单词 | ork |
释义 | † orkn.1 Obsolete. 1. A cup, flagon, or tankard. ΚΠ OE Beowulf 3047 Him big stodan bunan ond orcas, discas lagon ond dyre swyrd. OE St. Christopher (Vitell. A.xv) in S. Rypins Three Old Eng. Prose Texts (1924) 69 Geotan tyn orcas fulle, eles. OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens Old Eng. Glosses of MS Brussels, Royal Libr. 1650 (1974) 230 Calice : orce. OE Old Eng. Hexateuch: Exod. (Claud.) xxiv. 6 Moyses nam healf ðæt blod & dyde on geryde orcas & geat þæt oþer uppan þæt weofod. 2. A large cask or butt. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > barrel or cask > [noun] > large barrel tunc725 pipe1314 puncheon1400 ork1638 1638 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione (new ed.) E v b One bad them fill an Orke of Bacchus water. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words (at cited word) An Orch, or Ork, a monstrous fish,..also a Butt for wine, or figs. 1699 E. Hatton Merchant's Mag. (ed. 3) Ork. A butt for Figgs or Wine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). orkn.2 slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). An orchestra; spec. a jazz or dance band. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > company of instrumentalists > [noun] > band > type of waits1298 consort1587 wait player1610 wind music1650 the fiddles1676 military band1775 German band1819 street band1826 brass band1834 promenade band1836 horn-band1849 pipe band1867 wind-band1876 Hungarian band1882 jazz band1916 jazz orchestra1916 big band1919 road band1922 Schrammel quartet1924 showband1926 spasm band1926 dance-band1927 marching band1930 name band1932 ork1933 silver band1933 sweet band1935 Schrammel orchestra1938 pop band1942 jug band1946 steel band1949 rehearsal band1957 skiffle band1957 ghost band1962 support band1969 support group1969 scratch band1982 1933 Brevities (N.Y.) 24 Apr. 5/1 Joe Haymes' Nut Club ork..has been compelled to take on a few Noo Yawk musicians. 1935 Down Beat July 11/5 Gene Fogarty and his Chateau Laurier ork is at the other spot there, the Jasper Park Lodge. 1949 Billboard 24 Sept. 104 Same lack of force in this up-tempo blues—plus a jazz ork conception rather than the needed r & b set-up. 1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 136 The Dickie Hodfodder ork, led by Richard H. in person, playing away merrily. 1988 Wire Mag. Apr. 66/1 His strained tenor..is not an appealing sound despite the high quality of the orks..which back him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1OEn.21933 |
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