right halfn.

Brit.

/rʌɪt ˈhɑːf/, U.S.

/ˌraɪt ˈhæf/

Forms: see right adj. and int. and half n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right adj., half n.

Etymology: < right adj. + half n. Compare right side n.Compare Old English sēo swīðre healf (compare swither adj.).

†1.

a. The side or region that lies immediately to the right of a person or other object of reference. Cf. a right (also left) half at a prep.¹ 7, right side n. 1. Obsolete.

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c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 144 Godess enngell comm himm to O rihht hallf bi þatt allterr.

a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 141 (MED) Þer stod a richt halue and a luft alse an castel wal.

c1225 (?c1200) St. Margaret (Bodl.) (1934) 24 (MED) Lokinde up-on hire riht-half, þa seh ha hwer set an unsehen unwiht.

c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) l. 2176 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 169 (MED) Bote fram þe riȝt half of is frount, toward þe left chinne, A smal rewe þere was of blode.

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 249 Joseph gooth vppe on the laddre stondynge on the riȝt half.

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) i. l. 1112 On þe richt half is þe west of it [sc. Asia].

b. spec. The right-hand side regarded as a position of favour. Cf. right hand n. and adj. Phrases 3, right side n. 2. Obsolete. son of the right half: favourite son.

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a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 67 Ure louerd..shodeð þe rihtwise an his rihthalue and wurðeð hem.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 223 Beniamin seið ase muchel ase sune of richt half [a1300 Caius richhond].

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xliv. 11 (MED) Þe quene stode at þy ryȝt half [c1400 Trin. Dublin riȝt hondes] in gildan cloþyng.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xx. 21 Seie that..my sonys sitten, oon at thi riȝthalf and oon at thi lefthalf in thi kyngdam.

c1520 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1901) I. Matt. xxii. 44 The Lord said..Sitt on my richthalf.

c. By synecdoche: the right hand. Obsolete.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [noun] > right hand

right handOE

destera1300

right halfc1350

right sidea1382

sword-hand1531

wand-hand1637

pistol hand1702

spear-hand1728

thumb-hand1750

whip hand1806

dexter1814

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) cxliii. 9 Whaus mouþe spake vanite, her riȝthalf is riȝthalf of wickednes.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Jonah iv. 11 Men..witen not what is bitwix her riȝt half and left.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Psalms xv. 10 Delityngis ben in thi riȝthalf [a1382 E.V. riȝtt hond] til in to the ende.

2. The right-hand side of (part of) the body or other object. Cf. right side n. 3.

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the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [noun] > fact of having distinct sides > one or other side or hand > the right

right sidea1225

rightc1225

right handc1225

right halfa1450

the far side1607

dexter1814

a1450 Late Middle Eng. Treat. on Horses (1978) 139 (MED) If þe neþer side of þe riȝt half be sor, þen schalt þou let him blod in þat ouer half of þe lyft side.

1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke i. xiii. 13 Hemicrania is a painefull euill remaining in the one halfe of the head, either on the right halfe or on the left.

1665 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme 40 Questions of Soul (new ed.) i. 100 (margin) The left or the Right half of the one Circle.

1798 A. Bell Anatomia Britannica ii. 27 The inner side of the right half of the thyroide cartilage.

1881 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 1 204 Orthoscopic vision is always obtained, when the right half of the right pupil and the left half of the left pupil only are employed—pseudoscopic vision in the opposite case.

1994 J. Cohen & I. Stewart Collapse of Chaos v. 156 The right half of both retinas goes to the left half of the tectum.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 Feb. (Business section) 18/2 The right half of the space is dominated by a curved, acid-green couch that sits under what architects call clouds.

3. Football and Hockey. A player whose position is on the right side of the central area of the pitch and who has both attacking and defensive responsibilities. Cf. right half-back n. at right adj. and int. Compounds 3.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > players or positions

wing-back1734

goalkeeper1789

outfielder1855

quarter1857

centre fielder1865

outfield1867

quarterback1867

right1867

centre1868

left wing1871

left-back1873

left half-back1873

centre forward1874

left-centre1877

right-centre1877

centre back1878

centre half-back1879

forward1879

back1880

right wing1880

right half-back1881

goaltender1882

right-winger1882

wing1882

centre half1884

left winger1884

inside1886

half1887

custodian1888

left half1888

midfielder1888

left wing1889

right half1889

centreman1890

midfield1890

outside right1890

outfieldsman1891

goalie1894

winger1896

infield1897

inside forward1897

inside right1897

outside forward1897

outside1898

outside left1900

rearguard1904

pivot1911

wing-man1942

keeper1957

link1958

linkman1963

midfield1976

1889 Belfast News-Let. 25 Feb. 3/5 Elleman then played back, his place as right half being taken by Barry.

1905 P. Walker How to play Assoc. Football 36 In this and following diagrams..L.B., R.H...represent respectively..left-back, right-half.

1928 in B. James England v Scotland (1969) vi. 134 Right-half Edwards worked hard and at times effectively.

1947 Sporting Mirror 7 Nov. 9/1 Tunstall, United forward, raced after a long pass from his right half.

1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer Introd. 15/2 (caption) Ex-Chelsea right half Ken Armstrong, who played once for England in a 7–2 defeat of Scotland, coaching in New Zealand in 1967.

1994 Independent 6 Nov. (Sports section) 10/3 As a combative right half for Oxford United in the early 1960s, his [sc. Ron Atkinson's] nickname was the Tank.

