moupv.

Brit.

/maʊp/,

/muːp/, U.S.

/maʊp/,

/mup/, Scottish English

/mʌʊp/,

/mup/

Forms: pre-1700 movp, pre-1700 1700s– moup, 1700s– moop, 1900s– mowp.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mop v.²

Etymology: Probably a variant of mop v.² Compare also Scots map to nibble (see discussion s.v. map n.²).

Scottish.

a. transitive. To nibble on or pick up (small pieces of food) by making exaggerated or rapid movements of the lips.

ΚΠ

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. ii. 22 The paryngis of thar bred to mowp vp sone, And with thar handis brek, and chattis gnaw.

1721 A. Ramsay Keitha 3 My sheep and kye neglect to moup their food.

1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 214 Moup, to eat (anything) nibblingly.

b. intransitive. To make exaggerated or rapid movements with the lips, esp. when eating; to nibble. Also (in extended use): to mumble.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > nibble or gnaw

gnawa1382

bitec1386

knabble1580

nibble1582

nib1585

knapple1611

nab1630

moup1710

chumble1821

naggle1824

peck1824

1710 T. Ruddiman in Virgil's Æneis (new ed.) Gloss. sig. L2^v/2 They say, that a mouse moups at cheese. The word is also applied to speaking, of those who for want of teeth have great difficulty, and make unusual motions of their mouth, that they may be understood.

1721 A. Ramsay Poems I. Gloss. Moup, to eat, generally used of children, or of old people, who have but few teeth, and make their lips move fast tho' they eat but slow.

1812 P. Forbes Poems 57 Mice may moup, an' say my name Is the kirk's salamander.

1862 J. G. Smith Old Churchyard 61 They moopit merrily a' thegether, On meal an' cheese stowed in the pantry.

1889 J. Lumsden Lays Linton 150 Or munch an' map, an' stamp their paws.

1938 J. Fergus Fancies 125 He saw a squirrel up a tree Sit mowpin' at a nit.

2. intransitive. To associate or consort with; to live with someone in marriage. Chiefly in to moup and mell: to keep close or intimate company. Sc. National Dict. (1965) records the word as still in use in Kirkcudbrightshire in 1963.

ΚΠ

1786 R. Burns Poems 65 But ay keep mind to moop an' mell, Wi' sheep o' credit like thysel!

a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 884 Gude ale hauds me bare and busy, Gars me moop wi' the servant hizzie.

1816 J. Hogg Poetic Mirror 191 For neuir ane katt in all the lande Durst moop or melle wyth hir.

1861 J. Barr Poems 162 [She] lang'd for some douce decent man, Wi' him to map and mell.

1874 R. Reid Moorland Rhymes 38 This curse gang wi' her wherever she be—May she moop ill-mated, and barren dee!

Derivatives

† mouping adj. and n. Obsolete (a) adj. mumbling, esp. toothlessly; (b) n. the action of moup v.; an instance of this (in quot. with reference to a horse's mouthing of the bit).

ΚΠ

1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green iii. 25 A Moupin runckeld Granny.

1829 J. Hogg Shepherd's Cal. I. v. 141 O, my poor Dawtie, where are a' your jinkings and prancings now, your moopings and your wincings?

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

单词	moup
释义	moupv. Brit. /maʊp/, /muːp/, U.S. /maʊp/, /mup/, Scottish English /mʌʊp/, /mup/ Forms: pre-1700 movp, pre-1700 1700s– moup, 1700s– moop, 1900s– mowp. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mop v.² Etymology: Probably a variant of mop v.² Compare also Scots map to nibble (see discussion s.v. map n.²). Scottish. 1. a. transitive. To nibble on or pick up (small pieces of food) by making exaggerated or rapid movements of the lips. ΚΠ a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. ii. 22 The paryngis of thar bred to mowp vp sone, And with thar handis brek, and chattis gnaw. 1721 A. Ramsay Keitha 3 My sheep and kye neglect to moup their food. 1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 214 Moup, to eat (anything) nibblingly. b. intransitive. To make exaggerated or rapid movements with the lips, esp. when eating; to nibble. Also (in extended use): to mumble. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > nibble or gnaw gnawa1382 bitec1386 knabble1580 nibble1582 nib1585 knapple1611 nab1630 moup1710 chumble1821 naggle1824 peck1824 1710 T. Ruddiman in Virgil's Æneis (new ed.) Gloss. sig. L2^v/2 They say, that a mouse moups at cheese. The word is also applied to speaking, of those who for want of teeth have great difficulty, and make unusual motions of their mouth, that they may be understood. 1721 A. Ramsay Poems I. Gloss. Moup, to eat, generally used of children, or of old people, who have but few teeth, and make their lips move fast tho' they eat but slow. 1812 P. Forbes Poems 57 Mice may moup, an' say my name Is the kirk's salamander. 1862 J. G. Smith Old Churchyard 61 They moopit merrily a' thegether, On meal an' cheese stowed in the pantry. 1889 J. Lumsden Lays Linton 150 Or munch an' map, an' stamp their paws. 1938 J. Fergus Fancies 125 He saw a squirrel up a tree Sit mowpin' at a nit. 2. intransitive. To associate or consort with; to live with someone in marriage. Chiefly in to moup and mell: to keep close or intimate company. Sc. National Dict. (1965) records the word as still in use in Kirkcudbrightshire in 1963. ΚΠ 1786 R. Burns Poems 65 But ay keep mind to moop an' mell, Wi' sheep o' credit like thysel! a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 884 Gude ale hauds me bare and busy, Gars me moop wi' the servant hizzie. 1816 J. Hogg Poetic Mirror 191 For neuir ane katt in all the lande Durst moop or melle wyth hir. 1861 J. Barr Poems 162 [She] lang'd for some douce decent man, Wi' him to map and mell. 1874 R. Reid Moorland Rhymes 38 This curse gang wi' her wherever she be—May she moop ill-mated, and barren dee! Derivatives † mouping adj. and n. Obsolete (a) adj. mumbling, esp. toothlessly; (b) n. the action of moup v.; an instance of this (in quot. with reference to a horse's mouthing of the bit). ΚΠ 1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green iii. 25 A Moupin runckeld Granny. 1829 J. Hogg Shepherd's Cal. I. v. 141 O, my poor Dawtie, where are a' your jinkings and prancings now, your moopings and your wincings? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1522
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