rotgutn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrɒtɡʌt/, U.S.

/ˈrɑtˌɡət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rot v., gut n.

Etymology: < rot v. + gut n.

A. n.

1. An adulterated or inferior alcoholic drink; esp. inferior beer or (chiefly U.S.) whiskey.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > unwholesome

sour swig1548

rotgut1632

stinkibus1707

whistle-belly-vengeance1861

gut-rot1916

1632 P. Hausted Rivall Friends i. ii If I doe not humble thee againe, Reduce thee to thy former state of palenesse With rot-gut, and cuds-nigs—let me be married.

1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus xxviii. 156 They overwhelming their panch daily with a kind of flat Scarbier, or Rotgut; we with a bitter dreggish small liquor.

1716 J. Addison Drummer v. 47 Sir George. Drink nothing but Small-Beer for a Fortnight——. But. Small Beer! Rot-gut!

1755 Connoisseur No. 68. 406 No, none of your wishy-washy outlandish rot-gut for me.

1831 S. Lover Legends & Stories Ireland 222 To the divil I pitch sitch rot-gut.

1867 P. Fitzgerald 75 Brooke St. II. 67 What is it to me..if you fill your cellars with all the ‘rotgut’ in the kingdom?

1888 W. E. Henley & R. L. Stevenson Deacon Brodie (rev. ed.) i. iv. 11 What brings the man from stuff like this to rotgut and spittoons at Mother Clarke's.

1923 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes xiv. 220 Yes, even a drink of rot-gut would 'a' bought you!

1946 Time 7 Oct. 10/2 For 50 years we have been hearing how the drought-smitten Jayhawkers were poisoning themselves on bootleg rotgut because we couldn't get decent liquor.

1995 New Statesman & Society 24 Nov. 37/2 The agricultural lobby..couldn't dispose of surplus grain any other way than by turning it into dirt-cheap rotgut.

2. U.S. regional. = rotgut minnow n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > campostoma anomalum (stone roller)

stone-toter1817

stone roller1878

hornyhead chub1882

stone-lugger1882

rotgut1920

1920 B. W. Evermann & H. W. Clark Lake Maxinkuckee 357 The flesh is soft, and spoils very soon after death; hence the name Rot-gut or Rot-gut minnow often heard applied to it in southern Ohio, Indiana and southward.

1933 Amer. Speech Feb. 52/2 They are also called rot-guts, because their intestines are said to turn black and decay within a few moments after death.

B. adj.

Of alcoholic drink: harmful, toxic; of inferior quality. Also in extended use and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [adjective] > unwholesome

rotgut1660

1660 J. Tatham Rump i. i. 4 Not in Rot-gut Beer, I will assure you, or Muddy Ale, Wine for my money.

1697 E. Ravenscroft Anatomist iii. i. 37 And had not I some of your Rot-gut Pills too, and gave you 2 new Crown-pieces?

1703 T. Baker Tunbridge-walks iii. sig. E4 Dam Rotgut Rhenish, we'll have Mrs. Motion's health in a Bumper of Barcelona.

1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! II. 42 Their only drink was a cursed rot-gut stuff, which they called wine.

1830 F. Marryat King's Own II. xiv. 216 The rotgut French wines had given him a pain in the bowels.

1877 H. Ruede Let. 24 Apr. in Sod-house Days (1937) 57 They have a brand called ‘Old Style’, some of Catlin's (St. Louis) cheap rotgut tobacco, and from that price up.

1927 L. Bromfield Good Woman xiii. 140 A glass filled many times with the rot-gut whisky that Hennessy sold.

1978 Sunday Times 18 June (Colour Suppl.) 42/3 Traders stack their boats with liquor, rotgut whisky and cachaca, cheap spirit.

1995 Sight & Sound Nov. 8/1 Tak Fujimoto's..cinematography lets it go down as smooth as cognac with nary a trace of noirish rot-gut kick.

Compounds

rotgut minnow n. U.S. regional a freshwater fish of the genus Campostoma (family Cyprinidae), esp. the common stoneroller, C. anomalum.So called because the black colour of the internal organs was popularly supposed to result from rapid decomposition.

ΚΠ

1876 D. S. Jordan in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. N.Y. 11 341 This fish is popularly known as Rotten-gut or Rot-gut Minnow, because its flesh spoils so soon after death.

1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 432 Its flesh spoils very quickly after the fish is taken from the water, hence the name ‘Rot-gut Minnow’, applied to it in Alabama.

1920 B. W. Evermann & H. W. Clark Lake Maxinkuckee 249 The following species were taken in the number of hauls indicated:..rotgut minnow, 1.

1979 P. W. Smith Fishes Illinois 144/1 Members of the genus are sometimes called rot-gut minnows because of the black peritoneum and soft viscera.

2001 S. T. Ross Inland Fishes Mississippi vi. 126/1 Central Stoneroller. Local Names: blue sucker, chokebrick, doughbelly,..rotgut minnow.

