pinhookv.

Brit.

/ˈpɪnhʊk/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌ(h)ʊk/

Forms: 1800s– pinhook, 1900s– penhook (U.S. regional).

Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pin-hook adj.

Etymology: Probably < pin-hook adj. Compare pin-hooker n.A popular alternative theory derives the word < Pinhook, the name of a settlement in Robertson County, Kentucky (usually now known as Bratton's Mill), but this has not been substantiated.

Originally U.S. regional (south Midland). Now chiefly Horse Racing.

transitive. To buy (a commodity, originally tobacco) cheaply with the expectation of selling it later for a profit. Now: spec. to buy a very young racehorse cheaply for this purpose. Also intransitive. Cf. pinhooking n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > illegal or immoral trading > trade in (goods) illegally or immorally [verb (transitive)] > buy up (goods) for resale or monopoly

engrossa1400

forestall14..

grossc1440

regrate1444

badge1552

to engross the market1804

pinhook1885

1885 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 27 Mar. He had pinhooked a part of a planter's crop, paying him for it thirty odd dollars.

1944 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. ii. 68 Pin-hook, to buy privately, usually small crops and at bargain prices, tobacco in the barn or at the warehouse.

1980 A. Banks First-Person Amer. 142 That was when speculators used to pinhook by buying right in the fields.

2003 Racing Post (Nexis) 20 Oct. 24 Every year the staff are gifted with a horse to pinhook.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pinhook
释义	pinhookv. Brit. /ˈpɪnhʊk/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌ(h)ʊk/ Forms: 1800s– pinhook, 1900s– penhook (U.S. regional). Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pin-hook adj. Etymology: Probably < pin-hook adj. Compare pin-hooker n.A popular alternative theory derives the word < Pinhook, the name of a settlement in Robertson County, Kentucky (usually now known as Bratton's Mill), but this has not been substantiated. Originally U.S. regional (south Midland). Now chiefly Horse Racing. transitive. To buy (a commodity, originally tobacco) cheaply with the expectation of selling it later for a profit. Now: spec. to buy a very young racehorse cheaply for this purpose. Also intransitive. Cf. pinhooking n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > illegal or immoral trading > trade in (goods) illegally or immorally [verb (transitive)] > buy up (goods) for resale or monopoly engrossa1400 forestall14.. grossc1440 regrate1444 badge1552 to engross the market1804 pinhook1885 1885 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 27 Mar. He had pinhooked a part of a planter's crop, paying him for it thirty odd dollars. 1944 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. ii. 68 Pin-hook, to buy privately, usually small crops and at bargain prices, tobacco in the barn or at the warehouse. 1980 A. Banks First-Person Amer. 142 That was when speculators used to pinhook by buying right in the fields. 2003 Racing Post (Nexis) 20 Oct. 24 Every year the staff are gifted with a horse to pinhook. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : pin-hookn.adj. < v.1885 see also
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