oarweedn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːwiːd/, U.S.

/ˈɔrˌwid/

Forms:

α. 1600s– oreweed, 1900s– horeweed (Welsh English (Pembrokeshire)), 1900s– orewee' (Newfoundland).

β. 1700s– oarweed.

N.E.D. (1902) also records a form of the first element 1600s or-.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ore n.⁵, weed n.¹

Etymology: < ore n.⁵ + weed n.¹ Compare earlier orewood n.The form oarweed (see β forms) probably represents a reanalysis by folk etymology as if < oar n. + weed n.¹ W. Elmer Terminol. Fishing (1973) iv. 277 records the word (in form oreweed) from locations in Devon and Cornwall.

regional (chiefly British regional (south-western)).

Originally: seaweed, esp. that cast ashore and used as manure, particularly in Cornwall (= ore n.⁵) (now rare). Later (also): any of various seaweeds, chiefly of the genus Laminaria, with strap-shaped or blade-like fronds.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding fuel or manure > [noun] > seaweeds used as fuel or manure

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α.

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxx. 70 He shall meete with bedds of Oreweed, driving to and fro in that Sea.

1673 R. Blome Britannia 59 The parts [of Cornwall] near the sea, by reason of the industrious husbandman manuring the ground with sand and oreweed taken from the sea-shore, beareth good Corn.

1675 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (ed. 2) v. 65 In Cornwal there is also a Weed called Ore-weed.

1732 W. Ellis Pract. Farmer 82 All Sorts of Salt Dressings from the Sea.., as their Sea-weed or Ore-weed.

1766 Compl. Farmer Ore-weed, a general name for weeds growing at the bottom of the sea, and also on the muddy and rocky parts of the shore.

1795 Duke of Rutland Jrnl. 14 Aug. in Tour S. Coasts England (1805) 139 The vallies however are rich, and produce much corn, owing to an excellent manure which is made use of, called ore weed.

1892 ‘Q’ I saw Three Ships 80 Manure better than the ore-weed you gather down at the Cove.

1963 R. M. Nance Gloss. Cornish Sea-words Oreweed, oarweed, seaweed in general.

1968 in G. M. Story et al. Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) 361/1 An' he drifted in right in to a beach. An' there was a big pile of orewee'.

β. 1755 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 447/2 A sea weed, called oarweed, is also sometimes used, but principally for gardens.1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus ii. 57 Tangle (oar-weed, as they call it in the south).1875 R. D. Blackmore Alice Lorraine I. x. 27 First of all two great dollops of oar-weed, which had excellently performed their task of keeping every thing tight and sweet with the hungry fragrance of the sea.1884 Western Morning News 20 June 2/5 For Sale, Boat, suitable for oar-weed.1917 Chambers's Jrnl. July 473/1 The ‘oar weed’ variety of seaweed..contains considerable supplies of potash.1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 44 He climbed over the sedge and eely oarweeds.1948 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 17 225/1 The large brown ‘oar-weed’ S[accorhiza] bulbosa.1971 C. L. Duddington Beginner's Guide to Seaweeds iii. 47 The oarweeds (genus Laminaria) are large seaweeds that grow in the sublittoral zone, from just below low-tide mark down to a depth of about fifteen feet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oarweed
释义	oarweedn. Brit. /ˈɔːwiːd/, U.S. /ˈɔrˌwid/ Forms: α. 1600s– oreweed, 1900s– horeweed (Welsh English (Pembrokeshire)), 1900s– orewee' (Newfoundland). β. 1700s– oarweed. N.E.D. (1902) also records a form of the first element 1600s or-. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ore n.⁵, weed n.¹ Etymology: < ore n.⁵ + weed n.¹ Compare earlier orewood n.The form oarweed (see β forms) probably represents a reanalysis by folk etymology as if < oar n. + weed n.¹ W. Elmer Terminol. Fishing (1973) iv. 277 records the word (in form oreweed) from locations in Devon and Cornwall. regional (chiefly British regional (south-western)). Originally: seaweed, esp. that cast ashore and used as manure, particularly in Cornwall (= ore n.⁵) (now rare). Later (also): any of various seaweeds, chiefly of the genus Laminaria, with strap-shaped or blade-like fronds. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding fuel or manure > [noun] > seaweeds used as fuel or manure warec725 sea-warec1000 kelpa1387 orewood1586 ore1587 float-ore1602 vraic1610 woad of the seaa1613 oarweed1622 bell-ware1812 laminaria1848 α. 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxx. 70 He shall meete with bedds of Oreweed, driving to and fro in that Sea. 1673 R. Blome Britannia 59 The parts [of Cornwall] near the sea, by reason of the industrious husbandman manuring the ground with sand and oreweed taken from the sea-shore, beareth good Corn. 1675 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (ed. 2) v. 65 In Cornwal there is also a Weed called Ore-weed. 1732 W. Ellis Pract. Farmer 82 All Sorts of Salt Dressings from the Sea.., as their Sea-weed or Ore-weed. 1766 Compl. Farmer Ore-weed, a general name for weeds growing at the bottom of the sea, and also on the muddy and rocky parts of the shore. 1795 Duke of Rutland Jrnl. 14 Aug. in Tour S. Coasts England (1805) 139 The vallies however are rich, and produce much corn, owing to an excellent manure which is made use of, called ore weed. 1892 ‘Q’ I saw Three Ships 80 Manure better than the ore-weed you gather down at the Cove. 1963 R. M. Nance Gloss. Cornish Sea-words Oreweed, oarweed, seaweed in general. 1968 in G. M. Story et al. Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) 361/1 An' he drifted in right in to a beach. An' there was a big pile of orewee'. β. 1755 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 447/2 A sea weed, called oarweed, is also sometimes used, but principally for gardens.1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus ii. 57 Tangle (oar-weed, as they call it in the south).1875 R. D. Blackmore Alice Lorraine I. x. 27 First of all two great dollops of oar-weed, which had excellently performed their task of keeping every thing tight and sweet with the hungry fragrance of the sea.1884 Western Morning News 20 June 2/5 For Sale, Boat, suitable for oar-weed.1917 Chambers's Jrnl. July 473/1 The ‘oar weed’ variety of seaweed..contains considerable supplies of potash.1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 44 He climbed over the sedge and eely oarweeds.1948 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 17 225/1 The large brown ‘oar-weed’ S[accorhiza] bulbosa.1971 C. L. Duddington Beginner's Guide to Seaweeds iii. 47 The oarweeds (genus Laminaria) are large seaweeds that grow in the sublittoral zone, from just below low-tide mark down to a depth of about fifteen feet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1622
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