rolling calfn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊlɪŋ ˌkɑːf/, U.S.

/ˈroʊlɪŋ ˌkæf/, Caribbean English

/ˈroːlɪn ˌkaːf/

Forms: see rolling adj. and adv. and calf n.¹

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling n.¹, calf n.¹

Etymology: Probably < rolling n.¹ + calf n.¹, with reference either to the calf's wandering (compare rolling n.¹ 2) or to the sound made as it moves (compare rolling n.¹ 4).An alternative suggestion interprets the word as an alteration of roaring calf, although the supernatural being is not normally said to make a roaring sound (see R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) 476/1).

Caribbean.

A supernatural being in the form of a calf, said to haunt the roads and countryside at night.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > other types of spirit

fury1574

astral spirits1647

ardour1667

presence1667

Willa1718

rolling calf1845

Stella Maris1876

tommyknocker1895

1845 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 4 Jan. 5/2 Its proximity was denoted by the rattling of chains..which..struck terror into the hearts of all believers. Its name was the ‘rolling calf’.

1877 H. G. Murray Tom Kittle's Wake 10 Da turn rollin calf, den da frighten ebery body.

1905 Folk-lore 16 70 When a man dies who is not good enough to go to heaven, and not bad enough for hell, he returns to the earth and becomes a ‘rolling calf’.

1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come i. 58 A woman was telling of her meeting with the dread rolling calf.

2003 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) (Nexis) 21 May That was where rolling calf and headless horseman and other kinds of duppies were supposed to abound.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rolling calf
释义	rolling calfn. Brit. /ˈrəʊlɪŋ ˌkɑːf/, U.S. /ˈroʊlɪŋ ˌkæf/, Caribbean English /ˈroːlɪn ˌkaːf/ Forms: see rolling adj. and adv. and calf n.¹ Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling n.¹, calf n.¹ Etymology: Probably < rolling n.¹ + calf n.¹, with reference either to the calf's wandering (compare rolling n.¹ 2) or to the sound made as it moves (compare rolling n.¹ 4).An alternative suggestion interprets the word as an alteration of roaring calf, although the supernatural being is not normally said to make a roaring sound (see R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (1996) 476/1). Caribbean. A supernatural being in the form of a calf, said to haunt the roads and countryside at night. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > other types of spirit fury1574 astral spirits1647 ardour1667 presence1667 Willa1718 rolling calf1845 Stella Maris1876 tommyknocker1895 1845 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 4 Jan. 5/2 Its proximity was denoted by the rattling of chains..which..struck terror into the hearts of all believers. Its name was the ‘rolling calf’. 1877 H. G. Murray Tom Kittle's Wake 10 Da turn rollin calf, den da frighten ebery body. 1905 Folk-lore 16 70 When a man dies who is not good enough to go to heaven, and not bad enough for hell, he returns to the earth and becomes a ‘rolling calf’. 1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come i. 58 A woman was telling of her meeting with the dread rolling calf. 2003 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) (Nexis) 21 May That was where rolling calf and headless horseman and other kinds of duppies were supposed to abound. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845
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