media lunan.

Brit.

/ˈmɛdɪə ˈluːnə/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdiə ˈlunə/

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

Etymology: < Spanish medialuna, media luna, lit. ‘half-moon’ (1609 in this sense) < media , feminine of medio half (see medio n.) + luna moon ( < classical Latin lūna luna n.). Compare mezzaluna n.

Bullfighting. Now historical.

An instrument consisting of a crescent-shaped blade attached to a long wooden pole, formerly used in bullfighting to hamstring a bull which could not be overcome by other means.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > equipment

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1838 Q. Rev. 62 419 The instrument used is the Iberian ‘bidens’, the ‘media luna’, a sharp crescent of steel fixed on a pole.

1933 H. Allen Anthony Adverse III. viii. lxii. 1040 But whether the bull expired with a buen estoque or by the media luna, the end was always the same.

1961 B. Conrad Encycl. Bullfighting 163/1 Media luna, an instrument used in the 19th Century. It consisted of a half-moon-shaped blade, hooked on to the end of a long pole, and was used to hamstring the bull if the matador was unable to kill it.

1967 J. McCormick & M. S. Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado ii. 46 Such treatment to the animal is a vivid reminder that until at least a century ago, difficult toros in the plaza might be hamstrung with the media luna.

1988 G. Marvin Bullfight iii. 56 The assistants would help by cutting the animals legs with a media luna.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	media luna
释义	media lunan. Brit. /ˈmɛdɪə ˈluːnə/, U.S. /ˈmɛdiə ˈlunə/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish medialuna. Etymology: < Spanish medialuna, media luna, lit. ‘half-moon’ (1609 in this sense) < media , feminine of medio half (see medio n.) + luna moon ( < classical Latin lūna luna n.). Compare mezzaluna n. Bullfighting. Now historical. An instrument consisting of a crescent-shaped blade attached to a long wooden pole, formerly used in bullfighting to hamstring a bull which could not be overcome by other means. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > equipment rejon1692 muleta1791 banderilla1797 media luna1838 puntilla1838 pic1926 vara1932 1838 Q. Rev. 62 419 The instrument used is the Iberian ‘bidens’, the ‘media luna’, a sharp crescent of steel fixed on a pole. 1933 H. Allen Anthony Adverse III. viii. lxii. 1040 But whether the bull expired with a buen estoque or by the media luna, the end was always the same. 1961 B. Conrad Encycl. Bullfighting 163/1 Media luna, an instrument used in the 19th Century. It consisted of a half-moon-shaped blade, hooked on to the end of a long pole, and was used to hamstring the bull if the matador was unable to kill it. 1967 J. McCormick & M. S. Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado ii. 46 Such treatment to the animal is a vivid reminder that until at least a century ago, difficult toros in the plaza might be hamstrung with the media luna. 1988 G. Marvin Bullfight iii. 56 The assistants would help by cutting the animals legs with a media luna. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838
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