neddyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈnɛdi/, U.S.

/ˈnɛdi/

Forms: 1500s 1700s– neddy, 1800s– neddie. Also with capital initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Ned , -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < Ned, pet form of the male forename Edward (see Edward n.) + -y suffix⁶.In sense 1a after generic use of Neddy as a name for a donkey.

colloquial.

a. A donkey; an ass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > domesticated ass or donkey

neddy1545

jade1600

cuddy1714

donkey1785

Jerusalem pony1806

moke1839

cardophagus1858

Jerusalem1872

donk1916

1545 in Shropshire Parish Documents (1903) 79 Off rycharde Harper for a Neddy.

a1790 H. T. Potter New Dict. Cant & Flash (1795) Neddy, a jackass.

1794 J. Wolcot Rowland for Oliver in Wks. (1816) II. 119 Thou think'st thyself on Pegasus so steady; But, Peter, thou art mounted on a Neddy.

1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 82 He was never yet able To serve as last sweeper in Pegasus' stable; But claims, for thus proving to Folly so steady, The station of groom to a lanky-ear'd Neddy.

1858 C. M. Yonge Christmas Mummers 5 There is old Harry Spinner's grey donkey..and Mrs. Brown's handsome Neddy.

1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone III. 19 The neddy is in the stable here, and there is his cart.

1910 W. H. Hudson Shepherd's Life (1993) vi. 59 He..gave himself a hard life, and he was hard on his neddies, but he had to feed them well.

1993 A. Higgins Lions of Grunewald xviii. 107 Goats and donkeys strayed about the Grand Canal paths..and an inquisitive neddy poked its bony elongated head inside the hood of Nico's pram.

b. A stupid or silly person; a fool; an idiot.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > fool, simpleton > [noun]

boinarda1300

daffc1325

goky1377

nicea1393

unwiseman1400

totc1425

alphinc1440

dawc1500

hoddypeak1500

dawpatea1529

hoddypolla1529

noddy1534

kimec1535

coxcomb1542

sheep1542

sheep's head1542

goose1547

dawcock1556

nodgecock1566

peak-goosea1568

hottie tottie?c1570

Tom Towly1582

wittol1588

goose-cap1589

nodgecomb1592

ninny1593

chicken1600

fopdoodle16..

hoddy-noddy1600

hoddy-doddy1601

peagoose1606

fopster1607

nazold1607

nupson1607

wigeon1607

fondrel1613

simpleton1639

pigwidgeon1640

simpletonian1652

Tony1654

nizy1673

Simple Simon?1673

Tom Farthing1674

totty-head1680

cockcomb1684

cod1699

nikin1699

sap-pate1699

simpkin1699

mackninnya1706

gilly-gaupus?1719

noodle1720

sapskull1735

gobbin?1746

Judy1781

zanya1784

spoony1795

sap-head1798

spoon1799

gomerel1814

sap1815

neddy1818

milestone1819

sunket1823

sunketa1825

gawp1825

gawpy1825

gawpus1826

Tomnoddy1826

Sammy1828

tammie norie1828

Tommy1828

gom1834

noodlehead1835

nowmun1854

gum-sucker1855

flat-head1862

peggy1869

noodledum1883

jay1884

toot1888

peanut head1891

simp1903

sappyhead1922

Arkie1927

putz1928

steamer1932

jerk-off1939

drongo1942

galah1945

Charley1946

nong-nong1959

mouth-breather1979

twonk1981

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian v, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 115 Who cares, ye donnard Neddie?

1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang 124 Neddy—sometimes ‘ass-neger’, other names for jackass—the living emblem of patience and long suffering.

1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. i. 4 All types of all characters march through all fables:..victims and bullies; dupes and knaves; long-eared Neddies, giving themselves leonine airs.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 49 What a neddy you must be, to do that!

1901 R. W. Buchanan Compl. Poet. Wks. II. 385 Would I change with a lord? I'm not quite such a neddy! No, wealth and fine raiment are fiddlede-dee!

