rhan.

Brit.

/rɑː/, U.S.

/rɑ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rha.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rha (1572 in a British source; 4th cent. as ra ) < Hellenistic Greek ῥᾶ , said by ancient authors to be from Hellenistic Greek Ῥᾶ , name of the River Volga. Compare rhabarbarum n., rhapontic n.

Now historical and rare.

The medicinal dried rootstock of any of various species of rhubarb, typically imported to Europe from Asia; a plant producing this (see rhubarb n. 1a, 2a). Cf. rhabarbarum n., rhapontic n. 1.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > stalk vegetables > [noun] > rhubarb

rha1578

rhubarb1650

tusky1957

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > stalk vegetables > garden rhubarb

rhapontic?c1425

rha1578

Pontic rhubarb1597

rhubarb1650

Indian rhubarb1652

monk's rhubarb1737

pie plant1838

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. x. 328 There be diuers sortes of Rha, or as it is nowe called Rheubarbe.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 313 The root [of Bastard Rhubarb] is..verie like vnto the Rha of Barbarie.

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie iii. sig. Qqq5^v Of these the principall is Rha, by the modern Latines called Volgo... Most memorable..for a medicinable and wholesome root growing on both sides thereof, which the Physicians call Rha, by the name of the River.

1888 Rep. Comm. Agric. 1887 685 The Rha, which came into Europe by the ancient caravan routes from northern China, by Bokhara and Asia Minor, was called Rha-ponticum.

1924 L. H. Bailey Man. Cultivated Plants 247 The specific name Rhaponticum (the Pontic Rha or rhubarb) is used tentatively; the common rhubarb is very likely a race of hybrids or variants.

1989 Willdenowia 19 92 Crasso had recognized the rootstock of a plant growing there as like the dried rootstocks of ‘rha’ imported for medicinal purposes from Asia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

RHA n. Royal Horse Artillery.

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > named companies, regiments, etc. > [noun] > British

Ulsters1649

Scots Guardsa1675

fusilier1680

guards1682

Scots Dragoons1689

Scots Fusiliers1689

Inniskilling1715

Scots Greys1728

blue1737

Black Watch1739

Oxford blues1766

green linnets1793

Grenadiers1800

slashers1802

the Buffs1806

tartan1817

Gay Gordons1823

cheesemongers1824

Green Jacket1824

The Bays1837

RHA1837

dirty half-hundred1841

die-hard1844

lifeguard1849

cherry-picker1865

lancer-regiment1868

cheeses1877

Territorial Regiment1877

the Sweeps1879

dirty shirts1887

Scottish Rifles1888

shiner1891

Yorkshire1898

imperials1899

Irish guards1902

Hampshires1904

BEF1914

Old Contemptibles1915

contemptibles1917

Tank Corps1917

the Tins1918

skins1928

pioneer corps1939

red devils1943

Blues and Royals1968

U.D.R.1969

1837 Times 20 Apr. 6/3 Major Louis, R.H.A., on promotion, by Sir. H. Vivian.

1916 E. W. Hamilton First 7 Div. 27 The 119th Battery R.F.A. was at this time just south-west of Eloges, and L Battery R.H.A. just north-east of Andregnies.

2005 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 11 Mar. 35 The RHA holds a reunion every year in Nottingham..for men who served with the regiment.

单词	rha
释义	rhan. Brit. /rɑː/, U.S. /rɑ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rha. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rha (1572 in a British source; 4th cent. as ra ) < Hellenistic Greek ῥᾶ , said by ancient authors to be from Hellenistic Greek Ῥᾶ , name of the River Volga. Compare rhabarbarum n., rhapontic n. Now historical and rare. The medicinal dried rootstock of any of various species of rhubarb, typically imported to Europe from Asia; a plant producing this (see rhubarb n. 1a, 2a). Cf. rhabarbarum n., rhapontic n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > stalk vegetables > [noun] > rhubarb rha1578 rhubarb1650 tusky1957 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > stalk vegetables > garden rhubarb rhapontic?c1425 rha1578 Pontic rhubarb1597 rhubarb1650 Indian rhubarb1652 monk's rhubarb1737 pie plant1838 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. x. 328 There be diuers sortes of Rha, or as it is nowe called Rheubarbe. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 313 The root [of Bastard Rhubarb] is..verie like vnto the Rha of Barbarie. 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie iii. sig. Qqq5^v Of these the principall is Rha, by the modern Latines called Volgo... Most memorable..for a medicinable and wholesome root growing on both sides thereof, which the Physicians call Rha, by the name of the River. 1888 Rep. Comm. Agric. 1887 685 The Rha, which came into Europe by the ancient caravan routes from northern China, by Bokhara and Asia Minor, was called Rha-ponticum. 1924 L. H. Bailey Man. Cultivated Plants 247 The specific name Rhaponticum (the Pontic Rha or rhubarb) is used tentatively; the common rhubarb is very likely a race of hybrids or variants. 1989 Willdenowia 19 92 Crasso had recognized the rootstock of a plant growing there as like the dried rootstocks of ‘rha’ imported for medicinal purposes from Asia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas RHA RHA n. Royal Horse Artillery. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > named companies, regiments, etc. > [noun] > British Ulsters1649 Scots Guardsa1675 fusilier1680 guards1682 Scots Dragoons1689 Scots Fusiliers1689 Inniskilling1715 Scots Greys1728 blue1737 Black Watch1739 Oxford blues1766 green linnets1793 Grenadiers1800 slashers1802 the Buffs1806 tartan1817 Gay Gordons1823 cheesemongers1824 Green Jacket1824 The Bays1837 RHA1837 dirty half-hundred1841 die-hard1844 lifeguard1849 cherry-picker1865 lancer-regiment1868 cheeses1877 Territorial Regiment1877 the Sweeps1879 dirty shirts1887 Scottish Rifles1888 shiner1891 Yorkshire1898 imperials1899 Irish guards1902 Hampshires1904 BEF1914 Old Contemptibles1915 contemptibles1917 Tank Corps1917 the Tins1918 skins1928 pioneer corps1939 red devils1943 Blues and Royals1968 U.D.R.1969 1837 Times 20 Apr. 6/3 Major Louis, R.H.A., on promotion, by Sir. H. Vivian. 1916 E. W. Hamilton First 7 Div. 27 The 119th Battery R.F.A. was at this time just south-west of Eloges, and L Battery R.H.A. just north-east of Andregnies. 2005 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 11 Mar. 35 The RHA holds a reunion every year in Nottingham..for men who served with the regiment. extracted from Rn. < n.1578 as lemmas
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