Rockiteadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈrɑˌkaɪt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rock , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Captain Rock, the notional leader of the group + -ite suffix¹.

Now historical.

A. adj.

Of or relating to a militant rural protest movement, arising in the south of Ireland in 1821 under a mythical leader named Captain Rock, and concerned principally with tenants' rights, fair rents, and other agrarian questions; (also) designating this movement.The Rockites emerged in Rathkeale in Co. Limerick in the autumn of 1821, and their activities spread rapidly and were imitated throughout Munster until about 1830.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > militant person > protester or demonstrator > specific

hearts of oak1763

frame-breaker1811

blanketeers1823

Rockite1823

Rebeccaite1843

plug-drawer1888

Greenham woman1982

1823 Times 26 Aug. 2/4 An armed Rockite party of about six, broke into the house of John Scully, a respectable farmer.

1832 Lincoln Herald 14 Feb. 2/6 A Rockite notice..was served in the most populous part of the town of Longford..on Saturday evening.

1866 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 490/1 However local we may please to think Rockite insurrection—Terryalt or Whiteboyism—they are all of them neither more nor less than signs of that insubordinate spirit which is the Irish peasant's notion of patriotism.

1982 Past & Present 96 147 The society described in 1822 had no connection with the contemporary Rockite agrarian campaigns in the south of Ireland.

2007 P. Bew Ireland iii. 97 North Cork..became the centre of a new form of agrarian terrorism, the Rockite movement.

B. n.

A member or supporter of the Rockite movement.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations > members of

hougher1712

white boys1762

Steel boy1772

defender1788

United Irishman1791

Orangeman1796

marksman1800

Thresher1806

marchman1814

Orangist1822

Rockite1824

Brunswicker1828

Terry Alt1831

whitefoot1831

Repeal Warden1841

Young Irelander1844

Fenian1864

Land-leaguer1878

invincible1883

leaguer1892

Provie1972

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 3/2 They had their Rockites too, some riots, and some burnings, though soon checked by the vigilance of the magistracy.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 757/1 Every night he could see houses in the distance burning round about him, the work of the incendiary Rockites.

1831 Lincoln Herald 27 May A band of Rockites attacked the residence of a magistrate in the county of Clare.

1861 W. J. Fitzpatrick Life, Times, & Corr. Dr. Doyle II. 334 He urged..the ‘Rockites’ to abandon their deeds of blood; he implored of the Ribbonmen to cast their evil combinations to the winds.

1949 C. Graves Ireland Revisited viii. 101 The Rockites, hidden among the cliffs and intending to trap the Bantry party, revealed their presence.

2004 Yearbk. Eng. Stud. 34 44 Gerald, his friend Flood, and Gunning are captured by a group of Rockites.

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

单词	rockite
释义	Rockiteadj.n. Brit. /ˈrɒkʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈrɑˌkaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rock , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Captain Rock, the notional leader of the group + -ite suffix¹. Now historical. A. adj. Of or relating to a militant rural protest movement, arising in the south of Ireland in 1821 under a mythical leader named Captain Rock, and concerned principally with tenants' rights, fair rents, and other agrarian questions; (also) designating this movement.The Rockites emerged in Rathkeale in Co. Limerick in the autumn of 1821, and their activities spread rapidly and were imitated throughout Munster until about 1830. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > militant person > protester or demonstrator > specific hearts of oak1763 frame-breaker1811 blanketeers1823 Rockite1823 Rebeccaite1843 plug-drawer1888 Greenham woman1982 1823 Times 26 Aug. 2/4 An armed Rockite party of about six, broke into the house of John Scully, a respectable farmer. 1832 Lincoln Herald 14 Feb. 2/6 A Rockite notice..was served in the most populous part of the town of Longford..on Saturday evening. 1866 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 490/1 However local we may please to think Rockite insurrection—Terryalt or Whiteboyism—they are all of them neither more nor less than signs of that insubordinate spirit which is the Irish peasant's notion of patriotism. 1982 Past & Present 96 147 The society described in 1822 had no connection with the contemporary Rockite agrarian campaigns in the south of Ireland. 2007 P. Bew Ireland iii. 97 North Cork..became the centre of a new form of agrarian terrorism, the Rockite movement. B. n. A member or supporter of the Rockite movement. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations > members of hougher1712 white boys1762 Steel boy1772 defender1788 United Irishman1791 Orangeman1796 marksman1800 Thresher1806 marchman1814 Orangist1822 Rockite1824 Brunswicker1828 Terry Alt1831 whitefoot1831 Repeal Warden1841 Young Irelander1844 Fenian1864 Land-leaguer1878 invincible1883 leaguer1892 Provie1972 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 3/2 They had their Rockites too, some riots, and some burnings, though soon checked by the vigilance of the magistracy. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 757/1 Every night he could see houses in the distance burning round about him, the work of the incendiary Rockites. 1831 Lincoln Herald 27 May A band of Rockites attacked the residence of a magistrate in the county of Clare. 1861 W. J. Fitzpatrick Life, Times, & Corr. Dr. Doyle II. 334 He urged..the ‘Rockites’ to abandon their deeds of blood; he implored of the Ribbonmen to cast their evil combinations to the winds. 1949 C. Graves Ireland Revisited viii. 101 The Rockites, hidden among the cliffs and intending to trap the Bantry party, revealed their presence. 2004 Yearbk. Eng. Stud. 34 44 Gerald, his friend Flood, and Gunning are captured by a group of Rockites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1823
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