purdoniumn.

Brit.

/pəːˈdəʊnɪəm/, U.S.

/pərˈdoʊniəm/

Forms: 1800s purdonion, 1800s purdonian, 1800s– purdonium.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Purdon.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Purdon, the name of either the object's supposed inventor or the first person supposed to have commissioned one to be made + -ium (see -y suffix⁴).

A decorative coal box with a removable metal liner and a slot or socket to hold a shovel.

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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > container in which to store coal

coal pot1681

coal box1701

coal scuttle1730

coal scoop1743

coal hod1781

hoda1825

coal skip1831

purdonium1847

scuttle1849

scoop1850

1847 Times 2 Dec. 3/3 (advt.) Messrs. Bell, Massey and Co.'s new Purdonium, or Coal Scoop, ornamented with flowers.

1870 Auction Catalogue 29 Apr. A cocoanut mat, cinder sifter, japanned purdonium and scoop.

1949 Auction Catal.: Househ. Furnit. (Mandley & Sparrow, St. Albans) 3 Nov. 10 An oak ball-frame chair and a mahogany coal purdonium.

1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Mar. 360/1 What is generally classed as ‘Victoriana’..any thing from a papier mâché chair to a richly gilded purdonium.

2001 National Post (Canada) 4 Apr. b4/4 The house was decorated with examples of his taste:..a purdonium, alabaster busts, teapots and snuffboxes.

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

单词	purdonium
释义	purdoniumn. Brit. /pəːˈdəʊnɪəm/, U.S. /pərˈdoʊniəm/ Forms: 1800s purdonion, 1800s purdonian, 1800s– purdonium. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Purdon. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Purdon, the name of either the object's supposed inventor or the first person supposed to have commissioned one to be made + -ium (see -y suffix⁴). A decorative coal box with a removable metal liner and a slot or socket to hold a shovel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > container in which to store coal coal pot1681 coal box1701 coal scuttle1730 coal scoop1743 coal hod1781 hoda1825 coal skip1831 purdonium1847 scuttle1849 scoop1850 1847 Times 2 Dec. 3/3 (advt.) Messrs. Bell, Massey and Co.'s new Purdonium, or Coal Scoop, ornamented with flowers. 1870 Auction Catalogue 29 Apr. A cocoanut mat, cinder sifter, japanned purdonium and scoop. 1949 Auction Catal.: Househ. Furnit. (Mandley & Sparrow, St. Albans) 3 Nov. 10 An oak ball-frame chair and a mahogany coal purdonium. 1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Mar. 360/1 What is generally classed as ‘Victoriana’..any thing from a papier mâché chair to a richly gilded purdonium. 2001 National Post (Canada) 4 Apr. b4/4 The house was decorated with examples of his taste:..a purdonium, alabaster busts, teapots and snuffboxes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847
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