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单词 peterborough
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Peterboroughn.1

Brit. /ˈpiːtəb(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈpidərˌbəroʊ/, /ˈpidərˌbərə/, Canadian English /ˈpiːdərˌbɜroː/, /ˈpiːdərˌbɜrə/
Forms: 1800s Peterboro', 1800s– Peterborough, 1900s– Peterboro.
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Peterborough.
Etymology: < Peterborough, the name of a city in Ontario, Canada.
Originally and chiefly Canadian.
A wooden boat of a type associated with Peterborough, Ontario; spec. a cedar or basswood canoe. Frequently attributive, esp. as Peterborough canoe.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > canoe of indigenous peoples > other types of canoe
pirogue1666
dory1709
Montreal canoe1793
waka1807
tandem canoe1867
Rob Roy1868
canot du maître1872
Peterborough1882
snake-boat1882
shadow canoe1883
tandem1884
buckeye1885
Canader1893
vinta1900
bellum1901
spoon canoe1907
sponson canoe1911
ratting canoe1944
tarada1960
canot du nord1961
1882 Forest & Stream 2 Nov. 277/1 There is the open Peterboro' canoe, so familiar to the Canadian eye.
1895 Rudder Sept. 215 Eleven paddling canoes—eight Peterboro's and three Rushton—and the Cruiser, complete the fleet.
1897 J. W. Tyrrell Across Sub-Arctics of Canada ii. 20 We launched our handsome ‘Peterboroughs’ in the great stream.
1901 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 30 Oct. 6/2 We portaged around it on the way up by packing our Peterboro up a hill one hundred feet high, taking us a whole day.
1966 Canad. Geogr. Jrnl. Sept. 78/3 John Stephenson..later came up with the excellent cedar rib craft known the world over as the Peterborough Canoe.
2003 Américas 55 45/1 The whole tradition of the Peterborough and the Chestnut..is really based on the native bark canoe shape.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Peterboroughn.2

Brit. /ˈpiːtəb(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈpidərˌbərə/
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Peterborough.
Etymology: < Peterborough, the name of a city in Northamptonshire, eastern central England, and the location of a number of neolithic sites.
Archaeology.
attributive. Designating or belonging to a type of Neolithic pottery decorated with elaborate but crudely executed impressed patterns, found originally at Peterborough; (hence) designating the people, materials, or culture associated with this pottery.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > Neolithic > specific
dolmenic1882
Peterborough1910
Campignian1921
battle-axe1925
corded ware1928
Windmill Hill1930
Tasian1931
Tahunian1936
Halafian1937
Lung-shan1938
Rinyo–Clacton1954
aceramic1961
Lungshanoid1963
cardial1975
1910 Archaeologia 52 346 The characteristic decoration of the drinking-cup or beaker is well known, and full justice has been done to the Peterborough series by our Fellow, Mr. Praetorius.
1922 Antiquaries Jrnl. 2 231 The Peterborough pottery seems to bear all the signs of its makers advancing in ceramic skill by gradual stages.
1939 V. G. Childe Dawn European Civilization (ed. 3) xviii. 306 In Norfolk and even Wiltshire Peterborough folk..were associated with its exploitation.
1954 S. Piggott Neolithic Cultures Brit. Isles xi. 312 (heading) Relationships of the Peterborough culture.
1970 W. Bray & D. Trump Dict. Archaeol. 256/1 To the Late Neolithic belong the highly decorated wares of Peterborough and Rinyo-Clacton styles.
2001 Oxoniensia 65 7 These finds comprise two sherds of Peterborough Ware.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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