nickedadj.

Brit.

/nɪkt/, U.S.

/nɪkt/

Forms: 1500s nycked, 1500s– nicked, 1600s nickt; Scottish pre-1700 nekit, 1700s–1800s nicket, 1800s nikket, 1800s– nicked, 1900s– nickit.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nick n.¹, -ed suffix²; nick v.², -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably partly < nick n.¹ + -ed suffix², and partly < nick v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier unnicked adj.

1. Having a nick or nicks; notched, indented, serrated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having notches

nicked?1523

natched1578

notched1586

chappy1611

hackled1611

choppya1616

notchy1843

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xiii A payre of tonges made of wode and in y^e farther ende it is nicked.

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 58 The roote beyng cut, nicked, or scotched.

1583 in J. H. Macadam Baxter Bks. St. Andrews (1903) 35 That na freman..baik nane of thair braid callit braid nekit or snekit lewes.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Oché Nicked, notched; cut as a Tally.

1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments ii. v. 133 An open and wide toothed, or nickt brake, and a close and straight toothed brake.

1656 W. Coles Art of Simpling x. 31 Saw wort is so called, for that the Leaves are nicked like a Saw.

1745 Daily Advertiser No. 4606. 4/1 A few white Hairs at the Tip of her Nose, and a nick'd Tail.

1781 Pennsylvania Gaz. 20 June A bright bay horse; he is..nicked, branded on the near buttock with a figure of three, and is remarkable for having no white spots about him.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) I. 261 Cup 2-leafed, egg-shaped, nicked at the end.

1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling vi. 226 Taking two or three turns over the nicked end at the tail.

1876 Amer. Naturalist 10 69 A rudely nicked flint flake was never yet met with that there is a shadow of reason for believing answered as a saw, and was thus used.

1900 L. F. Baum Wonderful Wizard of Oz xx The [china] milkmaid cast many reproachful glances over her shoulder at the clumsy Strangers, holding her nicked elbow close to her side.

1932 R. Jeffers Thurso's Landing xiv. 78 A nicked strand broke, then all parted at once Very smoothly and instantly.

2000 Courier (Aberystwyth Univ. Students' Union) 22 Feb. 14/2 If you spot a black and white cat (with white feet and a nicked left ear)..give the Union a call.

2. British colloquial. Stolen.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stolen

stolenc1380

stole1393

thief-stolen1551

bribed1552

lifted1559

embezzled1603

purloined1607

felon1631

rifled1638

furtive1718

stealed1883

crook1900

hot-stuffed1929

liberated1944

nicked1955

ripped1971

1955 B. Hill Boss of Britain's Underworld vi. 94 There were many times during the war when that barn was filled chock-a-block with nicked gear.

1981 Economist (Nexis) 29 Aug. 84 Caught..in possession of nicked copper-piping.

1991 M. Ripley Angel Touch (BNC) 102 ‘Nobody wants second-hand toys.’ What he really meant was there wasn't a market in nicked ones.

3. Biochemistry. Of double-stranded DNA: that contains one or more nicks or breaks. Also more generally: (of a biological polymer) that has been nicked or severed. Cf. nick v.² 2d, nick n.¹ 2i.

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1969 A. M. Campbell Episomes xi. 151 If the nicked circle of Fig. 11-1 were incorporated as such into the bacterial chromosome, the bacterium would either have to seal it or find a way of reproducing the nicks from generation to generation.

1979 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 76 200 If a nicked circular DNA is converted to the covalently closed form by ligase, the resulting topological isomers..can be resolved by gel electrophoresis.

1991 EMBO Jrnl. 9 2858/2 All three extracts contained similar amounts of RNA polymerase I when measured on nicked calf thymus DNA.

4. Real Tennis and Squash. Of a shot: delivered so as to strike the floor and wall simultaneously, and so lose momentum. Cf. nick v.² 13.

ΚΠ

1973 Times 31 Jan. 8/7 The pace was ferocious, the 22-year-old Jehan hitting a stream of nicked winners.

1986 Squash World July–Aug. 33/4 But a nicked drop and two drives later the match was all square.

Compounds

† nicked-bearded adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1831 H. Coleridge in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 516/1 The nicked-bearded, huffing, hectoring, basket-hilted adventurer.