1963 L. Deighton Horse under Water xlix. 212 ‘I'm sorry,’ he said, ‘you must think I'm a terrible neddie.’

†c. A slow or clumsy thing. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

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1866 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell III. xii. 198 A beautiful schooner, of the true American rig, which made such lagging neddies of our yachts a few years since.

d. Australian slang. A horse, esp. a racehorse.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun]

horsec825

blonkOE

brockc1000

mareOE

stota1100

caplec1290

foala1300

rouncyc1300

scot1319

caballc1450

jade1553

chival1567

prancer1567

ball1570

pranker1591

roussin1602

wormly1606

cheval1609

sonipes1639

neigher1649

quadruped1660

keffel1699

prad1703

jig1706

hoss1815

cayuse1841

yarraman1848

quad1854

plug1860

bronco1869

gee-gee1869

quadrupedant1870

rabbit1882

gee1887

neddy1887

nanto1889

prod1891

goat1894

skin1918

bang-tail1921

horsy1923

steed-

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse

runnera1500

match horse1607

racehorse1607

racer1629

race naga1635

wagoner1859

neddy1887

pony1896

bang-tail1921

1887 Tibbs' Pop. Song Bk. 9 So they saddled up the Neddys And like loafers sneaked away.

1900 J. Scott Tales Colonial Turf 33 The neddy was in the bag in the Cup; he was no trier.

1918 B. Cronin Coastlanders 74 A hot cinder lit on my neddie's rump.

1965 W. Dick Bunch of Ratbags 40 My old man was backing the neddies as usual.

1981 Bulletin (Sydney) 8 Sept. 47/2 Needing extra money for the neddies, he'd let it be known that guests were expected to cough up.

2000 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 18 June 115/6 The remote worked when someone in the grandstand pointed it at the neddy of his hopes and gave it a shock.

2. slang (chiefly Australian and New Zealand). A club; a cosh.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > blunt weapons other than sticks > [noun] > flail or black-jack

flailc1475

wapper1481

scorpion1541

threshel1688

swingle1818

life-preserver1833

black jack1848

slung-shot1848

neddy1851

slingshot1891

slogger1892

Jack1911

nunchaku1969

nunchuck1970

1851 Colonial Times (Hobart, Austral.) 25 Nov. I also witnessed constable Simpson and others brutally strike and beat a man..with a murderous weapon, known by the name of a ‘Neddy’.

1854 Illustr. Sydney News 20 May 63/1 The prisoner then drew a short ‘neddy’ from his breast and laid about him.

1879 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 503/1 We shall want..the stick (crow-bar), and bring a Neddie (life-preserver) with you.

1890 F. W. Carew No. 747 xxxvi. 423 The remainder of the outfit comprised..a glazier's diamond, for cutting out a pane of glass: a ‘neddy’ or life-preserver: some ‘dumb sparklers’..and a number of odds and ends.

1912 in J. Wilson Reminisc. Early Settlem. Dunedin 51 If [the constable]..strikes with his ‘neddy,’ we'll kill him.

1923 F. L. Packard Four Stragglers I. ii ‘A bit of a “cushing” expedition, was it?’..‘Just the usual bash on the head with a neddy’.

1989 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 10 Sept. 34/4 The spielers had their neddies and knuckle dusters, tables and stools were smashed up for weapons and police were yelled for.

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

Neddyn.³

Brit.

/ˈnɛdi/, U.S.

/ˈnɛdi/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Ned n.³, -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < Ned n.³ + -y suffix⁶.

British. Now historical.

The National Economic Development Council, or one of its subcommittees. Cf. Ned n.³, little Neddy at little Neddy n. at little adj., pron., n., and adv. Compounds 1d.

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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > committee > parliamentary committees

committee1566

grand committee1606

Ned1961

Neddy1962

little Neddy1963

little Ned1964

1962 Engineering 1 June 729/2 Since poor Neddy was formed everyone seems to be jumping on to his band wagon.

1964 Financial Times 8 Sept. We shall deal with them [sc. problems]..most of all through N.E.D.C., which we shall retain, and the regional and industrial Neddies.

1966 Times 14 May 17/6 Two little neddies are due to meet, wool on Tuesday and mechanical engineering on Thursday.

1976 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 124 545/1 Linked with the NED Council, we already have ‘little Neddies’ which in their respective sectors can readily identify strengths and weaknesses, and which can recommend strategic action plans to meet the needs of their particular industry.

1993 Economist (BNC) In 1987 he argued for a beefed-up Neddy with the council meetings chaired by the industry secretary rather than by the chancellor.

