Barney's bulln.

Brit.

/ˌbɑːnɪz ˈbʊl/, U.S.

/ˌbɑrniz ˈbʊl/, Australian English

/ˌbʌːniz ˈbʊl/, New Zealand English /ˌbʌːniz ˈbʊl/

Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with an English lexical item. Etymons: Proper name Barney , bull n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < the genitive of the forename Barney (see barney n.) + bull n.¹Compare the use of Barney's Bull as the name of the eponymous bull in a popular 19th-century pantomime for shadow puppets (1879 or earlier; also ?1895 or earlier as Barnaby's Bull), in which the escaped animal marauds through the countryside pursued farcically by various comic characters before being led away exhausted by a farmhand; compare:1879 Oamaru (N.Z.) Mail 8 Dec. Some little amusement was occasioned here this week by a gentleman with the high-sounding name of Professor Winter, exhibiting what he termed ‘Barney's bull’, which was no less than one of the old-fashioned galanty shows at which we were wont to amuse ourselves in days gone by.?1895 A. Patterson Shadow-Entertainments 72 Plays—Barney's Bull, Old Tigg's Academy, Down our Alley, etc.The character and the phrase both appear to reflect an earlier story, event, or song, which has yet to be identified; perhaps compare earlier Barney's brig, used in various similes in maritime slang to denote a state of utter confusion or destitution (1833 or earlier), although the identity of the individual referred to in this expression is also uncertain.

Chiefly English regional, Australian, and New Zealand. Now rare.

Used in various proverbial expressions and similes, as a type of someone or something in a very bad state or condition.In quot. 1834 as part of an extended metaphor.

ΚΠ

1834 Morning Star (Hobart, Austral.) 23 Dec. John, it appeared, got foul of ‘Barney's bull,’ and was about taking it to the pound, when Ann showed fight.

1865 Leaves from Diary Celebrated Burglar 26/2 Why, we're both sold!..Sold—as dead as Barney's bulls.

1910 M. Roberts Sea Dogs i. 39 I'm like Barney's bull, jammed in a clinch.

1929 J. Masefield Hawbucks 76 Those girls, without any mother, only that old Barney's bull of a da.

2014 T. Deary War Game i. 9 Mind you, it didn't take much to make the sergeant's moustache bristle, his face turn red and his throat roar like Barney's bull.

Phrases

all behind like Barney's bull and variants: very delayed or backward; also (in later use) overweight.

ΚΠ

1871 Empire (Sydney) 5 Jan. 3/5 Everything is being fixed in readiness for their engine, which has not yet arrived, and like the tail of Barney's bull, is a long way behind.

1903 Mudgee (New S. Wales) Guardian 16 July 18/3 Now, during my lifetime I have heard some very strange sayings, and the one that I am going to quote is one of them, and here it is: ‘All behind like Barney's bull’.

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. iv. 88 All behind like Barney's bull, delayed, backward (a play on the word behind, although the expression is probably as alliterative as it is biological).

1972 A. Chipper Aussie Swearers Guide 52 Short of a Gallop: Mild descriptive phrase [for]..overplump or out of condition. A more unkind expression is all behind like Barney's bull.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	barneys bull
释义	Barney's bulln. Brit. /ˌbɑːnɪz ˈbʊl/, U.S. /ˌbɑrniz ˈbʊl/, Australian English /ˌbʌːniz ˈbʊl/, New Zealand English /ˌbʌːniz ˈbʊl/ Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with an English lexical item. Etymons: Proper name Barney , bull n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < the genitive of the forename Barney (see barney n.) + bull n.¹Compare the use of Barney's Bull as the name of the eponymous bull in a popular 19th-century pantomime for shadow puppets (1879 or earlier; also ?1895 or earlier as Barnaby's Bull), in which the escaped animal marauds through the countryside pursued farcically by various comic characters before being led away exhausted by a farmhand; compare:1879 Oamaru (N.Z.) Mail 8 Dec. Some little amusement was occasioned here this week by a gentleman with the high-sounding name of Professor Winter, exhibiting what he termed ‘Barney's bull’, which was no less than one of the old-fashioned galanty shows at which we were wont to amuse ourselves in days gone by.?1895 A. Patterson Shadow-Entertainments 72 Plays—Barney's Bull, Old Tigg's Academy, Down our Alley, etc.The character and the phrase both appear to reflect an earlier story, event, or song, which has yet to be identified; perhaps compare earlier Barney's brig, used in various similes in maritime slang to denote a state of utter confusion or destitution (1833 or earlier), although the identity of the individual referred to in this expression is also uncertain. Chiefly English regional, Australian, and New Zealand. Now rare. Used in various proverbial expressions and similes, as a type of someone or something in a very bad state or condition.In quot. 1834 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1834 Morning Star (Hobart, Austral.) 23 Dec. John, it appeared, got foul of ‘Barney's bull,’ and was about taking it to the pound, when Ann showed fight. 1865 Leaves from Diary Celebrated Burglar 26/2 Why, we're both sold!..Sold—as dead as Barney's bulls. 1910 M. Roberts Sea Dogs i. 39 I'm like Barney's bull, jammed in a clinch. 1929 J. Masefield Hawbucks 76 Those girls, without any mother, only that old Barney's bull of a da. 2014 T. Deary War Game i. 9 Mind you, it didn't take much to make the sergeant's moustache bristle, his face turn red and his throat roar like Barney's bull. Phrases all behind like Barney's bull and variants: very delayed or backward; also (in later use) overweight. ΚΠ 1871 Empire (Sydney) 5 Jan. 3/5 Everything is being fixed in readiness for their engine, which has not yet arrived, and like the tail of Barney's bull, is a long way behind. 1903 Mudgee (New S. Wales) Guardian 16 July 18/3 Now, during my lifetime I have heard some very strange sayings, and the one that I am going to quote is one of them, and here it is: ‘All behind like Barney's bull’. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. iv. 88 All behind like Barney's bull, delayed, backward (a play on the word behind, although the expression is probably as alliterative as it is biological). 1972 A. Chipper Aussie Swearers Guide 52 Short of a Gallop: Mild descriptive phrase [for]..overplump or out of condition. A more unkind expression is all behind like Barney's bull. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1834
随便看	sand-baked sand-baked beans sand-ball sand-barge sand-barite sand-bat sand-bath sand-battery sand-bay sand-beach sand-beached sand-bearded sand-bed sand-beetle sand-belt machine sand-binder sand-blanched sand-blast sand-blast process sand-blasted sand-blaster sand-blasting sand-blight sand-blind sand-blindness