单词 | rudd |
释义 | ruddn.1α. 1500s–1800s rud. β. 1600s rowde, 1600s (1800s– English regional (Norfolk)) roud. γ. 1600s rudde, 1600s– rudd. A Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fish with reddish fins, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, which is very similar to the roach ( Rutilus rutilus) but has a yellowish-green body and yellow eyes. In later use also (usually with distinguishing word): any of several related varieties or species of Scardinius, chiefly native to southern Europe. 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) > genus Leuciscus > leuciscus erythrophthalmus (rudd) shallowc1050 rudd1526 red-eyea1672 finscale1677 redtail1740 α. β. 1606 S. Gardiner Bk. Angling 131 The Roche, Dace, Breame, Rowde doe but pingle, to the Pearche, and Pike.1686 F. Willughby & J. Ray De Hist. Piscium iv. vii. 252 Rutilus latior vel Rubellio fluviatilis,..Nostratibus a Rudd vel Roud; quibusdam locis Angliæ a Finscale.1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes I. 362 It is abundant in the broads of Norfolk, where it is called Roud.1893 M. C. H. Bird in H. T. Cozens-Hardy Broad Norfolk (Eastern Daily Press) 82 The rudd are here called roud.γ. 1685 J. Ray Corr. (1848) 165 The Rudde..is the Rotcle [sic] of Baltner.1697 J. S. Innocent Epicure 54 In Wittham, and fair Thames's higher Streams, A kind of Roach there is, which Rustick Swains Call Rudd.1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Rubellus,..a name given by some authors to the common roach, and by others to the rudd or finscale.1812 W. Hall Local Hist. Fens 11 Seeing rudds run by shoals 'bout the side of Gill sike, Being dreadfully venom'd by rolling in slike.1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes I. 361 The Rudd, or Red-eye, is a very common fish in Europe.1883 Official Catal. Internat. Fisheries Exhib. (ed. 4) 104 Glass Case containing Stuffed Specimen of a Rudd.1925 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles 297 The Rudd is usually deeper in the body than the Roach.1955 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 131/1 There are many beautiful and interesting types such as the bitterling.., the golden orfe, golden rudd, and golden tench.2001 Water Gardening Oct. 19/2 All summer, goldfish, orfe, rudd and shubunkins have enjoyed a superabundance of natural food.1526 Roll of Provisions in S. Pegge Forme of Cury (1780) 177 Fresh Sammon... Great Ruds... Baken Turbuts. 1661 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 3) xvi. 218 There is a kind of bastard small Roch..with a very forked tail..; knowing-men know their difference, call them Ruds. 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 234 Here's Pickrel, Barbel, Burbolt, Rud and Roach. 1740 R. Brookes Art of Angling i. xix. 54 The Rud or Finscale..is broader than a Carp, and thicker than a Bream. 1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 310 The Rud... This fish is found in the Charwell, near Oxford, and in the Witham in Lincolnshire. 1804 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. V. i. 198 [The roach is] Much allied to the Rud, but of a shape somewhat less deep. 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports 251 Rud require rather a larger hook. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Ruddn.2 Now historical and rare. I. Compounds. 1. Rudd's table n. (also Rudd table, rudd table) an elaborately fitted woman's dressing table of the late eighteenth cent., characterized esp. by having at both sides a pivotable mirror which folds out from a drawer at the front. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > washing table Rudd's table1788 wash-hand stand1789 Rudd1793 wash-hand table1863 wash-table1908 1788 Cabinet-makers London Bk. Prices 69 A three foot 4 inch, rudd table, all solid, with astragal, or 2 beads, and hollow round the edge of the top. 1789 A. Hepplewhite Cabinet-maker & Upholsterer's Guide 14 (heading) Rudd's Table, or Reflecting Dressing Table... This is the most complete dressing table made, possessing every convenience which can be wanted. 1803 T. Sheraton Cabinet Dict. 299 Rudd's Table, a kind of dressing table for ladies, not much in present use. 1904 F. Litchfield How to collect Old Furnit. vi. 83 The illustration given above of Rudd's table..will convey to the reader an excellent idea of the mechanical tables in fashion at this period. 1948 E. Wenham Antique Furnit. for Mod. Rooms xii. 114 Several illustrative examples of multiple..furniture could be given, but we will choose..a table known as Rudd's table. 1970 Canad. Antiques Collector Nov. 15/2 All sorts of compact, changeling furniture..lobby chests and Rudd's tables, [etc.]. II. Simple uses. 2. A Rudd's table. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > washing table Rudd's table1788 wash-hand stand1789 Rudd1793 wash-hand table1863 wash-table1908 1793 Cabinet-makers' London Bk. Prices (ed. 2) 161 (heading) A Rudd, or Lady's Dressing Table... Three drawers in front, a glass frame hing'd to each end drawer, and supported by quadrants, a moulding on the edge of the top, plain Marlbro' legs, and an astragal round the bottom of the frame. 1897 K. W. Clouston Chippendale Period Eng. Furnit. 144 The Rudd, or Lady's Dressing table has nothing to distinguish it from Hepplewhite's, but the £2 : 3s charged seems very little indeed for such complicated mechanism. 1905 Connoisseur Sept. 172/1 Even in this ‘addition’ [by Sheraton] there is nothing new, as the arrangement of the glasses is practically taken from the Rudd. 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