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

单词	nicked
释义	nickedadj. Brit. /nɪkt/, U.S. /nɪkt/ Forms: 1500s nycked, 1500s– nicked, 1600s nickt; Scottish pre-1700 nekit, 1700s–1800s nicket, 1800s nikket, 1800s– nicked, 1900s– nickit. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nick n.¹, -ed suffix²; nick v.², -ed suffix¹. Etymology: Probably partly < nick n.¹ + -ed suffix², and partly < nick v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier unnicked adj. 1. Having a nick or nicks; notched, indented, serrated. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having notches nicked?1523 natched1578 notched1586 chappy1611 hackled1611 choppya1616 notchy1843 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xiii A payre of tonges made of wode and in y^e farther ende it is nicked. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 58 The roote beyng cut, nicked, or scotched. 1583 in J. H. Macadam Baxter Bks. St. Andrews (1903) 35 That na freman..baik nane of thair braid callit braid nekit or snekit lewes. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Oché Nicked, notched; cut as a Tally. 1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments ii. v. 133 An open and wide toothed, or nickt brake, and a close and straight toothed brake. 1656 W. Coles Art of Simpling x. 31 Saw wort is so called, for that the Leaves are nicked like a Saw. 1745 Daily Advertiser No. 4606. 4/1 A few white Hairs at the Tip of her Nose, and a nick'd Tail. 1781 Pennsylvania Gaz. 20 June A bright bay horse; he is..nicked, branded on the near buttock with a figure of three, and is remarkable for having no white spots about him. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) I. 261 Cup 2-leafed, egg-shaped, nicked at the end. 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling vi. 226 Taking two or three turns over the nicked end at the tail. 1876 Amer. Naturalist 10 69 A rudely nicked flint flake was never yet met with that there is a shadow of reason for believing answered as a saw, and was thus used. 1900 L. F. Baum Wonderful Wizard of Oz xx The [china] milkmaid cast many reproachful glances over her shoulder at the clumsy Strangers, holding her nicked elbow close to her side. 1932 R. Jeffers Thurso's Landing xiv. 78 A nicked strand broke, then all parted at once Very smoothly and instantly. 2000 Courier (Aberystwyth Univ. Students' Union) 22 Feb. 14/2 If you spot a black and white cat (with white feet and a nicked left ear)..give the Union a call. 2. British colloquial. Stolen. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stolen stolenc1380 stole1393 thief-stolen1551 bribed1552 lifted1559 embezzled1603 purloined1607 felon1631 rifled1638 furtive1718 stealed1883 crook1900 hot-stuffed1929 liberated1944 nicked1955 ripped1971 1955 B. Hill Boss of Britain's Underworld vi. 94 There were many times during the war when that barn was filled chock-a-block with nicked gear. 1981 Economist (Nexis) 29 Aug. 84 Caught..in possession of nicked copper-piping. 1991 M. Ripley Angel Touch (BNC) 102 ‘Nobody wants second-hand toys.’ What he really meant was there wasn't a market in nicked ones. 3. Biochemistry. Of double-stranded DNA: that contains one or more nicks or breaks. Also more generally: (of a biological polymer) that has been nicked or severed. Cf. nick v.² 2d, nick n.¹ 2i. ΚΠ 1969 A. M. Campbell Episomes xi. 151 If the nicked circle of Fig. 11-1 were incorporated as such into the bacterial chromosome, the bacterium would either have to seal it or find a way of reproducing the nicks from generation to generation. 1979 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 76 200 If a nicked circular DNA is converted to the covalently closed form by ligase, the resulting topological isomers..can be resolved by gel electrophoresis. 1991 EMBO Jrnl. 9 2858/2 All three extracts contained similar amounts of RNA polymerase I when measured on nicked calf thymus DNA. 4. Real Tennis and Squash. Of a shot: delivered so as to strike the floor and wall simultaneously, and so lose momentum. Cf. nick v.² 13. ΚΠ 1973 Times 31 Jan. 8/7 The pace was ferocious, the 22-year-old Jehan hitting a stream of nicked winners. 1986 Squash World July–Aug. 33/4 But a nicked drop and two drives later the match was all square. Compounds † nicked-bearded adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 1831 H. Coleridge in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 516/1 The nicked-bearded, huffing, hectoring, basket-hilted adventurer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1523
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