potlatchingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtˌlatʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌlætʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: potlatch n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < potlatch n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later potlatch v.

North American.

Among certain North American Indian peoples of the north-west coast: the action of holding a potlatch, or of giving away or destroying goods in order to enhance or repair one's reputation, repay a favour, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > feasting > [noun]

womb-joyc1300

feastinga1325

messing1340

comessationa1425

cheeringc1443

mangerya1470

epulation1542

junketing1555

coshering1577

coshery1582

collationing1652

potlatching1865

tuck-in1886

society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > of North American Indians > holding

potlatching1865

1865 M. MacFie Vancouver Island & Brit. Columbia 431 In a commercial aspect, too, this system of potlatching is highly objectionable, for the goods thus transferred from year to year are not appropriated for the most part to useful purposes.

1896 Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 106 After two or three days of feasting and pot-latching.

1915 E. Sapir in Proc. & Trans. Royal Soc. Canada 360 Men of lower rank have by dint of reckless potlatching gained the ascendency over their betters, gradually displacing them in one or more of the privileges belonging to their rank.

1975 H. White Raincoast Chron. (1976) 182/1 There was incessant potlatching.

1990 Canad. Geographic June 81/1 The Canadian government enforced a long-ignored law banning potlatching,..confiscating a bargeload of masks and other potlatch regalia.

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

单词	potlatching
释义	potlatchingn. Brit. /ˈpɒtˌlatʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌlætʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: potlatch n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < potlatch n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later potlatch v. North American. Among certain North American Indian peoples of the north-west coast: the action of holding a potlatch, or of giving away or destroying goods in order to enhance or repair one's reputation, repay a favour, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > feasting > [noun] womb-joyc1300 feastinga1325 messing1340 comessationa1425 cheeringc1443 mangerya1470 epulation1542 junketing1555 coshering1577 coshery1582 collationing1652 potlatching1865 tuck-in1886 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > of North American Indians > holding potlatching1865 1865 M. MacFie Vancouver Island & Brit. Columbia 431 In a commercial aspect, too, this system of potlatching is highly objectionable, for the goods thus transferred from year to year are not appropriated for the most part to useful purposes. 1896 Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 106 After two or three days of feasting and pot-latching. 1915 E. Sapir in Proc. & Trans. Royal Soc. Canada 360 Men of lower rank have by dint of reckless potlatching gained the ascendency over their betters, gradually displacing them in one or more of the privileges belonging to their rank. 1975 H. White Raincoast Chron. (1976) 182/1 There was incessant potlatching. 1990 Canad. Geographic June 81/1 The Canadian government enforced a long-ignored law banning potlatching,..confiscating a bargeload of masks and other potlatch regalia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865
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