pallieadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːli/, U.S.

/ˈpɔli/,

/ˈpɑli/, Scottish English

/ˈpɔlɪ/

Forms: English regional (Northumberland) 1800s– pailly, 1800s– paley; U.S. regional 1900s– pallie; Scottish 1700s pauly, 1800s pailie, 1800s paley, 1800s paulie, 1800s– palie, 1800s– palley, 1800s– pallie, 1800s– pally, 1800s– pawlie, 1900s– pallowy, 1900s– polly.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Sc. National Dict. s.v. palie adj.¹, n. suggests derivation ultimately < a variant of pale adj. or pall v.¹ Compare peelie adj.Compare also Scots regional (Caithness) paalie-maalie , in the same sense, showing reduplication, and Scots regional (Roxburghshire) palley-walley , showing the influence of peely-wally adj.

Chiefly Scottish.

A. adj.

Sickly, weak, delicate; defective in some respect; (esp. of a lamb or a child) undersized, stunted in growth.Also sometimes applied to the left hand, regarded as being less deft than the right.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > weak

unmightyeOE

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caduke?1518

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tewly?1547

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atonic1792

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worn-down1814

totterish1817

asthenical1819

prostrate1820

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creaky1834

groggy1834

puny1838

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tottery1861

crocky1880

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twitterly1896

twittery1907

wonky1919

strung out1959

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > of or like a lamb > undersized

palliea1774

a1774 R. Fergusson Poems Var. Subj. (1779) 54 Sin Pauly Tam, wi' canker'd snout, First held the students in about.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Paulie A lamb that is lame is sometimes called Pawlie... A pawlie hand is one that has been dislocated and not properly set.

1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 19 Deformed and crippled specimens in Scotland are termed ‘pallie lambs’.

1911 J. Omond Orkney 80 Years Ago 8/3 To our right are the calves, polly sheep and, even in some cases, the work ox tied to the gable.

1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 9 The caller air ud seek roses back ti the chafts o the palliest peenge.

1956 People's Jrnl. 31 Mar. Afore we'd followed our pally-hands and landit in the village.

1975 J. Y. Mather & H. H. Speitel Ling. Atlas Scotl. I. 282 The Youngest of a Brood, [Kirkcudbright] pallie lamb, [etc.].

B. n.

An undersized or sickly lamb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > lamb > defined by size

twagger1584

pallie1818

1818 J. Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck I. 158 There was Geordie..the flesher,..that took away the crocks and the paulies, and my brockit-lamb.

1857 Trans. Highland & Agric. Soc. July 1855–Mar.1857 537 Palleys (the smallest lambs are so called) abounded everywhere.

1992 E. A. Proulx Postcards i. ix. 66 He said for ewes after the first shearing—‘gimmer!’ He called the runts ‘pallies’.

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

单词	pallie
释义	pallieadj.n. Brit. /ˈpɔːli/, U.S. /ˈpɔli/, /ˈpɑli/, Scottish English /ˈpɔlɪ/ Forms: English regional (Northumberland) 1800s– pailly, 1800s– paley; U.S. regional 1900s– pallie; Scottish 1700s pauly, 1800s pailie, 1800s paley, 1800s paulie, 1800s– palie, 1800s– palley, 1800s– pallie, 1800s– pally, 1800s– pawlie, 1900s– pallowy, 1900s– polly. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Sc. National Dict. s.v. palie adj.¹, n. suggests derivation ultimately < a variant of pale adj. or pall v.¹ Compare peelie adj.Compare also Scots regional (Caithness) paalie-maalie , in the same sense, showing reduplication, and Scots regional (Roxburghshire) palley-walley , showing the influence of peely-wally adj. Chiefly Scottish. A. adj. Sickly, weak, delicate; defective in some respect; (esp. of a lamb or a child) undersized, stunted in growth.Also sometimes applied to the left hand, regarded as being less deft than the right. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > weak unmightyeOE unferea1060 unwieldc1220 fade1303 lewc1325 weak1340 fainta1375 sicklyc1374 unwieldyc1386 impotent1390 delicatea1398 lowa1398 unmighta1450 unlustyc1450 low-brought1459 wearyc1480 failed1490 worn1508 caduke?1518 fainty1530 weak1535 debile1536 fluey1545 tewly?1547 faltering1549 puling1549 imbecilec1550 debilitate1552 flash1562 unable1577 unhealthful1595 unabled1597 whindling1601 infirm1608 debilitated1611 bedrid1629 washya1631 silly1636 fluea1645 tender1645 invaletudinary1661 languishant1674 valetudinaire?c1682 puly1688 thriftless1693 unheartya1699 wishy-washy1703 enervate1706 valetudinarian1713 lask1727 wersh1755 palliea1774 wankle1781 asthenic1789 atonic1792 squeal1794 adynamic1803 worn-down1814 totterish1817 asthenical1819 prostrate1820 used up1823 wankya1825 creaky1834 groggy1834 puny1838 imbeciled1840 rickety-rackety1840 muscleless1841 weedy1849 tottery1861 crocky1880 wimbly-wambly1881 ramshackle1889 twitterly1896 twittery1907 wonky1919 strung out1959 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > of or like a lamb > undersized palliea1774 a1774 R. Fergusson Poems Var. Subj. (1779) 54 Sin Pauly Tam, wi' canker'd snout, First held the students in about. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Paulie A lamb that is lame is sometimes called Pawlie... A pawlie hand is one that has been dislocated and not properly set. 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 19 Deformed and crippled specimens in Scotland are termed ‘pallie lambs’. 1911 J. Omond Orkney 80 Years Ago 8/3 To our right are the calves, polly sheep and, even in some cases, the work ox tied to the gable. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 9 The caller air ud seek roses back ti the chafts o the palliest peenge. 1956 People's Jrnl. 31 Mar. Afore we'd followed our pally-hands and landit in the village. 1975 J. Y. Mather & H. H. Speitel Ling. Atlas Scotl. I. 282 The Youngest of a Brood, [Kirkcudbright] pallie lamb, [etc.]. B. n. An undersized or sickly lamb. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > lamb > defined by size twagger1584 pallie1818 1818 J. Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck I. 158 There was Geordie..the flesher,..that took away the crocks and the paulies, and my brockit-lamb. 1857 Trans. Highland & Agric. Soc. July 1855–Mar.1857 537 Palleys (the smallest lambs are so called) abounded everywhere. 1992 E. A. Proulx Postcards i. ix. 66 He said for ewes after the first shearing—‘gimmer!’ He called the runts ‘pallies’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1774
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