ran-tanningn.

Brit.

/ˈrantanɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrænˌtænɪŋ/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ran-tan v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < ran-tan v. (although the relevant sense is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier ran-tan int.

English regional (northern and midlands). Now historical.

The practice of subjecting a husband to public condemnation and humiliation for beating his wife, typically by causing a disturbance outside his house by beating pots and kettles, singing and chanting loudly, etc.; an instance of this. See ran-tan v. 2.

ΚΠ

1865 Reliquary 5 14 This system of rough legislation, called ‘rantanning’, if not always successful in curing offenders, no doubt was occasionally useful, in deterring others.

1891 Lincs. Notes & Queries 2 186 In cases in which the offender is particularly obnoxious, the ‘ran-tanning’ is kept up for two or three nights.

1928 Observer 26 Feb. 17/2 Seventeen villagers of Lincolnshire have been fined for ‘rantanning’... Rantanning is the ‘rough music’ of kettle and pan, in which the rustic moralist conveys his sense of outraged propriety.

1961 C. Porteous Boxes & Bandages xiv. 86 (heading) Ran-tanning and riots.

2002 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 16 Oct. 8 Other topics in the book include riots, the Haxey Hood, Plough Plays, cock-fighting, incendiarism and ran-tanning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ran-tanning
释义	ran-tanningn. Brit. /ˈrantanɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrænˌtænɪŋ/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ran-tan v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < ran-tan v. (although the relevant sense is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier ran-tan int. English regional (northern and midlands). Now historical. The practice of subjecting a husband to public condemnation and humiliation for beating his wife, typically by causing a disturbance outside his house by beating pots and kettles, singing and chanting loudly, etc.; an instance of this. See ran-tan v. 2. ΚΠ 1865 Reliquary 5 14 This system of rough legislation, called ‘rantanning’, if not always successful in curing offenders, no doubt was occasionally useful, in deterring others. 1891 Lincs. Notes & Queries 2 186 In cases in which the offender is particularly obnoxious, the ‘ran-tanning’ is kept up for two or three nights. 1928 Observer 26 Feb. 17/2 Seventeen villagers of Lincolnshire have been fined for ‘rantanning’... Rantanning is the ‘rough music’ of kettle and pan, in which the rustic moralist conveys his sense of outraged propriety. 1961 C. Porteous Boxes & Bandages xiv. 86 (heading) Ran-tanning and riots. 2002 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 16 Oct. 8 Other topics in the book include riots, the Haxey Hood, Plough Plays, cock-fighting, incendiarism and ran-tanning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865
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