polern.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊlə/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊlər/

Forms: 1600s–1800s pooler, 1600s– poler, 1800s polar (in sense 4).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pole n.¹, -er suffix¹; pole v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < pole n.¹ + -er suffix¹, and partly < pole v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

†1. Tanning. A pole used for stirring. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering consistency > [noun] > stirring apparatus

potstickc1425

mundlec1560

pote1683

poler1688

oar1735

rouser1765

spindle1797

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 350/2 A Tanners Pooler, or Poler..is..to stir up the Ouse, or Bark and Water.

1704 Dict. Rusticum Pooler, or Poler.

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Pooler, Poler, (with Tanners) an Instrument to stir up the Owser of Bark and Water in the Pits.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Pooler. [Also in later dictionaries.]]

†2. Agriculture. A person who sets up or fixes hop-poles. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of specific crops > [noun] > hops > hop-grower > specific processes

poler1727

overpoling1742

pole-puller1756

hop-tier1848

1727 R. Bradley Houghton's Coll. for Improvem. Husbandry & Trade II. 447 A forked wand, a stool or a ladder, with a stay on the back, are convenient in order to direct the hops to the poler.

1848 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 9 ii. 554 If new poles require to be carried..the poler is paid extra.

a. A person who propels a boat by means of a pole or poles.

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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > poler or punter

poler1842

puntsman1856

punter1875

puntist1890

puntman1894

1842 ‘J. Cypress, Jr.’ Sporting Scenes & Sundry Sketches IV. 193 Thy poler or oarsman..would soon cry out.

1896 Daily Chron. 15 Aug. 9/3 The poler, standing in the stern, can always push the stern out and so bring the bow into the bank.

1950 E. Hemingway Across River & into Trees i. 5 In each boat..the poler stood in the stern, with his long oar.

1997 Wanderlust June 45/2 A running commentary from the poler is usually the best you can hope for.

b. A boat propelled by means of a pole or poles. rare.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > boat propelled by pole

punt-boatc1500

punt1556

pole-boat1788

poling boat1875

poler1925

1925 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 253/1 I was travelling by ‘poler’ because no steamer was available.

4. Australian and New Zealand.

a. A draught animal harnessed alongside the pole of a wagon; a wheeler. Also: a coach-horse working closest to the coach, behind the other horses. Now chiefly historical.

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the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > work animals > draught animal

field beasta1382

plough-beast1454

ploughware1465

plough1505

worker1617

wheeler1813

poler1860

1860 ‘Little Jacob’ Colonial Pen-scratchings 85 There was a bullock dray going lazily down the road—one of the bullocks, a poler.., fell from sheer exhaustion.

1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. vii. 87 I am going to..work like an old near-side poler.

1941 I. L. Idriess Great Boomerang vi. 48 The leaders had reared right back on the polers, the team in terrified confusion.

1968 T. E. Y. Seddon Seddons 12 Each team comprised five horses—three leaders and two polers.

1991 D. Mackay Working the Kauri 38 Squat, powerful bullocks—the ‘polers’—were at the back of the team.

b. slang. A scrounger, a sponger; a shirker. Cf. pole v.¹ 9. Now rare.

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the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > one who

skulkc1320

loundererc1425

old soldier1722

malingerer1785

skulker1785

shirker1799

shirk1818

slink1824

schemer1843

sconcer1843

scrimshanker1882

scrimshank1886

sooner1892

Weary Willie1896

slacker1898

slackster1901

sugarer1904

work-shy1904

gold brick1905

tired Tim (also Timothy)1906

lead-swinger1917

piker1917

gold-bricker1919

slinker1919

poler1938

skiver1941

1938 X. Herbert Capricornia (1939) xxxii. 486 ‘You long-jawed poler,’ Norman roared. ‘Living on the fat of the land, while your poor damn flock feeds on soup’.

1952 A. G. Mitchell in Chambers's Shorter Eng. Dict. Suppl. Poler, one who sponges on another, or avoids his fair share of work.

