manson.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmansəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnsoʊ/,

/ˈmænsoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish manso.

Etymology: < Spanish manso tame, unaggressive, domesticated (1220–50), probably < post-classical Latin mansus tame (c700 in a Spanish source), probably back-formation < classical Latin mansuētūdō mansuetude n. Compare classical Latin mansuēs tame, mild, gentle, and Portuguese manso (1085), Italian manso (c1319, archaic and literary), Catalan mans , Old Occitan mans . See earlier Indio manso at Indio n. (a).

Chiefly Bullfighting.

A. n.

A meek, tame, or cowardly person or animal, esp. a tame or timid bull.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s)

coward?a1289

hen-hearta1450

staniel?a1500

pigeon?1571

cow1581

quake-breech1584

cow-baby1594

custard1598

chicken heart1602

nidget1605

hen?1613

faintling1614

white-liver1614

chickena1616

quake-buttocka1627

skitterbrooka1652

dunghill1761

cow-heart1768

shy-cock1768

fugie1777

slag1788

man of chaff1799

fainter1826

possum1833

cowardy, cowardy, custard1836

sheep1840

white feather1857

funk1859

funkstick1860

lily-liver1860

faint-heart1870

willy boy1895

blert1905

squib1908

fraid cat (also fraidy cat)c1910–23

manso1912

feartie1923

yellowbelly1927

chicken liver1930

boneless wonder1931

scaredy-cat1933

sook1933

pantywaist1935

punk1939

ringtail1941

chickenshit1945

candy-ass1953

pansy-ass1963

unbrave1981

bottler1994

1912 A. Conan Doyle Lost World viii. 115 ‘Yes sir, war drums,’ said Gomez, the half-breed. ‘Wild Indians, bravos, not mansos; they watch us every mile of the way; kill us if they can.’

1952 J. Marks To Bullfight v. 58 He [sc. the president] has also a green and a red one [sc. handkerchief], which he holds over the edge of the box:..the red to condemn a cowardly manso to the stigma of black banderillas.

1967 J. McCormick & M. S. Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado ii. 30 He could pick out the mansos with eighty per-cent accuracy, which is better than most toreros can do.

1984 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 29 June c-1 He knows the bull is probably a manso. That must be kept in mind as much as if the bull were one of the great ones, that rare bull they all look for.

B. adj.

Of a bull: tame, timid, lacking in aggression.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective]

arghc885

heartlessOE

bloodlessc1225

coward1297

faintc1300

nesha1382

comfortless1387

pusillanimousa1425

faint-heartedc1440

unheartyc1440

cowardous1480

hen-hearteda1529

cowardish1530

feigningc1540

white-livered1546

cowardly1551

faceless1567

pusillanime1570

liver-hearted1571

cowish1579

cowardise1582

coward-like1587

faint-heart1590

courageless1593

sheep-like1596

white-hearted1598

milky1602

milk-livered1608

undaring1611

lily-livereda1616

yarrow1616

flightful1626

chicken-hearted1629

poltroon1649

cow-hearted1660

whey-blooded1675

unbravea1681

nimble-heeled1719

dunghill1775

shrimp-hearted1796

chicken-livered1804

white-feathered1816

pluckless1821

chicken-spirited1822

milk-blooded1822

cowardy1836

yellow1856

yellow-livered1857

putty-hearted1872

uncourageous1878

chicken1883

piker1901

yellow-bellied1907

manso1932

scaredy-cat1933

chickenshit1940

cold-footed1944

1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon 298 Manso, tame, mild and unwarlike; a bull which does not have the fighting blood is manso, as are also the steers called cabestros when they are trained.

1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia vii. 73 Since 1951, in Spain the ‘firing’ of manso bulls has been symbolical only;..the sticks have no fireworks.

