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outliggern.1Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, ligger n.1 Etymology: Probably < out- prefix + ligger n.1 (compare forms at lie v.1). Compare Dutch outlegger projecting construction at the bow of a ship (1671; also later as outligger), and also Middle Low German utligger, in the same sense in an isolated attestation.A derivation from Dutch has been suggested, but seems unlikely since the Dutch is much later in the related sense, and then refers consistently to projections from the bow, rather than the stern of the ship. Middle Dutch utelegger , Middle Low German utligger are attested earlier in the sense ‘(outlying) guard ship’. In sense 2, Dutch uitlegger is occasionally found in dictionaries from the 19th cent., but compare quot. 16971 at sense 2α. . The construction is described in Dutch works from c1600 without any name; in F. Valentijn Oud en Nieuw Oost Indien I. 2 (1724) it is called vlerk (i.e. ‘wing’); this term is also still current. In the course of the 18th cent., the English word began to be superseded by outrigger n., now the only current term. Nautical. Now historical. 1. A spar projecting from a vessel to extend a sail, or to make a greater angle for a rope, etc.; esp.society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > pole controlling position of sail > types of α. 1481–90 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl (1958) II. 81 (MED) An out lygger, j tope mast. 1485 in M. Oppenheim (1896) 51 Outliggers..j, Bitakles..j, Pumps..ij. 1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt i. 124 By the euill worke of his men the shippe fell aboorde of vs..and the shippes wailes were broken with her outleger. 1976 P. Kemp 620/2 Outlicker, outligger, or outleager, a short boom which was extended astern from the top of the poop in the older square-rigged ships. β. 1599 N. Downton in R. Hakluyt (new ed.) II. ii. 200 Whereby the ship fell to the sterne of the out-licar of the Carack, which (being a piece of timber) so wounded her foresaile, that they sayd they could come no more to fight.a1625 H. Mainwaring (Harl. 2301) Ye Out-Licker. Is a small peece of timber (some two or three yardes long as they have occasion to vse it) and it is made fast to the top of the Poope and so standes right out asterne. [1644 H. Manwayring Sea-man's Dict. adds: ‘The use of this is to hale-downe the Missen’.]1626 J. Smith 29 Trie her with a crose jacke, bowse it vp with the outlooker.1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher 511 Out-licker, a corruption of out-rigger.1976 P. Kemp 621/1 Most carracks and four-masted galleons fitted an outlicker.society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > spreader for shrouds > for breast-backstays 1731 W. Wriglesworth 1 May This morning got outlickers out in the Tops, and the David out forward for a lower outlicker. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > device to increase stability > outrigger α. 1697 W. Dampier x. 299 Along the belly-side of the Boat, parallel with it at about 6 or 7 foot distance, lies another..being a Log of very light Wood, almost as long as the great Boat,..and there are two Bamboas..by the help of which the little Boat is made firm and contiguous to the other. These are generally called by the Dutch, and by the English from them, Outlagers [1729 out-layers]. 1697 W. Dampier xviii. 492 We had a good substantial Mast, and a mat Sail, and good Outlagers lasht very fast and firm on each side..made of strong poles. 1727 A. Hamilton II. xxxviii. 71 Fitted them [sc. Canoaes] with Out-leagers to keep them from over-turning,..but in the Way one of the Boats lost her Out-leager, and drowned all her Crew. 1744 A. Dobbs 68 To prevent even these Canoes from oversetting, by Outlagers or blown Bladders fixed to their Sides. 1755 T. Amory 407 This kind of boat is four foot broad,..the greatest danger is its oversetting, and this may always be prevented..by placing two men on the windward outlayer. β. 1707 W. Funnell viii. 229 They had two long Poles put out of one side..at the end of which was a long piece of Plank..of the same shape, and about one fourth..of the bigness of the bottom of the Boat. This piece..altogether, is called the Out-leaker. This is always the Weather-side; and the use of it, is to keep the Boat from over-setting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † outliggern.2Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, ligger n.1 Etymology: < out- prefix + ligger n.1 Compare outligging adj. Agriculture. Obsolete. rare. the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > corn in sheaves > binder or band-maker a1642 H. Best (1984) 51 An outligger carryeth but onely one loome to the fielde and that is..an outligginge rake or a gatheringe rake. a1642 H. Best (1984) 51 A good outligger is knowne by followinge close unto him that shee gathereth after, and likewise by makinge of her bandes, for some outliggers twine theire bandes and others againe make them of pulled corne. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.11481n.2a1642 |