单词 | newfoundland |
释义 | Newfoundlandn. I. Compounds. 1. General attributive. Designating things or persons native to, associated with, or characteristic of the island or province of Newfoundland. ΚΠ a1585 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1914) 29 517 So that it be brought thither at christmas to sarve the newefoundland men. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Terreneufviers New-found-landers, new-found-landmen. 1671 J. Baltharpe Straights Voy. 65 A Fleet of Ships appear from Sea: They Newfound-land men were then all. 1705 London Gaz. No. 4103/4 Newfoundland Bank-Fish,..equal to the North-Sea Cod. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 762/1 The pinus Canadensis..includes three varieties, the white.., the red Newfoundland spruce, and the black. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Chowder, the principal food in the Newfoundland bankers, or stationary trading vessels. 1923 Canad. Fisherman 243/1 It is a new departure for Newfoundland green fish to be taken to Europe to be ‘made’. 1963 J. Rowland North to Adventure iv. 64 Soon we saw a dozen Newfoundland Jacks—schooner-rigged open boats..with tanned sails and small cuddies forward, which the ‘Newfies’ use for fishing. 2. Newfoundland fish n. codfish. Also called new-land fish. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > fish > cod cod1357 codfisha1399 cod's head1545 New-land fish1580 bank fish1584 Newfoundland fish1589 water horse1777 coddiea1870 rounder1907 1589 Sir F. Drake's Voy. W. Indies (R.) Great store of dry Newfoundland fish..did very greatly bestead us. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 134 Great quantity of Hearrings, and new found land Fish dried. 1623 Short Disc. New-found-land sig. B1v There can be no reason to be given to the contrary, why the forraine vent of the Newfoundland fish..may not yearly return great quantities of mony. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 205 We found..some Newfoundland Fish. 1973 A. Horwood Capt. Harry Thomasen: Forty Years at Sea 45 The Sunner was chartered to take another load of drums and half drums of Newfoundland fish. 3. Designating or belonging to a very large breed of dog originally associated with Newfoundland, having a thick, coarse, usually black coat, and noted for its intelligence, strength, and swimming ability. Chiefly in Newfoundland dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > Newfoundland Newfoundland dog1766 Newfoundlander1779 Newfoundland1827 Landseer Newfoundland1877 Newfie1961 Newf1977 1766 J. Banks Jrnl. Oct. in A. M. Lysaght J. Banks in Newfoundland & Labrador 1766 (1971) 149 I was told indeed at trepassy Livd a man who had a distinct breed which he calld the original Newfoundland dogs. 1773 M. Rishton Let. 25 Apr. in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) I. 204 We intend getting a very large Newfoundland dog before we leave this place. 1824 Goldsmith's Hist. Earth II. xx. i. 9 It is not certain whether the Newfoundland Dog be a distinct breed. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. i. 10 A splendid dog of the Newfoundland breed. 1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris ii. 48 The ship..took on board caplins and six Newfoundland dogs. 1907 J. G. Millais Newfoundland vii. 145 The pure Newfoundland dogs are curly, and are a little higher on the leg than are the Labradors. 1988 Yankee Aug. 62/1 Instead of stone lions one finds the world's largest and most affectionate Newfoundland dog lumbering dutifully forth. II. Simple uses. 4. A Newfoundland dog; the breed to which it belongs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > Newfoundland Newfoundland dog1766 Newfoundlander1779 Newfoundland1827 Landseer Newfoundland1877 Newfie1961 Newf1977 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey V. vii. v. 29 They were instantly saluted by an immense Newfoundland. a1854 E. Grant Mem. Highland Lady (1988) I. i. 16 The actor that delighted me was a dog, a real Newfoundland trained to leap into a cataract. 1864 Ld. Tennyson Aylmer's Field in Enoch Arden, etc. 57 He..Would care no more for Leolin's walking with her Than for his old Newfoundland's. 1907 J. London Road iii. 55 As that big Newfoundland behaved at the plate of my dog Punch, so behaved I at the table of those two maiden ladies of Harrisburg. 1969 H. Horwood Newfoundland xxiii. 191 The other native Canadian breed, the Newfoundland, originated on the east coast, at or near St. John's. 1991 Sporting Dog Jan. 42/4 Some of the giant breeds—Newfoundlands, Great Danes, St. Bernards and Irish Wolfhounds—are often ready for the celestial dogs home by the time they are eight years of age. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1585 |
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