purren.¹

Brit.

/pəː/, U.S.

/pər/

Forms: 1600s perr, 1600s– purre, 1700s–1800s purr.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the dunlin's trilling call (compare churr n. 2). Compare pirr n.², pirr maw n.It is unclear whether this is the same word as Old English pur (perhaps) the bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) or the common snipe ( Gallinago gallinago):OE Brussels Gloss. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 285 Onagratulus, raradumbla, þæt his pur.OE Antwerp Gloss. (1955) 67 Bicoca, hæferblæte, uel pur.The Old English word is also attested in place names, as Purlea (c1050; now Purleigh, Essex); Porbich (1086; now Purbeck, Dorset), Porlei (1086; now Purley, Berkshire), and perhaps also in Purwuda (a850; now Purr Wood, Kent); and in surnames, as Edricus Pur (1086), Walter Purr (1219), Roger Purfoghel (1296), etc.

Now English regional.

The dunlin ( Calidris alpina) in its winter plumage, formerly thought to be a separate species.

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the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > genus Calidris > calidris alpinus (dunlin)

stint1519

dunlin1531

oxbirda1547

sea-lark1602

purre1611

ox-eye1612

jack snipe1664

spar1668

pickerel1684

sand laverock1694

sandy laverock1710

sea-snipe1767

plover's page1771

sand lark1771

red-back1813

red-backed sandpiper1813

ebb-sleeper1837

oxybird1887

simpleton1890

plover's provider1892

sand-runner1894

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Alouette de mer, the little sea foule called, a Purre.

1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. iii. xiii. §1 These Birds live about the Sea shores, and fly together in flocks. At Westchester they call them Purres.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 279/2 In Chester we call..the Stint, or Junco..Purres; they fly together by the Sea and Water side, in great flocks.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 23 Small Birds of the Crane Kind,..the Dunlin, the Purre and the Stint.

1785 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds III. i. 183 Red-necked Purre Sandpiper.

1837 R. Dunn Ornithol. Orkney & Shetl. 88 In consequence of their change of plumage, they [sc. dunlins] are considered to be a distinct species, and are then called the Purre or Stint.

1849 A. Soyer Mod. Housewife 297 Ox-bird, Purre or Stint.

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 193 Dunlin... Various names. Purre, or Churre (Norfolk). Given to the dunlin when in winter plumage.

1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. Jan. 16 Dunlin... Purre: Morecambe, Hesketh Bank, Tarleton, Holmes, Heywood, Rochdale.

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

† purren.²

Forms: 1600s pur, 1600s–1700s purr, 1600s–1800s purre, 1700s puree.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare later perkin n.², and perhaps earlier perry n.³

Obsolete.

A weak cider made by adding water to apple pulp from which the juice has already been pressed and then pressing it again; = ciderkin n., perkin n.², water cider n. at water n. Compounds 7. Also: the pressed pulp from which this kind of drink is made.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > cider > [noun] > ciderkin or small cider

water cidera1450

purrec1623

pomperkin1637

water cidera1665

ciderkin1678

perkin1761

beverage1796

c1623 T. Dekker Welsh Embassador (1920) IV. 48 Ile pledge it in Ale in Aligant, Cider,..purr.

1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 91 Your Cider will then be the worse, and so will your Purre: For the last squeezing is the weakest.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 593 This small Beveridge, or Cider Kin and Puree..is made for the common drinking of Servants, &c. supplying the place of Small-beer.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Seminary After having made any Cyder, Verjuice or Perry, they take the Must or Purr, which is the Substance of the Fruit, after the Juice is press'd out.

c1791 Encycl. Brit. at Husbandry §238 The liquor, called cyderkin, purre, or perkin, is made of the murk or gross matter remaining after the cyder is pressed out.

