pumpkin seedn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌm(p)kɪn ˌsiːd/, U.S.

/ˈpəm(p)kən ˌsid/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pumpkin n., seed n.

Etymology: < pumpkin n. + seed n.In senses 2 and 3 so called because of the resemblance in shape to a pumpkin seed.

1. The edible flattish oval seed of the pumpkin.

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1704 tr. L. Lémery Treat. Foods i. xvi. 31 (margin) Pumpkin-Seed, and Oil.

1781 S. Peters Gen. Hist. Connecticut 243 Maize..is planted in hillocks three feet apart, five kernels and two pumkin-seeds in a hillock.

1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. (1866) 8 In the pumpkin-seed,..it is less than an eighth of an inch long.

1887 S. Powers Amer. Merino 285 For tape-worm or other stomach or intestinal parasites, pumpkin seeds are undoubtedly efficacious.

1917 Bulletin (Sydney) 4 Oct. 22/3 The best substitute for tobacco is crushed pumpkin seeds, ironbark preferred, sprinkled with a very small quantity of rum.

1956 Jrnl. Mammalogy 37 297 The order of preference for..foods in the diet of field mice was concluded to be wheat, corn, oats and barley, and pumpkin seeds.

2001 Frederick (Maryland) Post 24 Oct. b1/4 Spread the pumpkin seeds evenly in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for about 45 minutes.

2. Now usually as one word. A small, brightly coloured, freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus (family Centrarchidae), which is native to North America but popular in aquaria and widely introduced in Europe. Also (U.S. regional): the butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus (family Stromateidae), of the east coast of North America.The shape of the fish in profile is said to resemble that of a pumpkin seed.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > family Centrarchidae (sun-fish) > [noun] > member of genus Lepomis (sun-fish)

bream1634

roach1637

sunfish1685

round robin1709

yellowbelly1775

redbelly1791

brim1795

sun perch1804

pumpkin seed1815

sunny1835

bluegill1877

redbreast1877

tobacco-box1877

red-eared sunfish1889

shell-cracker1889

sun1896

redear1931

1815 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. 2nd Ser. III. 102 There are, however, various kinds of smaller fish, viz..bill fish; pumpkin seed, or flat fish, &c.

1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) Pumpkin-Seed,..common in fresh-water ponds and lakes. They are so called from their form.

1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 64 The ‘Pumpkin seed’ and the perch are the first trophies of the boy angler.

1911 Rep. Comm. U.S. Bureau Fisheries 1908 314/1 Pumpkin-seed.—A name applied to the sunfish (Eupomotis gibbosus) of the brooks of New York and New England, and to the butterfish (Poronotus triacanthus) in Connecticut.

1951 Sun (Baltimore) 9 July 9/1 Rock ban and pumpkinseeds showed average growth.

1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 180/2 The pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus, has a large blood-red blotch on the end of the ear flap.

1995 Focus on Conservation Summer 15/5 Your limit on walleye and trout, for example, may be two instead of five or six. Some fish, such as perch or pumpkinseed, have no limit.

3. U.S. Any of various small light boats designed for use in shallow waters.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > lightship

lightship?1692

light vessel1788

floating light1793

light boat1796

float-light1819

pumpkin seed1884

1879 Christian Union 26 Nov. 445/1 In general shape the craft is not unlike a somewhat elongated pumpkin seed, and she is undoubtedly very well adapted for use on inland waters.]

1884 J. A. Henshall Camping in Florida ii. 15 The boats are..of light draught and center-boarders. There are the ‘skimming-dish’, the ‘pumpkin-seed’ and the ‘flat~iron’ models.

1901 G. B. Grinnell Amer. Duck Shooting iii. 568 The Mississippi scull boat is a solid and sturdy craft. It is of the ‘pumpkin-seed’ type and similar to a like boat used on the Atlantic coast.

1961 Brainerd (Minnesota) Daily Dispatch 1 July 2/7 The events featured during the afternoon will include a water skiing exhibition, a beauty contest,..and a pumpkin seed race.

1985 E. T. Rattray Adventures Jeremy Dimon 17 All of us had grown up with boats, from little pumpkinseed gunning skiffs to whaleboats.

