picarooningn.

Brit.

/ˌpɪkəˈruːnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpɪkəˈrunɪŋ/

Forms: see picaroon v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: picaroon v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < picaroon v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier picarooning adj.

Now rare.

The action of picaroon v.; piracy or privateering; plundering (literal and figurative); (occasionally) an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun]

scummerfare1358

pirating1526

piratry1526

piracya1552

rovery1575

roving1585

picarooning1727

sea-roving1841

piratism1882

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pickering, Pickerooning,..going a plundering; also Skirmishing.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Picqueering, Pickeering, or Pickerooning, a little flying War, or Skirmish, which the Soldiers make when detach'd from their Bodies, for Pillage, or before a main Battle begins.

1839 Southern Literary Messenger 5 694/1 Mr. Willis [sc. editor of the The Corsair] embarked..on a voyage of literary picarooning.

1861 Southern Literary Messenger 33 9/2 We have had little to interest us, except what Pa calls the ‘picarooning’ by his Majesty's vessels.

1895 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 25 Mar. 8/4 The capture of the notorious Zargonaza, with her desperate crew of ruffians..marked the end of buccaneering and picarooning in these waters.

1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 36/1 A summer's picarooning off Flores.

2003 SF Weekly (Nexis) 12 Mar. There were rare occasions when the Jolly Roger fluttered proudly over Islais Creek.., but year-round picarooning was the bastion of a more rugged breed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

picarooningadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɪkəˈruːnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpɪkəˈrunɪŋ/

Forms: see picaroon n.¹ and adj. and -ing suffix²; also 1600s picqueroning.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: picaroon n.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < picaroon n.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare later picaroon v.

Now rare.

Engaging in plundering, piracy, or privateering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [adjective]

piratical1550

picarooning1625

pirately1625

piratica1640

picaroon1650

sea-roving1841

1625 in S. R. Gardiner Documents Impeachm. Duke of Buckingham (1889) 220 The Admirall of France..is only ruld and led by these picqueroning Captaines.

1800 J. Dennie Let. 20 May (1936) 186 To your deluded True Americans, to your Picarooning pedlars, and to the simpletons, who believe that a republican government can subsist in this extensive region.

1827 J. F. Cooper Red Rover II. xiv. 217 He will not run his disorderly, picarooning company under the guns of a British man-of-war, because he owes a little reverence to the flag of his master!

1843 H. W. Herbert Ringwood the Rover i. 7 We might yet drive those picarooning scoundrels from their prey.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	picarooning
释义	picarooningn. Brit. /ˌpɪkəˈruːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpɪkəˈrunɪŋ/ Forms: see picaroon v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: picaroon v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < picaroon v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier picarooning adj. Now rare. The action of picaroon v.; piracy or privateering; plundering (literal and figurative); (occasionally) an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] scummerfare1358 pirating1526 piratry1526 piracya1552 rovery1575 roving1585 picarooning1727 sea-roving1841 piratism1882 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pickering, Pickerooning,..going a plundering; also Skirmishing. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Picqueering, Pickeering, or Pickerooning, a little flying War, or Skirmish, which the Soldiers make when detach'd from their Bodies, for Pillage, or before a main Battle begins. 1839 Southern Literary Messenger 5 694/1 Mr. Willis [sc. editor of the The Corsair] embarked..on a voyage of literary picarooning. 1861 Southern Literary Messenger 33 9/2 We have had little to interest us, except what Pa calls the ‘picarooning’ by his Majesty's vessels. 1895 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 25 Mar. 8/4 The capture of the notorious Zargonaza, with her desperate crew of ruffians..marked the end of buccaneering and picarooning in these waters. 1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 36/1 A summer's picarooning off Flores. 2003 SF Weekly (Nexis) 12 Mar. There were rare occasions when the Jolly Roger fluttered proudly over Islais Creek.., but year-round picarooning was the bastion of a more rugged breed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). picarooningadj. Brit. /ˌpɪkəˈruːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpɪkəˈrunɪŋ/ Forms: see picaroon n.¹ and adj. and -ing suffix²; also 1600s picqueroning. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: picaroon n.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < picaroon n.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare later picaroon v. Now rare. Engaging in plundering, piracy, or privateering. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [adjective] piratical1550 picarooning1625 pirately1625 piratica1640 picaroon1650 sea-roving1841 1625 in S. R. Gardiner Documents Impeachm. Duke of Buckingham (1889) 220 The Admirall of France..is only ruld and led by these picqueroning Captaines. 1800 J. Dennie Let. 20 May (1936) 186 To your deluded True Americans, to your Picarooning pedlars, and to the simpletons, who believe that a republican government can subsist in this extensive region. 1827 J. F. Cooper Red Rover II. xiv. 217 He will not run his disorderly, picarooning company under the guns of a British man-of-war, because he owes a little reverence to the flag of his master! 1843 H. W. Herbert Ringwood the Rover i. 7 We might yet drive those picarooning scoundrels from their prey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727adj.1625
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