单词 | provand |
释义 | provandn. Now English regional (northern) and Scottish. Food, provisions, provender; esp. the food and fodder provided for an army. Cf. provant n. 1.Recorded earliest in provand poke at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > supply for army or soldiers provand?c1341 provantc1475 garnison1481 proviant1627 iron rations1867 messing1884 ?c1341 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 541 In Canabo empt. pro 1 Provandpok. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) 3317 (MED) Prouande [a1400 Vesp. Fodder] and hay þou sal finde boun. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 254 (MED) Þe kyngis nowte-hard come home with his catell fro þer pastur & tuke provand in þe kyngis pales to his catell. a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 608 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 319 A pek of prouande on a day. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 57 I wolde ofte sende them for prouande [Du. wt seynden om prouande]. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 10 (MED) Thare prouand, sir..I lay behynd thare ars, And tyes them fast bi the nekis. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons Ded. ***iij b That their Soldiors, in steade of pay with money, should be payed in Prouand, which was bread and cheese. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. i. 248 Cammels..haue their Prouand Onely for bearing Burthens. a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1655) iii. 157 To each of them should be appointed six Chalders beer, nine Chalders meal, and three Chalders oats for provand to his horse. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 131 He's a proud horse that will not bear his own prowan. 1890 G. Hooper Wellington 141 The Marshal..got some provand from that unwasted country. 1898 N. Munro John Splendid i. 1 A firkin of herring and a few bolls of meal for my winter's provand. 1903 B. Kirkby in Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 632/2 [Yorks.] provun, provvun. 1953 Recorded Interview (Brit. Libr. Sound Archive) Survey Eng. Dial.: C908 (MS transcript) Track 44 [Lancs.] If there's some weather like this comes, thou'll hae to corn thy sheep a bit—thou'll take some troughs out and give them a bit of provand, the ewes. Compounds General attributive, as provand bag, provand money, provand poke, etc. Cf. provant adj. 1. ΚΠ ?c1341Provandpok [see main sense]. 1502 Acts Lords of Council Civil Cases XII. 156 Sevin boll of provand aitis. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons Ded. (10 b) Turning their Prouand money..into their owne purses. 1624 W. Browne Fiftie Yeares Practice x. 63 Take a good quantity of oates in your prouand-dish, and goe to him and let him feele them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?c1341 |
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