mud-daubern.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdˌdɔːbə/, U.S.

/ˈmədˌdɔbər/,

/ˈmədˌdɑbər/

Forms: 1800s mud-dobber (U.S.), 1800s– mud-dauber.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.¹, dauber n.

Etymology: < mud n.¹ + dauber n.

a. Any of various solitary wasps, esp. of the family Sphecidae, that deposit their eggs, together with paralysed live prey, in cells made of mud. Also mud-dauber wasp.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > super family Sphecoidea or family Sphecidae > member of genus Sceliphron (mud-dauber)

mud wasp1824

mud-dauber1856

1856 Zoologist 14 5030 The species of the genus Pelopæus are popularly known as mud-daubers in America.

1932 E. Step Bees, Wasps, Ants & Allied Insects 71 Mud-daubers (Sceliphron) of warmer countries..build great clusters of mud cells for their eggs and prey.

1966 C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush v. 76 Mud daubers can be a great nuisance, for they build their nests, stuffed with spiders or caterpillars depending on the species, in any hidden place.

1985 Sci. Amer. July 96 b/3 In other areas crab spiders are among the chief prey of both the pompilids and the mud-dauber wasps (the Sphecidae).

b. U.S. = mud swallow n. at mud n.¹ Compounds 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Hirundinidae > genus Petrochelidan > species Pyrrhonota (cliff swallow)

republican swallow1824

mud swallow1868

cliff swallow1870

mud-dauber1899

1899 F. D. Bergen Animal & Plant Lore 34 The building of the mud-daubers, or swallows, on the barn or house is a sign of prosperity to the occupants.

1945 H. S. Pearson Country Flavor 49 There was often a phoebe's home to explore and dozens of mud daubers' nests.

2. U.S. derogatory. A manual worker or labourer. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > itinerant labourer

roundsman1795

rounder1817

roundman1827

row-man1840

mud-dauber1866

stiff1899

migratory worker1915

migrant worker1923

1866 ‘M. Twain’ Sketches New & Old (1875) 297 The old mud-dobber tackled the piano, and ran his fingers up and down once or twice.

1963 Amer. Speech 38 271 Mason, mud dauber.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mud-dauber
释义	mud-daubern. Brit. /ˈmʌdˌdɔːbə/, U.S. /ˈmədˌdɔbər/, /ˈmədˌdɑbər/ Forms: 1800s mud-dobber (U.S.), 1800s– mud-dauber. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.¹, dauber n. Etymology: < mud n.¹ + dauber n. 1. a. Any of various solitary wasps, esp. of the family Sphecidae, that deposit their eggs, together with paralysed live prey, in cells made of mud. Also mud-dauber wasp. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > super family Sphecoidea or family Sphecidae > member of genus Sceliphron (mud-dauber) mud wasp1824 mud-dauber1856 1856 Zoologist 14 5030 The species of the genus Pelopæus are popularly known as mud-daubers in America. 1932 E. Step Bees, Wasps, Ants & Allied Insects 71 Mud-daubers (Sceliphron) of warmer countries..build great clusters of mud cells for their eggs and prey. 1966 C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush v. 76 Mud daubers can be a great nuisance, for they build their nests, stuffed with spiders or caterpillars depending on the species, in any hidden place. 1985 Sci. Amer. July 96 b/3 In other areas crab spiders are among the chief prey of both the pompilids and the mud-dauber wasps (the Sphecidae). b. U.S. = mud swallow n. at mud n.¹ Compounds 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Hirundinidae > genus Petrochelidan > species Pyrrhonota (cliff swallow) republican swallow1824 mud swallow1868 cliff swallow1870 mud-dauber1899 1899 F. D. Bergen Animal & Plant Lore 34 The building of the mud-daubers, or swallows, on the barn or house is a sign of prosperity to the occupants. 1945 H. S. Pearson Country Flavor 49 There was often a phoebe's home to explore and dozens of mud daubers' nests. 2. U.S. derogatory. A manual worker or labourer. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > itinerant labourer roundsman1795 rounder1817 roundman1827 row-man1840 mud-dauber1866 stiff1899 migratory worker1915 migrant worker1923 1866 ‘M. Twain’ Sketches New & Old (1875) 297 The old mud-dobber tackled the piano, and ran his fingers up and down once or twice. 1963 Amer. Speech 38 271 Mason, mud dauber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
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