oysterhoodn.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪstəhʊd/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪstərˌ(h)ʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oyster n., -hood suffix.

Etymology: < oyster n. + -hood suffix.

Chiefly humorous.

The condition of being an oyster.In quot. 1854 figurative: habitual seclusion or reserve.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > retiring or withdrawn disposition

withdrawingness1795

retiringness1801

oysterhood1854

shelliness1866

introversion1912

withdrawnness1927

1854 J. R. Lowell in Putnam's Monthly Mag. May 480/1 He came out of his oysterhood at last.

1888 Murray's Mag. Jan. 95 He [sc. the oyster fry] would fain settle down into sedate and sedentary bearded oysterhood.

1946 S. Hoffenstein Treasury Humorous Verse xiii. 95 He does not have to sweat and brood To know the joys of oysterhood.

1992 Vancouver Oct. 82/1 If a microscopic, free-swimming larva should survive..and grow to full oysterhood while escaping the menace of predatory screw-borers and starfish, then, Fisher said, it's for men to eat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oysterhood
释义	oysterhoodn. Brit. /ˈɔɪstəhʊd/, U.S. /ˈɔɪstərˌ(h)ʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oyster n., -hood suffix. Etymology: < oyster n. + -hood suffix. Chiefly humorous. The condition of being an oyster.In quot. 1854 figurative: habitual seclusion or reserve. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > retiring or withdrawn disposition withdrawingness1795 retiringness1801 oysterhood1854 shelliness1866 introversion1912 withdrawnness1927 1854 J. R. Lowell in Putnam's Monthly Mag. May 480/1 He came out of his oysterhood at last. 1888 Murray's Mag. Jan. 95 He [sc. the oyster fry] would fain settle down into sedate and sedentary bearded oysterhood. 1946 S. Hoffenstein Treasury Humorous Verse xiii. 95 He does not have to sweat and brood To know the joys of oysterhood. 1992 Vancouver Oct. 82/1 If a microscopic, free-swimming larva should survive..and grow to full oysterhood while escaping the menace of predatory screw-borers and starfish, then, Fisher said, it's for men to eat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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