lockspittingn.

Brit.

/ˈlɒkspɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlɑkˌspɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lockspit n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < lockspit n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹.

Now historical.

The action of lockspit v.

ΚΠ

1654 J. Ogilby in tr. Virgil Wks. (new ed.) 319 (side-note) Sets out the Circuit with a Plough, which we call Lock-spitting.

1800 W. Nicolay tr. K. A. von Struensee First Princ. Field-fortification i. iii. 66 The ground is then notched with a spade.., and the earth thus cut is removed... This is called Lockspitting.

1898 R. J. Howley in Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 132 324 Some engineers..will not allow the lockspitting of the centre line over bogs.

1908 Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway Surv.: Rep. Engineers-in-Chief 2/1 in Rec. & Papers Parl. Austral. 1907–8 II In our opinion lock-spitting along the route is not required.

1961 R. W. M. Strain Belfast & Charitable Society xvii. 301 Hundreds of pages of minutes record the details of leases and the ‘lock-spitting’ of ground as sites for churches, houses, and shops.

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

单词	lockspitting
释义	lockspittingn. Brit. /ˈlɒkspɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɑkˌspɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lockspit n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < lockspit n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹. Now historical. The action of lockspit v. ΚΠ 1654 J. Ogilby in tr. Virgil Wks. (new ed.) 319 (side-note) Sets out the Circuit with a Plough, which we call Lock-spitting. 1800 W. Nicolay tr. K. A. von Struensee First Princ. Field-fortification i. iii. 66 The ground is then notched with a spade.., and the earth thus cut is removed... This is called Lockspitting. 1898 R. J. Howley in Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 132 324 Some engineers..will not allow the lockspitting of the centre line over bogs. 1908 Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway Surv.: Rep. Engineers-in-Chief 2/1 in Rec. & Papers Parl. Austral. 1907–8 II In our opinion lock-spitting along the route is not required. 1961 R. W. M. Strain Belfast & Charitable Society xvii. 301 Hundreds of pages of minutes record the details of leases and the ‘lock-spitting’ of ground as sites for churches, houses, and shops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1654
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