low watern.adj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊ ˈwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈloʊ ˌwɔdər/,

/ˈloʊ ˌwɑdər/

Forms: see low adj. and n.² and water n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., water n.

Etymology: < low adj. + water n. Compare earlier high water n.With use in sense A. 2 compare earlier low tide n. 2b, at a low ebb at ebb n. 2b. With use as adjective compare earlier fresh water adj. 2a.

A. n.

1. = low tide n. 1; the level of the water at a time of low tide. Also: a time when the stream of a river is shallow. Cf. high water n. 1dead low water: see dead adj. 27a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > low

ground-ebba1420

low waterc1460

low tide1539

undertide1851

M.L.W.1904

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > time when shallow

low water1582

c1460 Let. in Publ. Southampton Rec. Soc. (1921) 22 22 Att eu[er]y lowe water it [sc. a castle] maye be assauted.

a1500 (c1437) Brut (Lamb.) 583 (MED) Þe Calisers hem brake the next day When it was lawe watir.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccix As nere as their great shyppes could come at the lowe water.

1582 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 426 At everye hyghe and ragynge water youre slueses..should be drawne upp... And at everye lowe water your..sluses should be..shutte.

1608 J. Smith True Relation Occurr. Virginia sig. A3^v So broad disperseth the streame, as there is not past fiue or sixe Foote at a low water.

1670 in W. Bedloe Popish Plot (1679) 21 He bid him observe the Tide, and be sure to do it within an hour of low water.

1751 R. Morris Narr. Life John Daniel x. 137 I set upon breaking up the cabbin, the wainscots and decks, till I had wrought her down to the low water edge.

1767 J. Smeaton Reports (1797) I. 190 When the pier is got above low water, I would have the matter taken out..down to the level of the top of the notch course.

1816 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges ii. 48 A certain number of pontoons would..be left aground at low water.

1882 E. P. Edwards in Good Words Apr. 248 Rocky peaks showing only above low-water.

1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. iii. 28 The small meanders are described by the low-water channel of the river.

1995–6 Lifeboat Winter 261/2 Visibility was good, low water had occurred at 0746.

2002 R. Murphy Kick (2003) 290 The tide had almost reached low water.

2. figurative. in (also at) low water: in a wretched or sorry state; esp. in financial difficulties, ‘hard up’. Cf. low tide n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > in impoverished state [phrase]

to the boneOE

to be out at elbow(sa1616

in (also at) low water1785

down on the knuckle-bone1883

(down) on one's uppers1886

on the rocks1889

down and out1901

on the outer1915

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Low tide or Low water, when there is no money in a man's pocket.

1813 D. W. Paynter Godfrey Ranger II. viii. 132 I wish I could send you more; but to tell you the truth, I am but in low water at present.

1885 Chambers's Jrnl. 21 Feb. 125/2 Law-breakers..who, having been ‘put away’, and done their time, found themselves in low water upon their return to the outer world.

1886 M. E. Braddon Mohawks I. iv. 94 His lordship was in low water financially.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxxvii. 195 He came to know which of the clients must be treated with respect and which were in low water.

1950 Z. N. Hurston in Sat. Evening Post 18 Mar. 120/2 We had been there when times was extra good, and I didn't aim to tear out and leave Miz' Celestine by herself at low water.

2003 D. J. Taylor Orwell xii. 240 Professionally, too, Orwell was in low water, his career afflicted by poor sales and a temporary falling-out with his publisher.

†B. adj.

Of a person: unskilled, inexperienced. Cf. fresh water adj. 2a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > inexperienced

