Bettyn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛti/, U.S.

/ˈbɛdi/

Etymology: diminutive of Bet, abbreviation of Elizabet, -beth.

1. A female pet name or familiar name, once fashionable (as in Lady Betty), but now chiefly rustic or homely.

2. Given in contempt to a man who occupies himself with a woman's household duties. (So molly n.¹)

3. ‘A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; called by chemists a Florence flask.’ Webster. (? Only in U.S. The quot. 1725 seems to refer to some kind of vessel; cf. bellarmine n.)

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > other vessels

mitOE

utensil1502

dinger1533

ding1595

baikie1629

caddinet1662

Betty1725

conch1839

oxybaphon1850

ampoule1947

polypod1951

1725 L. Welsted Oikographia 12 No Bellarmine, my Lord, is here; Elisa none, at hand to reach, A Betty call'd in common speech!

4. Cant name formerly given to a short bar of iron used by burglars as a lever to force open doors: also called a Jenny, and now a Jemmy.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > lever or crowbar > [noun]

lever1297

speke1366

crowa1400

gavelock1497

prisea1500

handspoke1513

porter1538

sway1545

handspike1559

heaver1598

coleweigh1600

handspeek1644

forcer1649

ringer1650

ripping-chisel1659

pinch1685

crow-spike1692

Betty1700

wringer1703

crowbar1748

spike1771

pry1803

jemmy1811

crow-iron1817

dog1825

pinchbar1837

jimmy1848

stick1848

pry bar1872

peiser1873

nail bar1929

cane1930

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > [noun] > instruments used by burglars

tricker1591

mill1607

iron1681

Betty1700

centre-bit1746

rook1788

jemmy1811

roundabout1811

James1819

jimmy1848

stick1848

Jack-in-the-box1850

Jack1862

alderman1872

cane1930

1700 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 687 One of the persons that broke open the exchequer was taken..he was discovered by the smith who made the betty and saw.

1707 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus II. ix. 7 Ruffians, who, with Crows and Betties, Break Houses.

1712 J. Arbuthnot Lewis Baboon Pref. sig. A3 Describing the powerful Betty, or the artful Picklock.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Bettee.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Betty.

5. Betty lamp n. (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > types of

crusiea1774

agitable lamp1788

gaslight1806

moaler1843

table lampc1849

bracket-burner1867

blast-lampa1884

Betty lamp1893

acetylene1899

quartz lamp1907

Etna lamp1912

palouser1918

1893 A. M. Earle Customs & Fashions in Old New Eng. iv. 125 Betty lamps..were a shallow receptacle..with a projecting nose an inch or two long..they were filled with tallow or grease, and a wick..was placed so that the lighted end could hang on the nose.

1952 J. Gloag Short Dict. Furnit. iii. 141 Betty lamp, a type of lamp used in America during the 18th century... It resembles the Scottish type of hanging lamp known as a cruisie.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 101/2 The Betty lamp of the Pilgrims (1620)..was equipped for hanging from mantelpieces or shelves.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

bettyv.

Brit.

/ˈbɛti/, U.S.

/ˈbɛdi/

Etymology: < Betty n.

colloquial.

Categories »

to betty about: to fuss about, like a man who busies himself with a woman's duties.

Derivatives

ˈbettying n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss > bustling or fussing > about trifles

fikery1823

fiddle-faddling1834

bettying1851

fussiness1851

fikiness1889

1851 T. Parker in J. Weiss Life & Corr. T. Parker (1863) II. 105 I am only an old maid in life after all my bettying about in literature and philosophy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	betty
释义	Bettyn. Brit. /ˈbɛti/, U.S. /ˈbɛdi/ Etymology: diminutive of Bet, abbreviation of Elizabet, -beth. 1. A female pet name or familiar name, once fashionable (as in Lady Betty), but now chiefly rustic or homely. 2. Given in contempt to a man who occupies himself with a woman's household duties. (So molly n.¹) 3. ‘A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; called by chemists a Florence flask.’ Webster. (? Only in U.S. The quot. 1725 seems to refer to some kind of vessel; cf. bellarmine n.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > other vessels mitOE utensil1502 dinger1533 ding1595 baikie1629 caddinet1662 Betty1725 conch1839 oxybaphon1850 ampoule1947 polypod1951 1725 L. Welsted Oikographia 12 No Bellarmine, my Lord, is here; Elisa none, at hand to reach, A Betty call'd in common speech! 4. Cant name formerly given to a short bar of iron used by burglars as a lever to force open doors: also called a Jenny, and now a Jemmy. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lever or crowbar > [noun] lever1297 speke1366 crowa1400 gavelock1497 prisea1500 handspoke1513 porter1538 sway1545 handspike1559 heaver1598 coleweigh1600 handspeek1644 forcer1649 ringer1650 ripping-chisel1659 pinch1685 crow-spike1692 Betty1700 wringer1703 crowbar1748 spike1771 pry1803 jemmy1811 crow-iron1817 dog1825 pinchbar1837 jimmy1848 stick1848 pry bar1872 peiser1873 nail bar1929 cane1930 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > [noun] > instruments used by burglars tricker1591 mill1607 iron1681 Betty1700 centre-bit1746 rook1788 jemmy1811 roundabout1811 James1819 jimmy1848 stick1848 Jack-in-the-box1850 Jack1862 alderman1872 cane1930 1700 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 687 One of the persons that broke open the exchequer was taken..he was discovered by the smith who made the betty and saw. 1707 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus II. ix. 7 Ruffians, who, with Crows and Betties, Break Houses. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Lewis Baboon Pref. sig. A3 Describing the powerful Betty, or the artful Picklock. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Bettee. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Betty. 5. Betty lamp n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > types of crusiea1774 agitable lamp1788 gaslight1806 moaler1843 table lampc1849 bracket-burner1867 blast-lampa1884 Betty lamp1893 acetylene1899 quartz lamp1907 Etna lamp1912 palouser1918 1893 A. M. Earle Customs & Fashions in Old New Eng. iv. 125 Betty lamps..were a shallow receptacle..with a projecting nose an inch or two long..they were filled with tallow or grease, and a wick..was placed so that the lighted end could hang on the nose. 1952 J. Gloag Short Dict. Furnit. iii. 141 Betty lamp, a type of lamp used in America during the 18th century... It resembles the Scottish type of hanging lamp known as a cruisie. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 101/2 The Betty lamp of the Pilgrims (1620)..was equipped for hanging from mantelpieces or shelves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). bettyv. Brit. /ˈbɛti/, U.S. /ˈbɛdi/ Etymology: < Betty n. colloquial. Categories » to betty about: to fuss about, like a man who busies himself with a woman's duties. Derivatives ˈbettying n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness > bustle or fuss > bustling or fussing > about trifles fikery1823 fiddle-faddling1834 bettying1851 fussiness1851 fikiness1889 1851 T. Parker in J. Weiss Life & Corr. T. Parker (1863) II. 105 I am only an old maid in life after all my bettying about in literature and philosophy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1700v.1851
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