proppingn.

Brit.

/ˈprɒpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɑpɪŋ/

Forms: late Middle English proppyng, 1500s proppinge, 1500s– propping, 1600s proping; Scottish pre-1700 proping, pre-1700 1700s– propping.

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

Etymology: Partly < prop v.¹ + -ing suffix¹, and partly < prop n.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of propping something; the action of supporting or steadying something with or as with a prop. Also with up.

ΚΠ

1492–3 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 188 For sartayne thynges..Repayryd in hys howse and for proppyng of the dore.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Pedatio, the proppinge or settinge vp of vines.

1584 J. Rainolds & J. Hart Summe of Conf. 369 They minde the propping of their owne kingdome, while they pretend the worship of Christ, as Herode did.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vi. vi. 737 To vines so planted there neede no propping or vnderbearing.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 185 In the underbuilding, pinning and propping up of their pits.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 133 Some Devise used by him about pinning and propping of the Room.

1731 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd: Sang xiii, in Gentle Shepherd (new ed.) II. 245 What disturbs the great, In propping of their pride and state.

1844 Times 13 Apr. 7/5 Mr. Fox said, he wished to explain about the propping of the principals.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. vii. 465 A loose, disordered and unknit state needs no shaking, but propping.

1925 Times 9 Nov. 9/5 (advt.) The strutting and propping of the Middlesex Hospital only temporarily saved it from being condemned as a ‘dangerous structure’ and closed down.

1988 M. Atwood Cat's Eye (1989) xvi. 90 Women prop up men all the time... What's wrong with a little reverse propping?

2000 Nation (N.Y.) 11 Dec. 48/1 [He] was one of the first to urge the propping up of the unpopular French-sponsored Vietnamese regime.

b. concrete. In plural. Supports, stays, props.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > prop > collectively

propping1633

shoringa1639

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. cdxlv. 1087 Fvmitorie is a very tender little herbe..having as it were little knots or ioynts full of branches, that scarse grow vp from the ground without proppings.

1662 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building 28 A Moorish Ground, whereon no New Building could stand any time without Proppings.

1839 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 2 Apr. 1/6 At first it was only supposed that the proppings and loose Coal were on fire; but..it is now beyond doubt that the solid body of Coal is burning.

1977 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Conservation 17 10 Recommendations..for ways to stabilize the conditions of the wall paintings..included the construction of temporary roofs, structural proppings and counterforms.

1990 Mod. Lang. Stud. 20 90 The reader can feel the heat of the bull's breath and blood, see his legs kicking at the proppings, or his tail lashing at his muddy buttocks.

2. Australian. The sudden stopping of a horse, etc., with forelegs rigid, after moving at speed. Cf. prop v.¹ 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > sudden stop

propping1875

prop1880

1875 R. Bruce Dingoes 138 By rushing under a low bough, Or what is here called pigging Or propping..They send him flying like the fowls, To lay among the boulders.

1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. xxi. 152 Traveller's dam had an ineradicable taste for ‘propping’.

1944 M. J. O'Reilly Bowyangs & Boomerangs 139 Have you ever seen a camel buck?.. His long suit is propping.

3. Railways. The action of propelling a wagon or carriage along rails by means of a pole or prop extended from an engine on a parallel track. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > operation of railways > other specific operations

banking1838

piloting1863

buffering1898

slipping1898

propping1900

1900 Rep. Royal Commission Accidents to Railway Servants in Parl. Papers XXVII. 10 We think the following suggestions should be carried out:..3. Abolition of propping and tow-roping as far as possible.

1900 Act 63 & 64 Vict. c. 27 Sch. 1. Brake levers on both sides of waggons. 2. Labelling waggons. 3. Movement of waggons by propping or tow roping. 4. Steam or other power brakes on engines.

1920 J. Tatlow 50 Years Railway Life xxv. 161 Certain operations connected with railway working, such as braking of wagons, propping and tow roping, lighting of stations, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

proppingadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɒpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɑpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prop v.¹, -ing suffix²; prop n.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: Partly < prop v.¹ + -ing suffix², and partly < prop n.¹ + -ing suffix².

That props something up; used or acting as a prop; supporting.

ΚΠ

1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea iii. f. 19 While I sie vnder propping poale with whyrlyng swyng so swyft.

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Evij Propping elmes That clad with vinetrees be.

1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Ceyx & Alcyone in Fables 374 The lazy Monarch overwatch'd Down from his propping Elbow drops his Head, Dissolv'd in Sleep.

1821 J. Clare Holywell 139 in Village Minstrel I. 77 I..loll'd me 'gainst a propping tree.

1879 R. Browning Ivan Ivanovitch in Idyls I. 69 Down fell her face upon the good friend's propping knee.

1972 D. Douglass Pit Life in Co. Durham 28 The propping materials may be inadequate, timber not thick enough or long enough.

