bear signn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛː sʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈbɛr ˌsaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bear n.¹, sign n.

Etymology: < bear n.¹ + sign n.In sense 2 apparently so called because of their resemblance in shape to bear droppings.

North American.

1. As a mass or count noun: the trail or trace of a bear, such as droppings, tracks, etc.

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1837 J. Cutting in A. Wetmore et al. Gazetteer Missouri App. 329 He had found some bear-sign on [the] trunk of a large tree, and he conjectured that there was an old she in the cavity of the tree.

1887 Scribner's Mag. Sept. 305/1 They reported any amount of bear-sign on the slopes leading to the river.

1994 Leader (Canada) Dec. 9/1 The hikers saw bear signs but no bear.

2014 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 78 1165/1 We used bear sign (e.g., scat or tracks) combined with disturbance of a kill site (e.g., scattered prey remains) to document visitation of a cougar kill by a black bear.

2. slang. Among cowboys: doughnuts.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > doughnut

dough cakea1631

doughnut1782

olykoek1795

nutcake1801

poffertje1804

zeppole1835

krapfen1845

simball1865

sinker1870

doughnut hole1886

vetkoek1900

bear sign1903

koeksister1904

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submarine1916

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1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xviii. 280 She asked me to make the bear-sign, doughnuts she called them.

1958 ‘L. L'Amour’ Radigan i. 12 Time was I've been kept making bear sign for three days without letup, make 'em by the dishpan full, and none left at the end.

1993 A. Russell Canad. Cowboy v. 107 Occasionally one would even find a way to make doughnuts, cooked in hot lard and rolled in sugar while hot and served as dessert for the evening meal along with stewed prunes. ‘Bear sign’ they sometimes called them and most cowboys would ride miles out of their way for the chance to have a feed of them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bear sign
释义	bear signn. Brit. /ˈbɛː sʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈbɛr ˌsaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bear n.¹, sign n. Etymology: < bear n.¹ + sign n.In sense 2 apparently so called because of their resemblance in shape to bear droppings. North American. 1. As a mass or count noun: the trail or trace of a bear, such as droppings, tracks, etc. ΚΠ 1837 J. Cutting in A. Wetmore et al. Gazetteer Missouri App. 329 He had found some bear-sign on [the] trunk of a large tree, and he conjectured that there was an old she in the cavity of the tree. 1887 Scribner's Mag. Sept. 305/1 They reported any amount of bear-sign on the slopes leading to the river. 1994 Leader (Canada) Dec. 9/1 The hikers saw bear signs but no bear. 2014 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 78 1165/1 We used bear sign (e.g., scat or tracks) combined with disturbance of a kill site (e.g., scattered prey remains) to document visitation of a cougar kill by a black bear. 2. slang. Among cowboys: doughnuts. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > doughnut dough cakea1631 doughnut1782 olykoek1795 nutcake1801 poffertje1804 zeppole1835 krapfen1845 simball1865 sinker1870 doughnut hole1886 vetkoek1900 bear sign1903 koeksister1904 sinker1906 submarine1916 mandazi1937 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xviii. 280 She asked me to make the bear-sign, doughnuts she called them. 1958 ‘L. L'Amour’ Radigan i. 12 Time was I've been kept making bear sign for three days without letup, make 'em by the dishpan full, and none left at the end. 1993 A. Russell Canad. Cowboy v. 107 Occasionally one would even find a way to make doughnuts, cooked in hot lard and rolled in sugar while hot and served as dessert for the evening meal along with stewed prunes. ‘Bear sign’ they sometimes called them and most cowboys would ride miles out of their way for the chance to have a feed of them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1837
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