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

单词	neddy
释义	neddyn.¹ Brit. /ˈnɛdi/, U.S. /ˈnɛdi/ Forms: 1500s 1700s– neddy, 1800s– neddie. Also with capital initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Ned , -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < Ned, pet form of the male forename Edward (see Edward n.) + -y suffix⁶.In sense 1a after generic use of Neddy as a name for a donkey. colloquial. 1. a. A donkey; an ass. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > domesticated ass or donkey neddy1545 jade1600 cuddy1714 donkey1785 Jerusalem pony1806 moke1839 cardophagus1858 Jerusalem1872 donk1916 1545 in Shropshire Parish Documents (1903) 79 Off rycharde Harper for a Neddy. a1790 H. T. Potter New Dict. Cant & Flash (1795) Neddy, a jackass. 1794 J. Wolcot Rowland for Oliver in Wks. (1816) II. 119 Thou think'st thyself on Pegasus so steady; But, Peter, thou art mounted on a Neddy. 1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 82 He was never yet able To serve as last sweeper in Pegasus' stable; But claims, for thus proving to Folly so steady, The station of groom to a lanky-ear'd Neddy. 1858 C. M. Yonge Christmas Mummers 5 There is old Harry Spinner's grey donkey..and Mrs. Brown's handsome Neddy. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone III. 19 The neddy is in the stable here, and there is his cart. 1910 W. H. Hudson Shepherd's Life (1993) vi. 59 He..gave himself a hard life, and he was hard on his neddies, but he had to feed them well. 1993 A. Higgins Lions of Grunewald xviii. 107 Goats and donkeys strayed about the Grand Canal paths..and an inquisitive neddy poked its bony elongated head inside the hood of Nico's pram. b. A stupid or silly person; a fool; an idiot. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > fool, simpleton > [noun] boinarda1300 daffc1325 goky1377 nicea1393 unwiseman1400 totc1425 alphinc1440 dawc1500 hoddypeak1500 dawpatea1529 hoddypolla1529 noddy1534 kimec1535 coxcomb1542 sheep1542 sheep's head1542 goose1547 dawcock1556 nodgecock1566 peak-goosea1568 hottie tottie?c1570 Tom Towly1582 wittol1588 goose-cap1589 nodgecomb1592 ninny1593 chicken1600 fopdoodle16.. hoddy-noddy1600 hoddy-doddy1601 peagoose1606 fopster1607 nazold1607 nupson1607 wigeon1607 fondrel1613 simpleton1639 pigwidgeon1640 simpletonian1652 Tony1654 nizy1673 Simple Simon?1673 Tom Farthing1674 totty-head1680 cockcomb1684 cod1699 nikin1699 sap-pate1699 simpkin1699 mackninnya1706 gilly-gaupus?1719 noodle1720 sapskull1735 gobbin?1746 Judy1781 zanya1784 spoony1795 sap-head1798 spoon1799 gomerel1814 sap1815 neddy1818 milestone1819 sunket1823 sunketa1825 gawp1825 gawpy1825 gawpus1826 Tomnoddy1826 Sammy1828 tammie norie1828 Tommy1828 gom1834 noodlehead1835 nowmun1854 gum-sucker1855 flat-head1862 peggy1869 noodledum1883 jay1884 toot1888 peanut head1891 simp1903 sappyhead1922 Arkie1927 putz1928 steamer1932 jerk-off1939 drongo1942 galah1945 Charley1946 nong-nong1959 mouth-breather1979 twonk1981 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian v, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 115 Who cares, ye donnard Neddie? 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang 124 Neddy—sometimes ‘ass-neger’, other names for jackass—the living emblem of patience and long suffering. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. i. 4 All types of all characters march through all fables:..victims and bullies; dupes and knaves; long-eared Neddies, giving themselves leonine airs. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 49 What a neddy you must be, to do that! 1901 R. W. Buchanan Compl. Poet. Wks. II. 385 Would I change with a lord? I'm not quite such a neddy! No, wealth and fine raiment are fiddlede-dee! 1963 L. Deighton Horse under Water xlix. 212 ‘I'm sorry,’ he said, ‘you must think I'm a terrible neddie.’ †c. A slow or clumsy thing. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1866 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell III. xii. 198 A beautiful schooner, of the true American rig, which made such lagging neddies of our yachts a few years since. d. Australian slang. A horse, esp. a racehorse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun] horsec825 blonkOE brockc1000 mareOE stota1100 caplec1290 foala1300 rouncyc1300 scot1319 caballc1450 jade1553 chival1567 prancer1567 ball1570 pranker1591 roussin1602 wormly1606 cheval1609 sonipes1639 neigher1649 quadruped1660 keffel1699 prad1703 jig1706 hoss1815 cayuse1841 yarraman1848 quad1854 plug1860 bronco1869 gee-gee1869 quadrupedant1870 rabbit1882 gee1887 neddy1887 nanto1889 prod1891 goat1894 skin1918 bang-tail1921 horsy1923 steed- the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse runnera1500 match horse1607 racehorse1607 racer1629 race naga1635 wagoner1859 neddy1887 pony1896 bang-tail1921 1887 Tibbs' Pop. Song Bk. 9 So they saddled up the Neddys And like loafers sneaked away. 1900 J. Scott Tales Colonial Turf 33 The neddy was in the bag in the Cup; he was no trier. 