nickeyn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪki/, U.S.

/ˈnɪki/

Forms: 1800s– nickey, 1800s– nickie.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nicky.

Etymology: Origin uncertain (see note below).Perhaps < Nicky, pet form of the male forename Nicholas (see St Nicholas n.; compare -y suffix⁶); compare the following:1916 Mannin No. 7. 419 It was said by Mr. William Cashen, of Peel, that about 1850 there came to the Island a number of Cornish fishermen, whose boats were rigged with two masts and two lug sails, and as Nicholas or Nicky was a common name among them, it was applied to the rig of their boats. The name..still survives.

Now historical.

A kind of fishing boat with lugsails, used in the waters around the Isle of Man. Cf. nobby n.³

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > with specific rig > lugger > types of

barca-longa1681

nabbie1839

nickey1874

scaf1877

galley-punt1883

knock-toe1903

Montagu whaler1925

1874 Manx Sun 22 Aug. 4/5 Among the vessels in the bay were five of the Peel fishing wherries or nickies, as we understand they are called... These nickies are evidently splendid sea boats.

1894 H. Caine Manxman 358 A Dandie..being smaller than a Nickey, and of yawl rig.

1923 W. C. Smith Short Hist. Irish Sea Herring Fisheries 18th & 19th Cent. 21 The cost of a ‘Nickey’ without nets was about £400, and the gear would be worth another £200; the ‘nobbies’ could be fitted out complete for about £400.

1978 T. Henderson Shetland from Old Photographs 82 (caption) The herring fleet..about 1890. The Manx nickie is tacking up for the harbour.

1994 T. C. Gillmer Hist. Working Watercraft iii. 124/2 In English waters three-quarters of a century ago..were Yarmouth luggers,..nickies, nobbies, Humber keels, [etc.].

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

单词	nickey
释义	nickeyn. Brit. /ˈnɪki/, U.S. /ˈnɪki/ Forms: 1800s– nickey, 1800s– nickie. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nicky. Etymology: Origin uncertain (see note below).Perhaps < Nicky, pet form of the male forename Nicholas (see St Nicholas n.; compare -y suffix⁶); compare the following:1916 Mannin No. 7. 419 It was said by Mr. William Cashen, of Peel, that about 1850 there came to the Island a number of Cornish fishermen, whose boats were rigged with two masts and two lug sails, and as Nicholas or Nicky was a common name among them, it was applied to the rig of their boats. The name..still survives. Now historical. A kind of fishing boat with lugsails, used in the waters around the Isle of Man. Cf. nobby n.³ ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > with specific rig > lugger > types of barca-longa1681 nabbie1839 nickey1874 scaf1877 galley-punt1883 knock-toe1903 Montagu whaler1925 1874 Manx Sun 22 Aug. 4/5 Among the vessels in the bay were five of the Peel fishing wherries or nickies, as we understand they are called... These nickies are evidently splendid sea boats. 1894 H. Caine Manxman 358 A Dandie..being smaller than a Nickey, and of yawl rig. 1923 W. C. Smith Short Hist. Irish Sea Herring Fisheries 18th & 19th Cent. 21 The cost of a ‘Nickey’ without nets was about £400, and the gear would be worth another £200; the ‘nobbies’ could be fitted out complete for about £400. 1978 T. Henderson Shetland from Old Photographs 82 (caption) The herring fleet..about 1890. The Manx nickie is tacking up for the harbour. 1994 T. C. Gillmer Hist. Working Watercraft iii. 124/2 In English waters three-quarters of a century ago..were Yarmouth luggers,..nickies, nobbies, Humber keels, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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