2001 M. Redhill Martin Sloane x. 231 Gabriel carried a rough-made trap, a fruit cake and a string attached to a propping stick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propping
释义	proppingn. Brit. /ˈprɒpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɑpɪŋ/ Forms: late Middle English proppyng, 1500s proppinge, 1500s– propping, 1600s proping; Scottish pre-1700 proping, pre-1700 1700s– propping. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prop v.¹, -ing suffix¹; prop n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < prop v.¹ + -ing suffix¹, and partly < prop n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action of propping something; the action of supporting or steadying something with or as with a prop. Also with up. ΚΠ 1492–3 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 188 For sartayne thynges..Repayryd in hys howse and for proppyng of the dore. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Pedatio, the proppinge or settinge vp of vines. 1584 J. Rainolds & J. Hart Summe of Conf. 369 They minde the propping of their owne kingdome, while they pretend the worship of Christ, as Herode did. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vi. vi. 737 To vines so planted there neede no propping or vnderbearing. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 185 In the underbuilding, pinning and propping up of their pits. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 133 Some Devise used by him about pinning and propping of the Room. 1731 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd: Sang xiii, in Gentle Shepherd (new ed.) II. 245 What disturbs the great, In propping of their pride and state. 1844 Times 13 Apr. 7/5 Mr. Fox said, he wished to explain about the propping of the principals. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. vii. 465 A loose, disordered and unknit state needs no shaking, but propping. 1925 Times 9 Nov. 9/5 (advt.) The strutting and propping of the Middlesex Hospital only temporarily saved it from being condemned as a ‘dangerous structure’ and closed down. 1988 M. Atwood Cat's Eye (1989) xvi. 90 Women prop up men all the time... What's wrong with a little reverse propping? 2000 Nation (N.Y.) 11 Dec. 48/1 [He] was one of the first to urge the propping up of the unpopular French-sponsored Vietnamese regime. b. concrete. In plural. Supports, stays, props. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > prop > collectively propping1633 shoringa1639 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. cdxlv. 1087 Fvmitorie is a very tender little herbe..having as it were little knots or ioynts full of branches, that scarse grow vp from the ground without proppings. 1662 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building 28 A Moorish Ground, whereon no New Building could stand any time without Proppings. 1839 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 2 Apr. 1/6 At first it was only supposed that the proppings and loose Coal were on fire; but..it is now beyond doubt that the solid body of Coal is burning. 1977 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Conservation 17 10 Recommendations..for ways to stabilize the conditions of the wall paintings..included the construction of temporary roofs, structural proppings and counterforms. 1990 Mod. Lang. Stud. 20 90 The reader can feel the heat of the bull's breath and blood, see his legs kicking at the proppings, or his tail lashing at his muddy buttocks. 2. Australian. The sudden stopping of a horse, etc., with forelegs rigid, after moving at speed. Cf. prop v.¹ 4. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > sudden stop propping1875 prop1880 1875 R. Bruce Dingoes 138 By rushing under a low bough, Or what is here called pigging Or propping..They send him flying like the fowls, To lay among the boulders. 1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. xxi. 152 Traveller's dam had an ineradicable taste for ‘propping’. 1944 M. J. O'Reilly Bowyangs & Boomerangs 139 Have you ever seen a camel buck?.. His long suit is propping. 3. Railways. The action of propelling a wagon or carriage along rails by means of a pole or prop extended from an engine on a parallel track. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > operation of railways > other specific operations banking1838 piloting1863 buffering1898 slipping1898 propping1900 1900 Rep. Royal Commission Accidents to Railway Servants in Parl. Papers XXVII. 10 We think the following suggestions should be carried out:..3. Abolition of propping and tow-roping as far as possible. 1900 Act 63 & 64 Vict. c. 27 Sch. 1. Brake levers on both sides of waggons. 2. Labelling waggons. 3. Movement of waggons by propping or tow roping. 4. Steam or other power brakes on engines. 1920 J. Tatlow 50 Years Railway Life xxv. 161 Certain operations connected with railway working, such as braking of wagons, propping and tow roping, lighting of stations, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). proppingadj. Brit. /ˈprɒpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɑpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prop v.¹, -ing suffix²; prop n.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: Partly < prop v.¹ + -ing suffix², and partly < prop n.¹ + -ing suffix². That props something up; used or acting as a prop; supporting. ΚΠ 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea iii. f. 19 While I sie vnder propping poale with whyrlyng swyng so swyft. 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Evij Propping elmes That clad with vinetrees be. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Ceyx & Alcyone in Fables 374 The lazy Monarch overwatch'd Down from his propping Elbow drops his Head, Dissolv'd in Sleep. 1821 J. Clare Holywell 139 in Village Minstrel I. 77 I..loll'd me 'gainst a propping tree. 1879 R. Browning Ivan Ivanovitch in Idyls I. 69 Down fell her face upon the good friend's propping knee. 1972 D. Douglass Pit Life in Co. Durham 28 The propping materials may be inadequate, timber not thick enough or long enough. 2001 M. Redhill Martin Sloane x. 231 Gabriel carried a rough-made trap, a fruit cake and a string attached to a propping stick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1492adj.1566
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