1918 B. Cronin Coastlanders 74 A hot cinder lit on my neddie's rump. 1965 W. Dick Bunch of Ratbags 40 My old man was backing the neddies as usual. 1981 Bulletin (Sydney) 8 Sept. 47/2 Needing extra money for the neddies, he'd let it be known that guests were expected to cough up. 2000 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 18 June 115/6 The remote worked when someone in the grandstand pointed it at the neddy of his hopes and gave it a shock. 2. slang (chiefly Australian and New Zealand). A club; a cosh. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > blunt weapons other than sticks > [noun] > flail or black-jack flailc1475 wapper1481 scorpion1541 threshel1688 swingle1818 life-preserver1833 black jack1848 slung-shot1848 neddy1851 slingshot1891 slogger1892 Jack1911 nunchaku1969 nunchuck1970 1851 Colonial Times (Hobart, Austral.) 25 Nov. I also witnessed constable Simpson and others brutally strike and beat a man..with a murderous weapon, known by the name of a ‘Neddy’. 1854 Illustr. Sydney News 20 May 63/1 The prisoner then drew a short ‘neddy’ from his breast and laid about him. 1879 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 503/1 We shall want..the stick (crow-bar), and bring a Neddie (life-preserver) with you. 1890 F. W. Carew No. 747 xxxvi. 423 The remainder of the outfit comprised..a glazier's diamond, for cutting out a pane of glass: a ‘neddy’ or life-preserver: some ‘dumb sparklers’..and a number of odds and ends. 1912 in J. Wilson Reminisc. Early Settlem. Dunedin 51 If [the constable]..strikes with his ‘neddy,’ we'll kill him. 1923 F. L. Packard Four Stragglers I. ii ‘A bit of a “cushing” expedition, was it?’..‘Just the usual bash on the head with a neddy’. 1989 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 10 Sept. 34/4 The spielers had their neddies and knuckle dusters, tables and stools were smashed up for weapons and police were yelled for. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). neddyn.² Brit. /ˈnɛdi/, U.S. /ˈnɛdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ned n.¹, -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < ned n.¹ + -y suffix⁶. †1. cant. A guinea or sovereign; = ned n.¹ 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1789 G. Parker Life's Painter xvi. 128 To treat the coaxing, giggling brims, With spunk let's post our neddies. 1792 Minor Jockey Club 55 He will often bet fifty or a hundred with the flats upon a race, and..after having won..in triumph b–t their stupid, ignorant eyes, for parting with their neddies so foolishly. 2. U.S. slang. A gold ten dollar coin; = ned n.¹ 2. rare. ΚΠ 1913 McClure's Mag. 40 296/1 The voluble old foe get nicked for a ‘neddy’,—which is a ten-dollar gold piece, if you care to know. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Neddyn.³ Brit. /ˈnɛdi/, U.S. /ˈnɛdi/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Ned n.³, -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < Ned n.³ + -y suffix⁶. British. Now historical. The National Economic Development Council, or one of its subcommittees. Cf. Ned n.³, little Neddy at little Neddy n. at little adj., pron., n., and adv. Compounds 1d. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > committee > parliamentary committees committee1566 grand committee1606 Ned1961 Neddy1962 little Neddy1963 little Ned1964 1962 Engineering 1 June 729/2 Since poor Neddy was formed everyone seems to be jumping on to his band wagon. 1964 Financial Times 8 Sept. We shall deal with them [sc. problems]..most of all through N.E.D.C., which we shall retain, and the regional and industrial Neddies. 1966 Times 14 May 17/6 Two little neddies are due to meet, wool on Tuesday and mechanical engineering on Thursday. 1976 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 124 545/1 Linked with the NED Council, we already have ‘little Neddies’ which in their respective sectors can readily identify strengths and weaknesses, and which can recommend strategic action plans to meet the needs of their particular industry. 1993 Economist (BNC) In 1987 he argued for a beefed-up Neddy with the council meetings chaired by the industry secretary rather than by the chancellor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1545n.²1789n.³1962
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