pettern.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtə/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pet v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < pet v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

1. A person who strokes, indulges, or pampers a pet, child, etc. Now usually with modifying word.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > one who pets, indulges, or pampers

dandler1598

pamperer1775

coddler1835

petter1857

1857 W. C. Bennett in Queen Eleanor's Vengeance 34 This petter of canaries and of pups.

1863 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 3 240 The author must..be a petter of all kinds of pets.

1936 I. Gershwin Better Half knows Better in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 262/2 Posing in public places—Political baby-petter.

2004 Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune (Nexis) 15 Jan. 10 a Ranchers and hunters miserably, hopelessly, infinitely outnumbered by poodle petters in Pittsburgh and fur fighters in Frisco.

2. Originally and chiefly U.S. A person who engages in petting (petting n. 2). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [noun] > stimulation of genitals > one who

petter1925

1925 College Humor Aug. 77/1 Have a nice evening? Jean's some high-type petter, isn't she?

1930 F. Dell Love in Machine Age ix. 170 Science's adjuration to the petters is only: ‘You really must get some food and sleep, my dears!’

1938 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 12/1 A petter's car could carry the legend, ‘One-arm driver; keep clear’.

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

petterv.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtə/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdər/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare earlier patter v.², and also pitter v.², pitter-patter v.²

rare.

intransitive. To make a light, rapid, repetitious sound. (Also reduplicated.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [verb (intransitive)] > emit sound (of grasshopper)

petter1650

chirr1840

clitter1844

1650 Exact Relation 2 Bloudy Fights 5 Muskets pettering, and our Guns as the Thunder, of Jupiter kept such noyse that 'twas a wonder.

1849 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 16 106 The grasshopper was pettering his monotonous contralto.

1994 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xv. 147 That hinjin ‘petter-pettered’ all the hours God sent.

Derivatives

ˈpettering adj.

ΚΠ

1916 C. M. Doughty Titans iv. 107 That blissful sound, in Summer drought; Of pettering rain, on leaves of parched Earths dust.

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

单词	petter
释义	pettern. Brit. /ˈpɛtə/, U.S. /ˈpɛdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pet v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < pet v.¹ + -er suffix¹. 1. A person who strokes, indulges, or pampers a pet, child, etc. Now usually with modifying word. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > one who pets, indulges, or pampers dandler1598 pamperer1775 coddler1835 petter1857 1857 W. C. Bennett in Queen Eleanor's Vengeance 34 This petter of canaries and of pups. 1863 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 3 240 The author must..be a petter of all kinds of pets. 1936 I. Gershwin Better Half knows Better in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 262/2 Posing in public places—Political baby-petter. 2004 Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune (Nexis) 15 Jan. 10 a Ranchers and hunters miserably, hopelessly, infinitely outnumbered by poodle petters in Pittsburgh and fur fighters in Frisco. 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. A person who engages in petting (petting n. 2). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [noun] > stimulation of genitals > one who petter1925 1925 College Humor Aug. 77/1 Have a nice evening? Jean's some high-type petter, isn't she? 1930 F. Dell Love in Machine Age ix. 170 Science's adjuration to the petters is only: ‘You really must get some food and sleep, my dears!’ 1938 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 12/1 A petter's car could carry the legend, ‘One-arm driver; keep clear’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). petterv. Brit. /ˈpɛtə/, U.S. /ˈpɛdər/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare earlier patter v.², and also pitter v.², pitter-patter v.² rare. intransitive. To make a light, rapid, repetitious sound. (Also reduplicated.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [verb (intransitive)] > emit sound (of grasshopper) petter1650 chirr1840 clitter1844 1650 Exact Relation 2 Bloudy Fights 5 Muskets pettering, and our Guns as the Thunder, of Jupiter kept such noyse that 'twas a wonder. 1849 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 16 106 The grasshopper was pettering his monotonous contralto. 1994 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xv. 147 That hinjin ‘petter-pettered’ all the hours God sent. Derivatives ˈpettering adj. ΚΠ 1916 C. M. Doughty Titans iv. 107 That blissful sound, in Summer drought; Of pettering rain, on leaves of parched Earths dust. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857v.1650
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