pine-topn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪntɒp/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪnˌtɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pine n.², top n.¹ and adj.

Etymology: < pine n.² + top n.¹ and adj.

a. In plural. The young shoots of a pine tree, esp. as (formerly) used in medicines. Also attributive (in singular), in pine-top tea, pine-top whiskey, etc.

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1701 tr. T. Willis Receipts Cure All Distempers v. 42 Take Leaves of Scurvy-grass, four handfuls; Broom tops, Pine tops [L. summitatum..Pini], Juniper tops, of each three handfuls.

1790 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Gen. Hist. Quadrupeds 218 It [sc. the sable] likewise lives upon rats, fishes, pine tops, and wild fruits.

1854 N.Y. Jrnl. Pharmacy 3 211 It should be taken three or four times daily, in an infusion of pine tops.

1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 10 Aug. 157/1 A lord or two of the place, approaching..to renew his familiarity with Howlet's pine-top whiskey.

1915 Atlanta Constit. 14 Feb. 8 b/2 It [sc. meat] was then..cured by smoking with sawdust and pine tops.

1958 H. H. Cunningham Doctors in Gray 208 Little medication seems to have been used in treating scurvy. Citric acid and a decoction from pine tops was used with good results.

1997 Los Angeles Sentinel (Nexis) 13 Aug. 14 Scarborough recalled..the pine-top tea an aunt used to cure a cold.

b. U.S. slang. Cheap or illicit whisky, formerly flavoured with the new shoots of a pine tree.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > illicit whisky

poteen1809

mountain dew1816

poteen whiskey1816

white whisky1822

pine-top1858

white mule1880

wild-cat whisky1881

brush whisky1885

wild cat1887

white lightning1907

1858 Southern Literary Messenger 27 463/2 A rough, but hearty frolic..with profusion of ‘pine-top’ succeeded.

1889 H. H. McConnell Five Years Cavalryman 60 About this time I first became acquainted with a..drink known as ‘pine-top’ or ‘white-mule’ whiskey.

1931 Amer. Speech 7 50 The ‘drinks’ are ‘pine-top’, ‘white mule’, [etc.].

1985 New Yorker 19 Aug. 44/2 [North Carolina corn] is called..pine-top, buckeye-bark whiskey [etc.].

2. The top of a pine tree.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies > top of pine-tree

pine-top1816

1816 A. Radcliffe Poems 54 Far, far below, as roll the clouds away, He spies his cabin 'mid the pine-tops green.

1878 O. Wilde Ravenna v. 10 The pine-tops rocked before the evening breeze.

1946 J. W. Day Harvest Adventure xiii. 214 At the report the second, larger still, swung over a gap in the pine-tops and the next barrel knocked him sideways.

1997 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 29 From the nearby bird sanctuary, thousands of songbirds tweet furiously from the pine-tops.

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

单词	pine-top
释义	pine-topn. Brit. /ˈpʌɪntɒp/, U.S. /ˈpaɪnˌtɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pine n.², top n.¹ and adj. Etymology: < pine n.² + top n.¹ and adj. 1. a. In plural. The young shoots of a pine tree, esp. as (formerly) used in medicines. Also attributive (in singular), in pine-top tea, pine-top whiskey, etc. ΚΠ 1701 tr. T. Willis Receipts Cure All Distempers v. 42 Take Leaves of Scurvy-grass, four handfuls; Broom tops, Pine tops [L. summitatum..Pini], Juniper tops, of each three handfuls. 1790 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Gen. Hist. Quadrupeds 218 It [sc. the sable] likewise lives upon rats, fishes, pine tops, and wild fruits. 1854 N.Y. Jrnl. Pharmacy 3 211 It should be taken three or four times daily, in an infusion of pine tops. 1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 10 Aug. 157/1 A lord or two of the place, approaching..to renew his familiarity with Howlet's pine-top whiskey. 1915 Atlanta Constit. 14 Feb. 8 b/2 It [sc. meat] was then..cured by smoking with sawdust and pine tops. 1958 H. H. Cunningham Doctors in Gray 208 Little medication seems to have been used in treating scurvy. Citric acid and a decoction from pine tops was used with good results. 1997 Los Angeles Sentinel (Nexis) 13 Aug. 14 Scarborough recalled..the pine-top tea an aunt used to cure a cold. b. U.S. slang. Cheap or illicit whisky, formerly flavoured with the new shoots of a pine tree. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > illicit whisky poteen1809 mountain dew1816 poteen whiskey1816 white whisky1822 pine-top1858 white mule1880 wild-cat whisky1881 brush whisky1885 wild cat1887 white lightning1907 1858 Southern Literary Messenger 27 463/2 A rough, but hearty frolic..with profusion of ‘pine-top’ succeeded. 1889 H. H. McConnell Five Years Cavalryman 60 About this time I first became acquainted with a..drink known as ‘pine-top’ or ‘white-mule’ whiskey. 1931 Amer. Speech 7 50 The ‘drinks’ are ‘pine-top’, ‘white mule’, [etc.]. 1985 New Yorker 19 Aug. 44/2 [North Carolina corn] is called..pine-top, buckeye-bark whiskey [etc.]. 2. The top of a pine tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies > top of pine-tree pine-top1816 1816 A. Radcliffe Poems 54 Far, far below, as roll the clouds away, He spies his cabin 'mid the pine-tops green. 1878 O. Wilde Ravenna v. 10 The pine-tops rocked before the evening breeze. 1946 J. W. Day Harvest Adventure xiii. 214 At the report the second, larger still, swung over a gap in the pine-tops and the next barrel knocked him sideways. 1997 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 29 From the nearby bird sanctuary, thousands of songbirds tweet furiously from the pine-tops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1701
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