youngOE

unfraisted?a1400

rudec1489

raw1534

unfleshed1542

untraded1542

fresh water?1548

unpractised1551

unexperienced1569

unacquainted1581

prenticea1586

fresh-watered1590

unsifted1604

unseen1606

unexperient1609

inexperienced1626

low water1643

inexperient1670

unproficient1794

nyoung1852

punk1907

raggedy-ass1930

1643 J. Angier Lancashires Valley of Achor 7 Fire is a cruell Lord, and dreadfull object to fresh and low-water souldiers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low water
释义	low watern.adj. Brit. /ˌləʊ ˈwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈloʊ ˌwɔdər/, /ˈloʊ ˌwɑdər/ Forms: see low adj. and n.² and water n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., water n. Etymology: < low adj. + water n. Compare earlier high water n.With use in sense A. 2 compare earlier low tide n. 2b, at a low ebb at ebb n. 2b. With use as adjective compare earlier fresh water adj. 2a. A. n. 1. = low tide n. 1; the level of the water at a time of low tide. Also: a time when the stream of a river is shallow. Cf. high water n. 1dead low water: see dead adj. 27a. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > low ground-ebba1420 low waterc1460 low tide1539 undertide1851 M.L.W.1904 the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > time when shallow low water1582 c1460 Let. in Publ. Southampton Rec. Soc. (1921) 22 22 Att eu[er]y lowe water it [sc. a castle] maye be assauted. a1500 (c1437) Brut (Lamb.) 583 (MED) Þe Calisers hem brake the next day When it was lawe watir. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccix As nere as their great shyppes could come at the lowe water. 1582 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 426 At everye hyghe and ragynge water youre slueses..should be drawne upp... And at everye lowe water your..sluses should be..shutte. 1608 J. Smith True Relation Occurr. Virginia sig. A3^v So broad disperseth the streame, as there is not past fiue or sixe Foote at a low water. 1670 in W. Bedloe Popish Plot (1679) 21 He bid him observe the Tide, and be sure to do it within an hour of low water. 1751 R. Morris Narr. Life John Daniel x. 137 I set upon breaking up the cabbin, the wainscots and decks, till I had wrought her down to the low water edge. 1767 J. Smeaton Reports (1797) I. 190 When the pier is got above low water, I would have the matter taken out..down to the level of the top of the notch course. 1816 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges ii. 48 A certain number of pontoons would..be left aground at low water. 1882 E. P. Edwards in Good Words Apr. 248 Rocky peaks showing only above low-water. 1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. iii. 28 The small meanders are described by the low-water channel of the river. 1995–6 Lifeboat Winter 261/2 Visibility was good, low water had occurred at 0746. 2002 R. Murphy Kick (2003) 290 The tide had almost reached low water. 2. figurative. in (also at) low water: in a wretched or sorry state; esp. in financial difficulties, ‘hard up’. Cf. low tide n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > in impoverished state [phrase] to the boneOE to be out at elbow(sa1616 in (also at) low water1785 down on the knuckle-bone1883 (down) on one's uppers1886 on the rocks1889 down and out1901 on the outer1915 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Low tide or Low water, when there is no money in a man's pocket. 1813 D. W. Paynter Godfrey Ranger II. viii. 132 I wish I could send you more; but to tell you the truth, I am but in low water at present. 1885 Chambers's Jrnl. 21 Feb. 125/2 Law-breakers..who, having been ‘put away’, and done their time, found themselves in low water upon their return to the outer world. 1886 M. E. Braddon Mohawks I. iv. 94 His lordship was in low water financially. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxxvii. 195 He came to know which of the clients must be treated with respect and which were in low water. 1950 Z. N. Hurston in Sat. Evening Post 18 Mar. 120/2 We had been there when times was extra good, and I didn't aim to tear out and leave Miz' Celestine by herself at low water. 2003 D. J. Taylor Orwell xii. 240 Professionally, too, Orwell was in low water, his career afflicted by poor sales and a temporary falling-out with his publisher. †B. adj. Of a person: unskilled, inexperienced. Cf. fresh water adj. 2a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > inexperienced youngOE unfraisted?a1400 rudec1489 raw1534 unfleshed1542 untraded1542 fresh water?1548 unpractised1551 unexperienced1569 unacquainted1581 prenticea1586 fresh-watered1590 unsifted1604 unseen1606 unexperient1609 inexperienced1626 low water1643 inexperient1670 unproficient1794 nyoung1852 punk1907 raggedy-ass1930 1643 J. Angier Lancashires Valley of Achor 7 Fire is a cruell Lord, and dreadfull object to fresh and low-water souldiers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1460
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