1826 ‘A Practical Man’ Vintner's, Brewer's & Licensed Victualler's Guide 198 The latter [sc. the pulp left after the first pressing] is frequently broken up, and being infused in boiling water, is again pressed for the purpose of giving a small liquor called ciderkin, purre, or perkin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	purre
释义	purren.¹ Brit. /pəː/, U.S. /pər/ Forms: 1600s perr, 1600s– purre, 1700s–1800s purr. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the dunlin's trilling call (compare churr n. 2). Compare pirr n.², pirr maw n.It is unclear whether this is the same word as Old English pur (perhaps) the bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) or the common snipe ( Gallinago gallinago):OE Brussels Gloss. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 285 Onagratulus, raradumbla, þæt his pur.OE Antwerp Gloss. (1955) 67 Bicoca, hæferblæte, uel pur.The Old English word is also attested in place names, as Purlea (c1050; now Purleigh, Essex); Porbich (1086; now Purbeck, Dorset), Porlei (1086; now Purley, Berkshire), and perhaps also in Purwuda (a850; now Purr Wood, Kent); and in surnames, as Edricus Pur (1086), Walter Purr (1219), Roger Purfoghel (1296), etc. Now English regional. The dunlin ( Calidris alpina) in its winter plumage, formerly thought to be a separate species. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > genus Calidris > calidris alpinus (dunlin) stint1519 dunlin1531 oxbirda1547 sea-lark1602 purre1611 ox-eye1612 jack snipe1664 spar1668 pickerel1684 sand laverock1694 sandy laverock1710 sea-snipe1767 plover's page1771 sand lark1771 red-back1813 red-backed sandpiper1813 ebb-sleeper1837 oxybird1887 simpleton1890 plover's provider1892 sand-runner1894 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Alouette de mer, the little sea foule called, a Purre. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. iii. xiii. §1 These Birds live about the Sea shores, and fly together in flocks. At Westchester they call them Purres. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 279/2 In Chester we call..the Stint, or Junco..Purres; they fly together by the Sea and Water side, in great flocks. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 23 Small Birds of the Crane Kind,..the Dunlin, the Purre and the Stint. 1785 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds III. i. 183 Red-necked Purre Sandpiper. 1837 R. Dunn Ornithol. Orkney & Shetl. 88 In consequence of their change of plumage, they [sc. dunlins] are considered to be a distinct species, and are then called the Purre or Stint. 1849 A. Soyer Mod. Housewife 297 Ox-bird, Purre or Stint. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 193 Dunlin... Various names. Purre, or Churre (Norfolk). Given to the dunlin when in winter plumage. 1965 Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. Jan. 16 Dunlin... Purre: Morecambe, Hesketh Bank, Tarleton, Holmes, Heywood, Rochdale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † purren.² Forms: 1600s pur, 1600s–1700s purr, 1600s–1800s purre, 1700s puree. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare later perkin n.², and perhaps earlier perry n.³ Obsolete. A weak cider made by adding water to apple pulp from which the juice has already been pressed and then pressing it again; = ciderkin n., perkin n.², water cider n. at water n. Compounds 7. Also: the pressed pulp from which this kind of drink is made. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > cider > [noun] > ciderkin or small cider water cidera1450 purrec1623 pomperkin1637 water cidera1665 ciderkin1678 perkin1761 beverage1796 c1623 T. Dekker Welsh Embassador (1920) IV. 48 Ile pledge it in Ale in Aligant, Cider,..purr. 1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 91 Your Cider will then be the worse, and so will your Purre: For the last squeezing is the weakest. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 593 This small Beveridge, or Cider Kin and Puree..is made for the common drinking of Servants, &c. supplying the place of Small-beer. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Seminary After having made any Cyder, Verjuice or Perry, they take the Must or Purr, which is the Substance of the Fruit, after the Juice is press'd out. c1791 Encycl. Brit. at Husbandry §238 The liquor, called cyderkin, purre, or perkin, is made of the murk or gross matter remaining after the cyder is pressed out. 1826 ‘A Practical Man’ Vintner's, Brewer's & Licensed Victualler's Guide 198 The latter [sc. the pulp left after the first pressing] is frequently broken up, and being infused in boiling water, is again pressed for the purpose of giving a small liquor called ciderkin, purre, or perkin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹1611n.²c1623
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