† poën.

Forms: 1700s poey, 1700s pohe, 1700s pue, 1700s–1800s poe, 1700s–1800s poë, 1700s–1800s poy. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Tahitian. Etymon: Tahitian poe.

Etymology: < Tahitian poe pearl, so called on account of the tuft of white feathers at the bird's throat. See quot. 1865. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation for poë-bird as (pō^u·iˌbə̄ɹd) /ˈpəʊiːbɜːd/.

Obsolete.

More fully poë bird, poë honey-eater. The tui or parson bird, Prosthemadura novaeseelandiae, a name used by Cook's company and some other early visitors to New Zealand.

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1773 J. R. Forster Jrnl. 11 Apr. in ‘Resolution’ Jrnl. (1982) ii. 243 Wattle birds, Pohebirds & Mocking-birds.

1773 W. Bayly Jrnl. 12 Apr. in R. McNab Hist. Rec. N.Z. (1914) II. 206 There are great plenty of a kind of birds much resembling our black birds... These are called Poey-birds. They are thought to be the finest eating for delicacy & richness.

1777 J. Cook Jrnl. 25 Feb. (1967) III. ii. 806 Both these are scarce but several others in greater plenty, one of which of a black colour with a greenish cast is remarkable for having a tuft of white curled feathers hanging under the throat, and was call'd the Poy Bird by our people.

1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 682 Poë... This inhabits New Zealand, where it goes by the name of kogo; but is better known by that of Poë-bird.

1817 J. L. Nicholas Narr. Voy. N.Z. II. 254 The poe, with its..tufts of white feathers.

1865 W. Howitt Hist. Discov. Austral. I. vi. 111 This bird they called the Wattle-bird, and also the Poy-bird, from its having little tufts of curled hair under its throat, which they called poies, from the Otaheitan word for ear-rings.

1896 List Vertebrated Animals Gardens Zool. Soc. (ed. 9) 237 Poë Honey-eater.

1898 E. E. Morris Austral-English Poë, same as Tui..and Parson-bird... The name, which was not the Maori name, did not endure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	poë
释义	† poën. Forms: 1700s poey, 1700s pohe, 1700s pue, 1700s–1800s poe, 1700s–1800s poë, 1700s–1800s poy. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Tahitian. Etymon: Tahitian poe. Etymology: < Tahitian poe pearl, so called on account of the tuft of white feathers at the bird's throat. See quot. 1865. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation for poë-bird as (pō^u·iˌbə̄ɹd) /ˈpəʊiːbɜːd/. Obsolete. More fully poë bird, poë honey-eater. The tui or parson bird, Prosthemadura novaeseelandiae, a name used by Cook's company and some other early visitors to New Zealand. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > genus Prosthemadera (tui) poë1773 mockingbird1777 tui1832 parson bird1857 1773 J. R. Forster Jrnl. 11 Apr. in ‘Resolution’ Jrnl. (1982) ii. 243 Wattle birds, Pohebirds & Mocking-birds. 1773 W. Bayly Jrnl. 12 Apr. in R. McNab Hist. Rec. N.Z. (1914) II. 206 There are great plenty of a kind of birds much resembling our black birds... These are called Poey-birds. They are thought to be the finest eating for delicacy & richness. 1777 J. Cook Jrnl. 25 Feb. (1967) III. ii. 806 Both these are scarce but several others in greater plenty, one of which of a black colour with a greenish cast is remarkable for having a tuft of white curled feathers hanging under the throat, and was call'd the Poy Bird by our people. 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 682 Poë... This inhabits New Zealand, where it goes by the name of kogo; but is better known by that of Poë-bird. 1817 J. L. Nicholas Narr. Voy. N.Z. II. 254 The poe, with its..tufts of white feathers. 1865 W. Howitt Hist. Discov. Austral. I. vi. 111 This bird they called the Wattle-bird, and also the Poy-bird, from its having little tufts of curled hair under its throat, which they called poies, from the Otaheitan word for ear-rings. 1896 List Vertebrated Animals Gardens Zool. Soc. (ed. 9) 237 Poë Honey-eater. 1898 E. E. Morris Austral-English Poë, same as Tui..and Parson-bird... The name, which was not the Maori name, did not endure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1773
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