2002 Canberra Times (Nexis) 28 Sept. a20 ‘Oh him’, she'd say scornfully. ‘He's a poler. Always leaning on his mates.’

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

单词	poler
释义	polern. Brit. /ˈpəʊlə/, U.S. /ˈpoʊlər/ Forms: 1600s–1800s pooler, 1600s– poler, 1800s polar (in sense 4). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pole n.¹, -er suffix¹; pole v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < pole n.¹ + -er suffix¹, and partly < pole v.¹ + -er suffix¹. †1. Tanning. A pole used for stirring. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering consistency > [noun] > stirring apparatus potstickc1425 mundlec1560 pote1683 poler1688 oar1735 rouser1765 spindle1797 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 350/2 A Tanners Pooler, or Poler..is..to stir up the Ouse, or Bark and Water. 1704 Dict. Rusticum Pooler, or Poler. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Pooler, Poler, (with Tanners) an Instrument to stir up the Owser of Bark and Water in the Pits. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Pooler. [Also in later dictionaries.]] †2. Agriculture. A person who sets up or fixes hop-poles. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of specific crops > [noun] > hops > hop-grower > specific processes poler1727 overpoling1742 pole-puller1756 hop-tier1848 1727 R. Bradley Houghton's Coll. for Improvem. Husbandry & Trade II. 447 A forked wand, a stool or a ladder, with a stay on the back, are convenient in order to direct the hops to the poler. 1848 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 9 ii. 554 If new poles require to be carried..the poler is paid extra. 3. a. A person who propels a boat by means of a pole or poles. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > poler or punter poler1842 puntsman1856 punter1875 puntist1890 puntman1894 1842 ‘J. Cypress, Jr.’ Sporting Scenes & Sundry Sketches IV. 193 Thy poler or oarsman..would soon cry out. 1896 Daily Chron. 15 Aug. 9/3 The poler, standing in the stern, can always push the stern out and so bring the bow into the bank. 1950 E. Hemingway Across River & into Trees i. 5 In each boat..the poler stood in the stern, with his long oar. 1997 Wanderlust June 45/2 A running commentary from the poler is usually the best you can hope for. b. A boat propelled by means of a pole or poles. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > boat propelled by pole punt-boatc1500 punt1556 pole-boat1788 poling boat1875 poler1925 1925 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 253/1 I was travelling by ‘poler’ because no steamer was available. 4. Australian and New Zealand. a. A draught animal harnessed alongside the pole of a wagon; a wheeler. Also: a coach-horse working closest to the coach, behind the other horses. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > work animals > draught animal field beasta1382 plough-beast1454 ploughware1465 plough1505 worker1617 wheeler1813 poler1860 1860 ‘Little Jacob’ Colonial Pen-scratchings 85 There was a bullock dray going lazily down the road—one of the bullocks, a poler.., fell from sheer exhaustion. 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. vii. 87 I am going to..work like an old near-side poler. 1941 I. L. Idriess Great Boomerang vi. 48 The leaders had reared right back on the polers, the team in terrified confusion. 1968 T. E. Y. Seddon Seddons 12 Each team comprised five horses—three leaders and two polers. 1991 D. Mackay Working the Kauri 38 Squat, powerful bullocks—the ‘polers’—were at the back of the team. b. slang. A scrounger, a sponger; a shirker. Cf. pole v.¹ 9. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > avoiding duty, work, or exertion > one who skulkc1320 loundererc1425 old soldier1722 malingerer1785 skulker1785 shirker1799 shirk1818 slink1824 schemer1843 sconcer1843 scrimshanker1882 scrimshank1886 sooner1892 Weary Willie1896 slacker1898 slackster1901 sugarer1904 work-shy1904 gold brick1905 tired Tim (also Timothy)1906 lead-swinger1917 piker1917 gold-bricker1919 slinker1919 poler1938 skiver1941 1938 X. Herbert Capricornia (1939) xxxii. 486 ‘You long-jawed poler,’ Norman roared. ‘Living on the fat of the land, while your poor damn flock feeds on soup’. 1952 A. G. Mitchell in Chambers's Shorter Eng. Dict. Suppl. Poler, one who sponges on another, or avoids his fair share of work. 2002 Canberra Times (Nexis) 28 Sept. a20 ‘Oh him’, she'd say scornfully. ‘He's a poler. Always leaning on his mates.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1688
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