1984 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 29 June c1 Nothing is respected or admired more than a fine bull. The ones that are not so fine are usually called manso, which means tame, or they more accurately are called ‘less brave’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manso
释义	manson.adj. Brit. /ˈmansəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɑnsoʊ/, /ˈmænsoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish manso. Etymology: < Spanish manso tame, unaggressive, domesticated (1220–50), probably < post-classical Latin mansus tame (c700 in a Spanish source), probably back-formation < classical Latin mansuētūdō mansuetude n. Compare classical Latin mansuēs tame, mild, gentle, and Portuguese manso (1085), Italian manso (c1319, archaic and literary), Catalan mans , Old Occitan mans . See earlier Indio manso at Indio n. (a). Chiefly Bullfighting. A. n. A meek, tame, or cowardly person or animal, esp. a tame or timid bull. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s) coward?a1289 hen-hearta1450 staniel?a1500 pigeon?1571 cow1581 quake-breech1584 cow-baby1594 custard1598 chicken heart1602 nidget1605 hen?1613 faintling1614 white-liver1614 chickena1616 quake-buttocka1627 skitterbrooka1652 dunghill1761 cow-heart1768 shy-cock1768 fugie1777 slag1788 man of chaff1799 fainter1826 possum1833 cowardy, cowardy, custard1836 sheep1840 white feather1857 funk1859 funkstick1860 lily-liver1860 faint-heart1870 willy boy1895 blert1905 squib1908 fraid cat (also fraidy cat)c1910–23 manso1912 feartie1923 yellowbelly1927 chicken liver1930 boneless wonder1931 scaredy-cat1933 sook1933 pantywaist1935 punk1939 ringtail1941 chickenshit1945 candy-ass1953 pansy-ass1963 unbrave1981 bottler1994 1912 A. Conan Doyle Lost World viii. 115 ‘Yes sir, war drums,’ said Gomez, the half-breed. ‘Wild Indians, bravos, not mansos; they watch us every mile of the way; kill us if they can.’ 1952 J. Marks To Bullfight v. 58 He [sc. the president] has also a green and a red one [sc. handkerchief], which he holds over the edge of the box:..the red to condemn a cowardly manso to the stigma of black banderillas. 1967 J. McCormick & M. S. Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado ii. 30 He could pick out the mansos with eighty per-cent accuracy, which is better than most toreros can do. 1984 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 29 June c-1 He knows the bull is probably a manso. That must be kept in mind as much as if the bull were one of the great ones, that rare bull they all look for. B. adj. Of a bull: tame, timid, lacking in aggression. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] arghc885 heartlessOE bloodlessc1225 coward1297 faintc1300 nesha1382 comfortless1387 pusillanimousa1425 faint-heartedc1440 unheartyc1440 cowardous1480 hen-hearteda1529 cowardish1530 feigningc1540 white-livered1546 cowardly1551 faceless1567 pusillanime1570 liver-hearted1571 cowish1579 cowardise1582 coward-like1587 faint-heart1590 courageless1593 sheep-like1596 white-hearted1598 milky1602 milk-livered1608 undaring1611 lily-livereda1616 yarrow1616 flightful1626 chicken-hearted1629 poltroon1649 cow-hearted1660 whey-blooded1675 unbravea1681 nimble-heeled1719 dunghill1775 shrimp-hearted1796 chicken-livered1804 white-feathered1816 pluckless1821 chicken-spirited1822 milk-blooded1822 cowardy1836 yellow1856 yellow-livered1857 putty-hearted1872 uncourageous1878 chicken1883 piker1901 yellow-bellied1907 manso1932 scaredy-cat1933 chickenshit1940 cold-footed1944 1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon 298 Manso, tame, mild and unwarlike; a bull which does not have the fighting blood is manso, as are also the steers called cabestros when they are trained. 1957 A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia vii. 73 Since 1951, in Spain the ‘firing’ of manso bulls has been symbolical only;..the sticks have no fireworks. 1984 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 29 June c1 Nothing is respected or admired more than a fine bull. The ones that are not so fine are usually called manso, which means tame, or they more accurately are called ‘less brave’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1912
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