opossumingn.

Brit.

/əˈpɒsəmɪŋ/, U.S.

/(ə)ˈpɑsəmɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s oppossuming, 1900s– opossuming.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opossum n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < opossum n. + -ing suffix¹.

Now rare.

The hunting of opossums.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > opossums

opossuming1847

possuming1852

1847 Atlas (Sydney) 3 93/2 The Worrigals went out ‘oppossuming’.

1867 F. J. Byerley Narr. Overland Exped. N. Queensland 17 They..had to go ‘oppossuming’, and succeeded in catching three.

1917 H. H. Richardson Fortunes Richard Mahony I. iii. iv. 211 There is to be opossuming and a moonlight picnic to-night.

1970 O. Sansom Stewart Islanders 199 On the runs, opossuming had always been a sideline.

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

单词	opossuming
释义	opossumingn. Brit. /əˈpɒsəmɪŋ/, U.S. /(ə)ˈpɑsəmɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s oppossuming, 1900s– opossuming. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opossum n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < opossum n. + -ing suffix¹. Now rare. The hunting of opossums. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > opossums opossuming1847 possuming1852 1847 Atlas (Sydney) 3 93/2 The Worrigals went out ‘oppossuming’. 1867 F. J. Byerley Narr. Overland Exped. N. Queensland 17 They..had to go ‘oppossuming’, and succeeded in catching three. 1917 H. H. Richardson Fortunes Richard Mahony I. iii. iv. 211 There is to be opossuming and a moonlight picnic to-night. 1970 O. Sansom Stewart Islanders 199 On the runs, opossuming had always been a sideline. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847
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