请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 numnah
释义

numnahn.

Brit. /ˈnʌmnə/, U.S. /ˈnəmnə/
Origin: A borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu namda.
Etymology: < Urdu namda, namdā (see numdah n.). Compare earlier numdah n., namad n.The change from d to n is probably the result of assimilation.
A saddlecloth or saddle-pad. Cf numdah n., namad n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > saddle-cloth
paniot1310
saumbuc1330
panel1336
saddle house1431
mantletc1440
horse-cloth1530
saddlecloth?1530
saddle rug1679
hammock-cloth1685
hammock1690
shabracque1809
saddle blanket1817
manta1828
saddle mat1856
numnah1859
numdah1879
1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 157 The bridles are laid over the cantles,..numnah or blanket over all.
1873 Saddles & Sore Backs (Champion & Wilton) 31 Far superior to the numnah at present in use, or the leather numnah or pad.
1891 Field 7 Mar. p. xiv/3 Sponge-lined patent numnahs for the prevention of sore backs.
1908 Animal Managem. (War Office) 173 The distance from front to rear numnah strap is twenty inches.
1963 E. H. Edwards Saddlery xv. 112 Numnahs and wither pads are used in conjunction with saddles.
1990 Cork Examiner 14 July 18/1 Fleece numnahs were £17.50, now £10;..stable rugs..at bargain prices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1859
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/12 3:31:20