rigweltedadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪɡwɛltᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈrɪɡˌwɛltəd/

Forms: 1800s– riggwelted, 1800s– rigwelted.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rig n.¹, English welted , welt v.²

Etymology: < rig n.¹ + welted, past participle of welt v.² Compare far-welted adj.

English regional (chiefly Yorkshire and Lincolnshire).

Of a sheep: lying on its back and unable to stand up without assistance. Also in extended use (of a person): confined to bed or reduced to inactivity as a result of illness, fatigue, etc.

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1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) at Rigged When a sheep is laid upon its back, and unable to turn itself, it is said to be rigged, or rig-welted.

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Rig-welted, overthrown; applied to a sheep which is helplessly lying on its back... A person is said to be ‘rig-welted in bed’ when confined there by severe illness.

1998 G. Phinn Other Side of Dale (1999) xxv. 275 Me dad comes in from t'fields and flops on t'settee and says, ‘I'm fair riggwelted.’

2012 @yorkdalesguides 11 Nov. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Done a good deed today. I helped a rigwelted ewe get back on her feet.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rigwelted
释义	rigweltedadj. Brit. /ˈrɪɡwɛltᵻd/, U.S. /ˈrɪɡˌwɛltəd/ Forms: 1800s– riggwelted, 1800s– rigwelted. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rig n.¹, English welted , welt v.² Etymology: < rig n.¹ + welted, past participle of welt v.² Compare far-welted adj. English regional (chiefly Yorkshire and Lincolnshire). Of a sheep: lying on its back and unable to stand up without assistance. Also in extended use (of a person): confined to bed or reduced to inactivity as a result of illness, fatigue, etc. ΚΠ 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) at Rigged When a sheep is laid upon its back, and unable to turn itself, it is said to be rigged, or rig-welted. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Rig-welted, overthrown; applied to a sheep which is helplessly lying on its back... A person is said to be ‘rig-welted in bed’ when confined there by severe illness. 1998 G. Phinn Other Side of Dale (1999) xxv. 275 Me dad comes in from t'fields and flops on t'settee and says, ‘I'm fair riggwelted.’ 2012 @yorkdalesguides 11 Nov. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Done a good deed today. I helped a rigwelted ewe get back on her feet. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828
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