英语词汇“lose a hog for a halfpennyworth of tar”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to lose a hog (also ewe, sheep) for a halfpennyworth of tar and variants: to lose or spoil something valuable, or fail to attain an objective, by trying to save in a small matter of detail. Later to spoil the ship for a halfpennyworth of tar and (elaborated) variants, in the same sense.Originally with allusion to the practice of smearing sheep (cf. hog n.¹ 4) with tar in the winter to help destroy parasites in the wool. The form of the phrase with ship presumably arises from the fact that /ʃɪp/ was formerly a common English regional pronunciation of sheep, the use of tar as a protective coating for a ship's timbers making this a plausible understanding of the phrase.

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the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of persons > in an undertaking > for the sake of a detail

to lose the ship (orig. and prop. sheep, ewe, hog) for a halfpennyworth of tar1631

1623 W. Camden Remaines (ed. 3) 265 A man will not lose a hog, for a halfeperth of tarre.

1631 J. Smith Advts. Planters New-Eng. 30 Rather..to lose ten sheepe, than be at the charge of a halfe penny worth of Tarre.

1673 J. Phillips Maronides vi. 22 And judge you now what fooles those are, Will lose a Hog for a ha'p'orth o' tar.

?1735 ‘R. Nab’ Addr. Batchelors Great Brit. 62 I think..that Man deserves Confinement, who loses an Hog for an hap'worth of Tar.

1764 Lloyd's Evening Post 3 Aug. 123/3 Being fatigued with our walk, we thought it best not to spoil the ship for a halfpenny-worth of tar, and so we paid the two additional shillings.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) at Hawporth Dunnut loaz t' yow for a hawporth o' tar.

1869 W. C. Hazlitt Eng. Prov. & Phr. 431 To spoil the ship for a halfpennyworth of tar. [Note. But, in Cornwall, I heard a different version,..more consistent with probability: ‘Don't spoil the sheep for a ha'porth of tar’.]

1891 Rev. of Reviews 4 576/1 To sink the ship by the refusal of the traditional ha'porth of tar.

1941 Irish Times 23 Dec. 3/6 It is wrong to spoil the Christmas tree for a halfpenny worth of tinsel.

2006 Crops 12 Aug. 46/4 Not treating oilseed rape is ‘spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar’.

P3. †to lose a hog for a halfpennyworth of tar (and variants). Obsolete. [Apparently showing sense 4, with allusion to the practice of smearing sheep with tar in the winter to help destroy parasites in the wool.]

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1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer vii. 239 We are so greedy, that we will not spare,To save the hogge, one farthing worth of tarre.

1673 J. Phillips Maronides vi. 22 And judge you now what fooles those are, Will lose a Hog for a ha'p'orth o' tar.

1705 J. Spruel in J. Smith Mem. Wool (1747) II. 66 So as the Proverb is verified, many a Time, we lose the Hog for the Halfpenny.

?1735 ‘R. Nab’ Addr. Batchelors Great Brit. 62 I think..that Man deserves Confinement, who loses an Hog for an hap'worth of Tar.

1826 A. Henderson Pract. Grazier iii. 186 I am persuaded that one trial, if a severe winter, will be a satisfactory proof of its [sc. the practice of smearing sheep with tar to kill vermin] utility, and that in future they will not lose the hog for the halfpenny worth of tar.]

单词	lose a hog for a halfpennyworth of tar
释义	> as lemmas to lose a hog (also ewe, sheep) for a halfpennyworth of tar to lose a hog (also ewe, sheep) for a halfpennyworth of tar and variants: to lose or spoil something valuable, or fail to attain an objective, by trying to save in a small matter of detail. Later to spoil the ship for a halfpennyworth of tar and (elaborated) variants, in the same sense.Originally with allusion to the practice of smearing sheep (cf. hog n.¹ 4) with tar in the winter to help destroy parasites in the wool. The form of the phrase with ship presumably arises from the fact that /ʃɪp/ was formerly a common English regional pronunciation of sheep, the use of tar as a protective coating for a ship's timbers making this a plausible understanding of the phrase. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail or be unsuccessful [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of persons > in an undertaking > for the sake of a detail to lose the ship (orig. and prop. sheep, ewe, hog) for a halfpennyworth of tar1631 1623 W. Camden Remaines (ed. 3) 265 A man will not lose a hog, for a halfeperth of tarre. 1631 J. Smith Advts. Planters New-Eng. 30 Rather..to lose ten sheepe, than be at the charge of a halfe penny worth of Tarre. 1673 J. Phillips Maronides vi. 22 And judge you now what fooles those are, Will lose a Hog for a ha'p'orth o' tar. ?1735 ‘R. Nab’ Addr. Batchelors Great Brit. 62 I think..that Man deserves Confinement, who loses an Hog for an hap'worth of Tar. 1764 Lloyd's Evening Post 3 Aug. 123/3 Being fatigued with our walk, we thought it best not to spoil the ship for a halfpenny-worth of tar, and so we paid the two additional shillings. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) at Hawporth Dunnut loaz t' yow for a hawporth o' tar. 1869 W. C. Hazlitt Eng. Prov. & Phr. 431 To spoil the ship for a halfpennyworth of tar. [Note. But, in Cornwall, I heard a different version,..more consistent with probability: ‘Don't spoil the sheep for a ha'porth of tar’.] 1891 Rev. of Reviews 4 576/1 To sink the ship by the refusal of the traditional ha'porth of tar. 1941 Irish Times 23 Dec. 3/6 It is wrong to spoil the Christmas tree for a halfpenny worth of tinsel. 2006 Crops 12 Aug. 46/4 Not treating oilseed rape is ‘spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar’. extracted from halfpennyworthn. to lose a hog for a halfpennyworth of tar P3. †to lose a hog for a halfpennyworth of tar (and variants). Obsolete. [Apparently showing sense 4, with allusion to the practice of smearing sheep with tar in the winter to help destroy parasites in the wool.] ΚΠ 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer vii. 239 We are so greedy, that we will not spare,To save the hogge, one farthing worth of tarre. 1673 J. Phillips Maronides vi. 22 And judge you now what fooles those are, Will lose a Hog for a ha'p'orth o' tar. 1705 J. Spruel in J. Smith Mem. Wool (1747) II. 66 So as the Proverb is verified, many a Time, we lose the Hog for the Halfpenny. ?1735 ‘R. Nab’ Addr. Batchelors Great Brit. 62 I think..that Man deserves Confinement, who loses an Hog for an hap'worth of Tar. 1826 A. Henderson Pract. Grazier iii. 186 I am persuaded that one trial, if a severe winter, will be a satisfactory proof of its [sc. the practice of smearing sheep with tar to kill vermin] utility, and that in future they will not lose the hog for the halfpenny worth of tar.] extracted from hogn.¹ < as lemmas
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