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

单词	rotgut
释义	rotgutn.adj. Brit. /ˈrɒtɡʌt/, U.S. /ˈrɑtˌɡət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rot v., gut n. Etymology: < rot v. + gut n. A. n. 1. An adulterated or inferior alcoholic drink; esp. inferior beer or (chiefly U.S.) whiskey. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > unwholesome sour swig1548 rotgut1632 stinkibus1707 whistle-belly-vengeance1861 gut-rot1916 1632 P. Hausted Rivall Friends i. ii If I doe not humble thee againe, Reduce thee to thy former state of palenesse With rot-gut, and cuds-nigs—let me be married. 1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus xxviii. 156 They overwhelming their panch daily with a kind of flat Scarbier, or Rotgut; we with a bitter dreggish small liquor. 1716 J. Addison Drummer v. 47 Sir George. Drink nothing but Small-Beer for a Fortnight——. But. Small Beer! Rot-gut! 1755 Connoisseur No. 68. 406 No, none of your wishy-washy outlandish rot-gut for me. 1831 S. Lover Legends & Stories Ireland 222 To the divil I pitch sitch rot-gut. 1867 P. Fitzgerald 75 Brooke St. II. 67 What is it to me..if you fill your cellars with all the ‘rotgut’ in the kingdom? 1888 W. E. Henley & R. L. Stevenson Deacon Brodie (rev. ed.) i. iv. 11 What brings the man from stuff like this to rotgut and spittoons at Mother Clarke's. 1923 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes xiv. 220 Yes, even a drink of rot-gut would 'a' bought you! 1946 Time 7 Oct. 10/2 For 50 years we have been hearing how the drought-smitten Jayhawkers were poisoning themselves on bootleg rotgut because we couldn't get decent liquor. 1995 New Statesman & Society 24 Nov. 37/2 The agricultural lobby..couldn't dispose of surplus grain any other way than by turning it into dirt-cheap rotgut. 2. U.S. regional. = rotgut minnow n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > campostoma anomalum (stone roller) stone-toter1817 stone roller1878 hornyhead chub1882 stone-lugger1882 rotgut1920 1920 B. W. Evermann & H. W. Clark Lake Maxinkuckee 357 The flesh is soft, and spoils very soon after death; hence the name Rot-gut or Rot-gut minnow often heard applied to it in southern Ohio, Indiana and southward. 1933 Amer. Speech Feb. 52/2 They are also called rot-guts, because their intestines are said to turn black and decay within a few moments after death. B. adj. Of alcoholic drink: harmful, toxic; of inferior quality. Also in extended use and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [adjective] > unwholesome rotgut1660 1660 J. Tatham Rump i. i. 4 Not in Rot-gut Beer, I will assure you, or Muddy Ale, Wine for my money. 1697 E. Ravenscroft Anatomist iii. i. 37 And had not I some of your Rot-gut Pills too, and gave you 2 new Crown-pieces? 1703 T. Baker Tunbridge-walks iii. sig. E4 Dam Rotgut Rhenish, we'll have Mrs. Motion's health in a Bumper of Barcelona. 1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! II. 42 Their only drink was a cursed rot-gut stuff, which they called wine. 1830 F. Marryat King's Own II. xiv. 216 The rotgut French wines had given him a pain in the bowels. 1877 H. Ruede Let. 24 Apr. in Sod-house Days (1937) 57 They have a brand called ‘Old Style’, some of Catlin's (St. Louis) cheap rotgut tobacco, and from that price up. 1927 L. Bromfield Good Woman xiii. 140 A glass filled many times with the rot-gut whisky that Hennessy sold. 1978 Sunday Times 18 June (Colour Suppl.) 42/3 Traders stack their boats with liquor, rotgut whisky and cachaca, cheap spirit. 1995 Sight & Sound Nov. 8/1 Tak Fujimoto's..cinematography lets it go down as smooth as cognac with nary a trace of noirish rot-gut kick. Compounds rotgut minnow n. U.S. regional a freshwater fish of the genus Campostoma (family Cyprinidae), esp. the common stoneroller, C. anomalum.So called because the black colour of the internal organs was popularly supposed to result from rapid decomposition. ΚΠ 1876 D. S. Jordan in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. N.Y. 11 341 This fish is popularly known as Rotten-gut or Rot-gut Minnow, because its flesh spoils so soon after death. 1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 432 Its flesh spoils very quickly after the fish is taken from the water, hence the name ‘Rot-gut Minnow’, applied to it in Alabama. 1920 B. W. Evermann & H. W. Clark Lake Maxinkuckee 249 The following species were taken in the number of hauls indicated:..rotgut minnow, 1. 1979 P. W. Smith Fishes Illinois 144/1 Members of the genus are sometimes called rot-gut minnows because of the black peritoneum and soft viscera. 2001 S. T. Ross Inland Fishes Mississippi vi. 126/1 Central Stoneroller. Local Names: blue sucker, chokebrick, doughbelly,..rotgut minnow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1632
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