Ronsonn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒns(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈrɑnsən/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ronson Art Metal Company.

Etymology: < the name of the manufacturer Ronson Art Metal Company, probably (with elision of the initial vowel) < the name of the company's founder, Louis V. Aronson (1869–1940), U.S. inventor and businessman.The Ronson Art Metal Company (subsequently the Ronson Consumer Products Corporation) was founded in the United States in 1886.

A proprietary name for: a brand of cigarette lighter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigarette > lighter

cigar-lighter1874

lighter1895

cigarette lighter1915

petrol lighter1918

Ronson1929

Zippo1944

gas lighter1956

1929 Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 Sept. 1516/1 Ronson... Pyrophoric lighters. The Ronson Art Metal Company, Limited.

1934 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 24 Jan. 2/7 (advt.) This combination Ronson Lighter and Cigarette Case Of Finest Quality is a strikingly smart creation.

1942 Times 19 Aug. 3/6 (advt.) Are you keeping your Ronson lighting-fit?

1957 C. MacInnes City of Spades i. vii. 44 I..held out my Ronson…when, hey presto! the lighter was flicked from my hand.

1972 O. Sela Bearer Plot ii. 18 I leaned forward with my Ronson. The flame whooshed up.

2001 D. Reynolds Swan River (2003) xxv. 314 I handed him a cigarette and, with some difficulty and a little swearing, he managed to light it with his Ronson.

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

单词	ronson
释义	Ronsonn. Brit. /ˈrɒns(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈrɑnsən/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ronson Art Metal Company. Etymology: < the name of the manufacturer Ronson Art Metal Company, probably (with elision of the initial vowel) < the name of the company's founder, Louis V. Aronson (1869–1940), U.S. inventor and businessman.The Ronson Art Metal Company (subsequently the Ronson Consumer Products Corporation) was founded in the United States in 1886. A proprietary name for: a brand of cigarette lighter. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigarette > lighter cigar-lighter1874 lighter1895 cigarette lighter1915 petrol lighter1918 Ronson1929 Zippo1944 gas lighter1956 1929 Trade Marks Jrnl. 11 Sept. 1516/1 Ronson... Pyrophoric lighters. The Ronson Art Metal Company, Limited. 1934 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 24 Jan. 2/7 (advt.) This combination Ronson Lighter and Cigarette Case Of Finest Quality is a strikingly smart creation. 1942 Times 19 Aug. 3/6 (advt.) Are you keeping your Ronson lighting-fit? 1957 C. MacInnes City of Spades i. vii. 44 I..held out my Ronson…when, hey presto! the lighter was flicked from my hand. 1972 O. Sela Bearer Plot ii. 18 I leaned forward with my Ronson. The flame whooshed up. 2001 D. Reynolds Swan River (2003) xxv. 314 I handed him a cigarette and, with some difficulty and a little swearing, he managed to light it with his Ronson. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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