rough-backedadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌfbakt/, U.S.

/ˈrəfˌbækt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., backed adj.

Etymology: < rough adv. + backed adj.

1. Of an animal (or a plant): that has a rough back. Chiefly in animal names.In quot. 1808 referring to the rough undersurface of a fungus.

ΚΠ

1808 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. XXVI. Pl. 1819 (heading) Brown Rough-backed Tremella.

1848 B. H. Smart Walker's Pronouncing Dict. Trachynotes, rough-backed creatures—the generic name of a division of fossil fishes.

1898 Black Cat Apr. 38 He stopped to lift or pry a smaller rock from its nest of weed..in search of the gray and rough-backed abalones.

1906 D. G. Stead Fishes Austral. ii. 30 This little clupeid is of some interest scientifically, in that it is one of the so-called ‘Rough-backed Herrings’.

1923 Fins, Feathers & Fur Dec. 119/2 I have suffered the loss of nearly fifty ducklings within a week by the activities of one good sized rough backed turtle that sneaked into the pond.

2006 T. Bauman Aboriginal Darwin 10 (caption) The middens around Darwin contain mainly rough-backed cockles which live in intertidal sandy mudflats.

2. Of a thing: having a rough or unfinished back.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective] > having (spec. kind of) back part

backed1530

rough-backed1828

in-backed1833

1828 G. Croly Tales Great St. Bernard I. 70 My rough-backed old books were driven into banishment for strangers in morocco.

1850 Rep. Sel. Comm. Nat. Hist. State N. Y. 113 It is a rough backed paper, and costs precisely what was paid before.

1887 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Champion 26 Nov. 7/2 Mr Endicott invented the rough backed playing cards, which are just making their appearance.

1918 J. Broadhurst Home & Community Hygiene xiii. 223 (caption) A rough-backed wall, not advisable for damp soils, as it has projecting surfaces in which water may collect.

2007 J. Ashurst Conserv. Ruins iv. 108/1 The imprint of the ‘tails’ of the facings, which were rough-backed and unworked.

Compounds

rough-backed caiman n. the smooth-fronted caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus, a small alligator found in the Amazon basin.

ΚΠ

1887 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. VI. 190/2 Rough-backed caiman..Alligator (Caiman, Gray) trigonatus, from tropical America.

1919 W. T. Hornaday Amer. Nat. Hist. (rev. ed.) xxxvi. 322/1 The Rough-Backed Caiman, of the Upper Amazon, is said to be quite small—only six feet in length.

1982 Jrnl. Paleontol. 56 504/2 This scutellation is reminiscent of that of the so-called Rough-backed Caiman, P. trigonatus, where bony platelets virtually surround the entire body.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rough-backed
释义	rough-backedadj. Brit. /ˈrʌfbakt/, U.S. /ˈrəfˌbækt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., backed adj. Etymology: < rough adv. + backed adj. 1. Of an animal (or a plant): that has a rough back. Chiefly in animal names.In quot. 1808 referring to the rough undersurface of a fungus. ΚΠ 1808 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. XXVI. Pl. 1819 (heading) Brown Rough-backed Tremella. 1848 B. H. Smart Walker's Pronouncing Dict. Trachynotes, rough-backed creatures—the generic name of a division of fossil fishes. 1898 Black Cat Apr. 38 He stopped to lift or pry a smaller rock from its nest of weed..in search of the gray and rough-backed abalones. 1906 D. G. Stead Fishes Austral. ii. 30 This little clupeid is of some interest scientifically, in that it is one of the so-called ‘Rough-backed Herrings’. 1923 Fins, Feathers & Fur Dec. 119/2 I have suffered the loss of nearly fifty ducklings within a week by the activities of one good sized rough backed turtle that sneaked into the pond. 2006 T. Bauman Aboriginal Darwin 10 (caption) The middens around Darwin contain mainly rough-backed cockles which live in intertidal sandy mudflats. 2. Of a thing: having a rough or unfinished back. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective] > having (spec. kind of) back part backed1530 rough-backed1828 in-backed1833 1828 G. Croly Tales Great St. Bernard I. 70 My rough-backed old books were driven into banishment for strangers in morocco. 1850 Rep. Sel. Comm. Nat. Hist. State N. Y. 113 It is a rough backed paper, and costs precisely what was paid before. 1887 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Champion 26 Nov. 7/2 Mr Endicott invented the rough backed playing cards, which are just making their appearance. 1918 J. Broadhurst Home & Community Hygiene xiii. 223 (caption) A rough-backed wall, not advisable for damp soils, as it has projecting surfaces in which water may collect. 2007 J. Ashurst Conserv. Ruins iv. 108/1 The imprint of the ‘tails’ of the facings, which were rough-backed and unworked. Compounds rough-backed caiman n. the smooth-fronted caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus, a small alligator found in the Amazon basin. ΚΠ 1887 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. VI. 190/2 Rough-backed caiman..Alligator (Caiman, Gray) trigonatus, from tropical America. 1919 W. T. Hornaday Amer. Nat. Hist. (rev. ed.) xxxvi. 322/1 The Rough-Backed Caiman, of the Upper Amazon, is said to be quite small—only six feet in length. 1982 Jrnl. Paleontol. 56 504/2 This scutellation is reminiscent of that of the so-called Rough-backed Caiman, P. trigonatus, where bony platelets virtually surround the entire body. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1808
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