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

单词	right half
释义	right halfn. Brit. /rʌɪt ˈhɑːf/, U.S. /ˌraɪt ˈhæf/ Forms: see right adj. and int. and half n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right adj., half n. Etymology: < right adj. + half n. Compare right side n.Compare Old English sēo swīðre healf (compare swither adj.). †1. a. The side or region that lies immediately to the right of a person or other object of reference. Cf. a right (also left) half at a prep.¹ 7, right side n. 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 144 Godess enngell comm himm to O rihht hallf bi þatt allterr. a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 141 (MED) Þer stod a richt halue and a luft alse an castel wal. c1225 (?c1200) St. Margaret (Bodl.) (1934) 24 (MED) Lokinde up-on hire riht-half, þa seh ha hwer set an unsehen unwiht. c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) l. 2176 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 169 (MED) Bote fram þe riȝt half of is frount, toward þe left chinne, A smal rewe þere was of blode. c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 249 Joseph gooth vppe on the laddre stondynge on the riȝt half. a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) i. l. 1112 On þe richt half is þe west of it [sc. Asia]. b. spec. The right-hand side regarded as a position of favour. Cf. right hand n. and adj. Phrases 3, right side n. 2. Obsolete. son of the right half: favourite son. ΚΠ a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 67 Ure louerd..shodeð þe rihtwise an his rihthalue and wurðeð hem. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 223 Beniamin seið ase muchel ase sune of richt half [a1300 Caius richhond]. c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xliv. 11 (MED) Þe quene stode at þy ryȝt half [c1400 Trin. Dublin riȝt hondes] in gildan cloþyng. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xx. 21 Seie that..my sonys sitten, oon at thi riȝthalf and oon at thi lefthalf in thi kyngdam. c1520 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1901) I. Matt. xxii. 44 The Lord said..Sitt on my richthalf. c. By synecdoche: the right hand. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [noun] > right hand right handOE destera1300 right halfc1350 right sidea1382 sword-hand1531 wand-hand1637 pistol hand1702 spear-hand1728 thumb-hand1750 whip hand1806 dexter1814 c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) cxliii. 9 Whaus mouþe spake vanite, her riȝthalf is riȝthalf of wickednes. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Jonah iv. 11 Men..witen not what is bitwix her riȝt half and left. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Psalms xv. 10 Delityngis ben in thi riȝthalf [a1382 E.V. riȝtt hond] til in to the ende. 2. The right-hand side of (part of) the body or other object. Cf. right side n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [noun] > fact of having distinct sides > one or other side or hand > the right right sidea1225 rightc1225 right handc1225 right halfa1450 the far side1607 dexter1814 a1450 Late Middle Eng. Treat. on Horses (1978) 139 (MED) If þe neþer side of þe riȝt half be sor, þen schalt þou let him blod in þat ouer half of þe lyft side. 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke i. xiii. 13 Hemicrania is a painefull euill remaining in the one halfe of the head, either on the right halfe or on the left. 1665 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme 40 Questions of Soul (new ed.) i. 100 (margin) The left or the Right half of the one Circle. 1798 A. Bell Anatomia Britannica ii. 27 The inner side of the right half of the thyroide cartilage. 1881 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 1 204 Orthoscopic vision is always obtained, when the right half of the right pupil and the left half of the left pupil only are employed—pseudoscopic vision in the opposite case. 1994 J. Cohen & I. Stewart Collapse of Chaos v. 156 The right half of both retinas goes to the left half of the tectum. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 Feb. (Business section) 18/2 The right half of the space is dominated by a curved, acid-green couch that sits under what architects call clouds. 3. Football and Hockey. A player whose position is on the right side of the central area of the pitch and who has both attacking and defensive responsibilities. Cf. right half-back n. at right adj. and int. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > players or positions wing-back1734 goalkeeper1789 outfielder1855 quarter1857 centre fielder1865 outfield1867 quarterback1867 right1867 centre1868 left wing1871 left-back1873 left half-back1873 centre forward1874 left-centre1877 right-centre1877 centre back1878 centre half-back1879 forward1879 back1880 right wing1880 right half-back1881 goaltender1882 right-winger1882 wing1882 centre half1884 left winger1884 inside1886 half1887 custodian1888 left half1888 midfielder1888 left wing1889 right half1889 centreman1890 midfield1890 outside right1890 outfieldsman1891 goalie1894 winger1896 infield1897 inside forward1897 inside right1897 outside forward1897 outside1898 outside left1900 rearguard1904 pivot1911 wing-man1942 keeper1957 link1958 linkman1963 midfield1976 1889 Belfast News-Let. 25 Feb. 3/5 Elleman then played back, his place as right half being taken by Barry. 1905 P. Walker How to play Assoc. Football 36 In this and following diagrams..L.B., R.H...represent respectively..left-back, right-half. 1928 in B. James England v Scotland (1969) vi. 134 Right-half Edwards worked hard and at times effectively. 1947 Sporting Mirror 7 Nov. 9/1 Tunstall, United forward, raced after a long pass from his right half. 1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer Introd. 15/2 (caption) Ex-Chelsea right half Ken Armstrong, who played once for England in a 7–2 defeat of Scotland, coaching in New Zealand in 1967. 1994 Independent 6 Nov. (Sports section) 10/3 As a combative right half for Oxford United in the early 1960s, his [sc. Ron Atkinson's] nickname was the Tank. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1175
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