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

单词	pumpkin seed
释义	pumpkin seedn. Brit. /ˈpʌm(p)kɪn ˌsiːd/, U.S. /ˈpəm(p)kən ˌsid/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pumpkin n., seed n. Etymology: < pumpkin n. + seed n.In senses 2 and 3 so called because of the resemblance in shape to a pumpkin seed. 1. The edible flattish oval seed of the pumpkin. ΚΠ 1704 tr. L. Lémery Treat. Foods i. xvi. 31 (margin) Pumpkin-Seed, and Oil. 1781 S. Peters Gen. Hist. Connecticut 243 Maize..is planted in hillocks three feet apart, five kernels and two pumkin-seeds in a hillock. 1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. (1866) 8 In the pumpkin-seed,..it is less than an eighth of an inch long. 1887 S. Powers Amer. Merino 285 For tape-worm or other stomach or intestinal parasites, pumpkin seeds are undoubtedly efficacious. 1917 Bulletin (Sydney) 4 Oct. 22/3 The best substitute for tobacco is crushed pumpkin seeds, ironbark preferred, sprinkled with a very small quantity of rum. 1956 Jrnl. Mammalogy 37 297 The order of preference for..foods in the diet of field mice was concluded to be wheat, corn, oats and barley, and pumpkin seeds. 2001 Frederick (Maryland) Post 24 Oct. b1/4 Spread the pumpkin seeds evenly in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for about 45 minutes. 2. Now usually as one word. A small, brightly coloured, freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus (family Centrarchidae), which is native to North America but popular in aquaria and widely introduced in Europe. Also (U.S. regional): the butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus (family Stromateidae), of the east coast of North America.The shape of the fish in profile is said to resemble that of a pumpkin seed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > family Centrarchidae (sun-fish) > [noun] > member of genus Lepomis (sun-fish) bream1634 roach1637 sunfish1685 round robin1709 yellowbelly1775 redbelly1791 brim1795 sun perch1804 pumpkin seed1815 sunny1835 bluegill1877 redbreast1877 tobacco-box1877 red-eared sunfish1889 shell-cracker1889 sun1896 redear1931 1815 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. 2nd Ser. III. 102 There are, however, various kinds of smaller fish, viz..bill fish; pumpkin seed, or flat fish, &c. 1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) Pumpkin-Seed,..common in fresh-water ponds and lakes. They are so called from their form. 1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 64 The ‘Pumpkin seed’ and the perch are the first trophies of the boy angler. 1911 Rep. Comm. U.S. Bureau Fisheries 1908 314/1 Pumpkin-seed.—A name applied to the sunfish (Eupomotis gibbosus) of the brooks of New York and New England, and to the butterfish (Poronotus triacanthus) in Connecticut. 1951 Sun (Baltimore) 9 July 9/1 Rock ban and pumpkinseeds showed average growth. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 180/2 The pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus, has a large blood-red blotch on the end of the ear flap. 1995 Focus on Conservation Summer 15/5 Your limit on walleye and trout, for example, may be two instead of five or six. Some fish, such as perch or pumpkinseed, have no limit. 3. U.S. Any of various small light boats designed for use in shallow waters. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > lightship lightship?1692 light vessel1788 floating light1793 light boat1796 float-light1819 pumpkin seed1884 1879 Christian Union 26 Nov. 445/1 In general shape the craft is not unlike a somewhat elongated pumpkin seed, and she is undoubtedly very well adapted for use on inland waters.] 1884 J. A. Henshall Camping in Florida ii. 15 The boats are..of light draught and center-boarders. There are the ‘skimming-dish’, the ‘pumpkin-seed’ and the ‘flat~iron’ models. 1901 G. B. Grinnell Amer. Duck Shooting iii. 568 The Mississippi scull boat is a solid and sturdy craft. It is of the ‘pumpkin-seed’ type and similar to a like boat used on the Atlantic coast. 1961 Brainerd (Minnesota) Daily Dispatch 1 July 2/7 The events featured during the afternoon will include a water skiing exhibition, a beauty contest,..and a pumpkin seed race. 1985 E. T. Rattray Adventures Jeremy Dimon 17 All of us had grown up with boats, from little pumpkinseed gunning skiffs to whaleboats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1704
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