roll-aboutadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊləbaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈroʊləbaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roll v.², about adv.

Etymology: < roll v.² + about adv.

A. adj.

†1. Plump, podgy; roly-poly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump

fatc893

frimOE

fullOE

overfatOE

greatOE

bald1297

roundc1300

encorsivea1340

fattishc1369

fleshyc1369

fleshlyc1374

repletea1398

largec1405

corsious1430

corpulentc1440

corsyc1440

fulsome1447

portlyc1487

corporate1509

foggy fata1529

corsive1530

foggish?1537

plump1545

fatty1552

fleshful1552

pubble1566

plum1570

pursy1576

well-fleshed1576

gross?1577

fog1582

forfatted1586

gulchy1598

bouksome1600

fat-fed1607

meatified1607

chuff1609

plumpya1616

bloat1638

blowze-like1647

obese1651

jollya1661

bloated1664

chubbed1674

pluffya1689

puffya1689

pussy1688

sappy1694

crummy1718

chubby1722

fodgel1724

well-padded1737

beefy1743

plumpish1753

pudsy1754

rotund1762

portable1770

lusty1777

roundabout1787

well-cushioned1802

plenitudinous1803

stout1804

embonpointc1806

roly-poly1808

adipose1810

roll-about1815

foggy1817

poddy1823

porky1828

hide-blown1834

tubby1835

stoutish1836

tubbish1836

superfatted1841

pottle-bodied1842

pincushiony1851

opulent1882

well-covered1884

well-upholstered1886

butterball1888

endomorphic1888

tisty-tosty1888

pachyntic1890

barrel-bodied1894

overweight1899

pussy-gutted1906

upholstered1924

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 73 A little fat roll-about girl of six, holding her mouth to be kissed.

1839 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 477/2 A frisky young pig becomes an ugly sow; a frolicsome kitten a demure, selfish mouser; a lovely young woman a roll-about matron.

1852 ‘A. Lothrop’ Dollars & Cents I. xiii. 124 The present apparition was a little old man..whose roll-about body sat rather insecurely upon his little roll-about legs.

2. U.S. That can be moved on wheels or castors.

ΚΠ

1924 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 Oct. m5 Roll-about wall beds.

1955 Changing Times Apr. 34/2 Most canisters sit on swivel wheels or on a removable roll-about cradle.

1967 Ebony 25 (advt.) Decorator styled roll-about cart included at no extra cost.

2006 T. Benford Garage & Workshop Gear Guide ii. 25/2 They [sc. the cabinets] are available with doors or drawers and even a handy roll-about cart.

B. n.

†1. A wanderer. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wanderer > one given to wandering

starter1578

groyl1582

rolling stone1598

floater1859

butterfly1876

roll-about1893

drifter1908

1893 S. Baring-Gould Cheap Jack Zita I. x. 160 You are a rambler and a roll-about—never in one place.

2. A videoconferencing system in which the screen, camera, and associated equipment are on a single wheeled unit so they can be easily moved about.

ΚΠ

1985 Business Wire (Nexis) 21 Oct. CLI and ESI offer four types of video teleconferencing solutions including a self contained mobile unit (rollabouts).

2001 J. Rhodes Videoconferencing for Real World iv. 61 Set-tops that embody the features and functions of rollabouts.

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

单词	roll-about
释义	roll-aboutadj.n. Brit. /ˈrəʊləbaʊt/, U.S. /ˈroʊləbaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roll v.², about adv. Etymology: < roll v.² + about adv. A. adj. †1. Plump, podgy; roly-poly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective] > fat or plump fatc893 frimOE fullOE overfatOE greatOE bald1297 roundc1300 encorsivea1340 fattishc1369 fleshyc1369 fleshlyc1374 repletea1398 largec1405 corsious1430 corpulentc1440 corsyc1440 fulsome1447 portlyc1487 corporate1509 foggy fata1529 corsive1530 foggish?1537 plump1545 fatty1552 fleshful1552 pubble1566 plum1570 pursy1576 well-fleshed1576 gross?1577 fog1582 forfatted1586 gulchy1598 bouksome1600 fat-fed1607 meatified1607 chuff1609 plumpya1616 bloat1638 blowze-like1647 obese1651 jollya1661 bloated1664 chubbed1674 pluffya1689 puffya1689 pussy1688 sappy1694 crummy1718 chubby1722 fodgel1724 well-padded1737 beefy1743 plumpish1753 pudsy1754 rotund1762 portable1770 lusty1777 roundabout1787 well-cushioned1802 plenitudinous1803 stout1804 embonpointc1806 roly-poly1808 adipose1810 roll-about1815 foggy1817 poddy1823 porky1828 hide-blown1834 tubby1835 stoutish1836 tubbish1836 superfatted1841 pottle-bodied1842 pincushiony1851 opulent1882 well-covered1884 well-upholstered1886 butterball1888 endomorphic1888 tisty-tosty1888 pachyntic1890 barrel-bodied1894 overweight1899 pussy-gutted1906 upholstered1924 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 73 A little fat roll-about girl of six, holding her mouth to be kissed. 1839 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 477/2 A frisky young pig becomes an ugly sow; a frolicsome kitten a demure, selfish mouser; a lovely young woman a roll-about matron. 1852 ‘A. Lothrop’ Dollars & Cents I. xiii. 124 The present apparition was a little old man..whose roll-about body sat rather insecurely upon his little roll-about legs. 2. U.S. That can be moved on wheels or castors. ΚΠ 1924 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 Oct. m5 Roll-about wall beds. 1955 Changing Times Apr. 34/2 Most canisters sit on swivel wheels or on a removable roll-about cradle. 1967 Ebony 25 (advt.) Decorator styled roll-about cart included at no extra cost. 2006 T. Benford Garage & Workshop Gear Guide ii. 25/2 They [sc. the cabinets] are available with doors or drawers and even a handy roll-about cart. B. n. †1. A wanderer. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > wanderer > one given to wandering starter1578 groyl1582 rolling stone1598 floater1859 butterfly1876 roll-about1893 drifter1908 1893 S. Baring-Gould Cheap Jack Zita I. x. 160 You are a rambler and a roll-about—never in one place. 2. A videoconferencing system in which the screen, camera, and associated equipment are on a single wheeled unit so they can be easily moved about. ΚΠ 1985 Business Wire (Nexis) 21 Oct. CLI and ESI offer four types of video teleconferencing solutions including a self contained mobile unit (rollabouts). 2001 J. Rhodes Videoconferencing for Real World iv. 61 Set-tops that embody the features and functions of rollabouts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1815
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