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单词 nud
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nudv.

Brit. /nʌd/, U.S. /nəd/, Scottish English /nʌd/
Forms: English regional (Cheshire) 1600s 1800s– nud; Scottish (Shetland) 1900s– nodd.
Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Probably also partly a borrowing from Norn.
Etymology: Probably the reflex of a borrowing < early Scandinavian (compare Icelandic nudda to rub (16th cent.), Old Swedish (in a late source) nuddha to hit, knock (Swedish regional nudda to touch lightly), of uncertain origin; probably ultimately related to the Germanic base of need n.2 In Shetland use probably via the unattested Norn reflex of the Scandinavian word represented by the Scandinavian forms listed above. Compare earlier nuddle v.It is uncertain whether the following example shows the same word (the precise meaning is unclear):1790 A. Tait Poems 174 They lie in the lurch, and snatch at the church, Then all that are evil adore them; Upon their wild food, ye'll still see them nud, Then he that is good does abhor them.
English regional and Scottish.
1. transitive. English regional (Cheshire). Of an animal: to butt or nudge with the head, esp. while feeding.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [verb (intransitive)] > move head to suck
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > calf > [verb (intransitive)] > move head
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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 176/2 Lamb bossing the Ewe, when it Nuds the Dug.
1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Ah shouldna like be nudded by that mon (viz., a bull) as wi han i' th' shippin.
2. intransitive. Scottish (Shetland). To tug, to pull or jerk slightly.
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1912 J. Jakobsen Etymol. Ordbog Norrøne Sprog Shetland at Nodd To feel de fish noddin.

Derivatives

ˈnudding n.
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1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire The forward jerking motion with the head which calves make in sucking is called nuddin'.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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