possumingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒsəmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑsəmɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– possuming, 1800s– 'possuming.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: possum v., possum n.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: In sense 1 < either possum v. or possum n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. In sense 2 < possum n.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

colloquial.

1. Originally U.S. The action or practice of ‘playing possum’; deception, feigning (esp. of death or illness). Now rare.

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1846 R. G. A. Levinge Echoes from Backwoods II. 32 'Possuming is become an idiom; a term signifying any one who is humbugging or deceiving.

1862 Harper's Mag. Dec. 99/2 So you see you must endure it to the end—fur thar's no possumin' thar.

1888 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 6 Feb. (Farmer) With three dangerously wounded grizzlies roaming around the immediate neighbourhood, besides the possibility of possuming among those stretched out below.

1994 Re: Death, dying & other related stuff in rec.games.frp.live-action (Usenet newsgroup) 25 Apr. In order to allow..something like possuming as a battle tactic.., both visual cues and a reason for not always ensuring the carrionicity of the fallen need to be present in the gaming environment.

2. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Possum hunting.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > opossums

opossuming1847

possuming1852

1852 J. Bonwick Notes of Gold Digger 22 Some amuse themselves with going out 'possuming.

1869 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 607 To go out with him on a 'possuming expedition.

1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 152 I promised to go 'possuming with Johnny Nowlett.

1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby iii. 36 He may have done a bit of cyaniding and out of season possuming.

2000 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 10 Jan. 23 A series of short-term jobs followed, including deer culling, possuming, builder's labourer.

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

单词	possuming
释义	possumingn. Brit. /ˈpɒsəmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑsəmɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– possuming, 1800s– 'possuming. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: possum v., possum n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: In sense 1 < either possum v. or possum n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. In sense 2 < possum n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. colloquial. 1. Originally U.S. The action or practice of ‘playing possum’; deception, feigning (esp. of death or illness). Now rare. ΚΠ 1846 R. G. A. Levinge Echoes from Backwoods II. 32 'Possuming is become an idiom; a term signifying any one who is humbugging or deceiving. 1862 Harper's Mag. Dec. 99/2 So you see you must endure it to the end—fur thar's no possumin' thar. 1888 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 6 Feb. (Farmer) With three dangerously wounded grizzlies roaming around the immediate neighbourhood, besides the possibility of possuming among those stretched out below. 1994 Re: Death, dying & other related stuff in rec.games.frp.live-action (Usenet newsgroup) 25 Apr. In order to allow..something like possuming as a battle tactic.., both visual cues and a reason for not always ensuring the carrionicity of the fallen need to be present in the gaming environment. 2. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. Possum hunting. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > opossums opossuming1847 possuming1852 1852 J. Bonwick Notes of Gold Digger 22 Some amuse themselves with going out 'possuming. 1869 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 607 To go out with him on a 'possuming expedition. 1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 152 I promised to go 'possuming with Johnny Nowlett. 1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby iii. 36 He may have done a bit of cyaniding and out of season possuming. 2000 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 10 Jan. 23 A series of short-term jobs followed, including deer culling, possuming, builder's labourer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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