xii. 237 A couple of long brass nines. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xvii. 137 We had entirely forgotten the long nine. 1924 Boys' Life July 51/1 That left the twelve-pounders, these fellows up here, and the long nines. She was hopelessly outclassed then. 2008 M. Lardas Amer. Light & Medium Frigates, 1794–1836 16 The long nine was 8½ft long, weighed almost 2,600lb, and was capable of throwing a 9lb iron ball 1,800 yards. 2. U.S. A kind of long, thin cigar of low cost. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigar or cheroot > cigar > type of Bermuda?a1641 Havana1802 regalia1819 long nine1821 short-six1831 loco-foco1835 Cuba1837 cabana1840 panatela1841 Habanero1845 pickwick1847 colorado maduro1851 colorado1854 colorado claro1854 maduro1854 Henry Clay1855 Trichinopoli chain1863 trichi1877 perfecto1884 claro1891 toby1894 twofera1911 Jamaican1919 1821 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Jrnl. Lit. & Polit. Those are my fav'rites, and their incense mine, To meaner fags belongs the black long-nine. 1851 Yale Lit. Mag. June 315 Pete had, as he always had after breakfast, a cigar in his mouth, a long nine. 1879 Bradstreet's 31 Dec. 3/3 Boys smoke ‘long nines’ while they still wear jackets. 1962 S. H. Holbrook Old Post Road xvii. 146 The Long Nines were pencil-thin; the Short Sixes merely not so long; the Supers were finished with a twist. 2002 J. Manning Trail Town iii. 29 Langford extracted a long nine from his coat pocket... ‘Mind if I smoke, Mr. Payne?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1780
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