running watern.

Brit.

/ˌrʌnɪŋ ˈwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˌrənɪŋ ˈwɔdər/,

/ˌrənɪŋ ˈwɑdər/

Forms: see running adj. and water n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: running adj., water n.

Etymology: < running adj. + water n.

1. Water taken from a flowing stream or river.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > river water > [noun]

running waterOE

river watera1398

streams?a1535

fresha1552

blood1852

runnage1864

OE Lacnunga (2001) I. xxix. 16 Hat unmælne mon gefeccean swigende ongean streame healfne sester yrnendes wæteres.

c1440 Liber de Diversis Med. 78 Tak alom glas, halfe a pound,..& a potell of rynnande water & scarlett flokkes & boile all samen.

c1450 in W. R. Dawson Leechbk. (1934) 50 (MED) Take oyle of olyue þat is new the quantite of a pynte & put þerto iij sponefull of rynnynge water.

?1530 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. xxii Than sethe them in a panne of .xx. gallons with rennynge water.

1545 T. Raynald tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde iii. sig. S.viii^v Take of the same seede brused fyrst: and then sethe it in fayre runnyn water.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 57 Of sea water, foure pound: of Rynnand water, foure pound: and of standand water in stankis foure pound.

1663 J. Beale Let. 9 Nov. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) II. 204 Boyled a handfull of currans..in a quarte of running water, boyling it to a pint.

1759 R. Brown Compl. Farmer 13 Boil all together..in three pints of running water.

1792 W. Osbaldiston Brit. Sportsman 253/2 Boil them in a gallon of running-water, with a pound of treacle.

1829 ‘D. H. Secundus’ Apician Morsels xxii. 164 Take a pound of fine sugar, and beat it up with a quart of running water.

1861 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1860: Agric. 300 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (36th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 48) VIII Mix forty pounds of honey with..twenty gallons of running water, put it into a clean kettle.

1937 E. S. Drower Mandaeans Iraq & Iran i. vii. 118 A pit to admit running water from the river.

2005 R. Stewart Tread Lightly iv. 58 Running water taken from a stream may look cleaner than lake water, but this is rarely the case.

2. Water supplied for domestic use by means of a plumbing system, rather than having to be carried from an external source.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > water > [noun] > conveyed by pipes > constant supply

running water1856

1856 J. Hayward New Eng. Gazetteer 227/2 Every part of this immense structure is supplied with running water, conveyed in pipes, with stop-cocks for applying hose in every story.

1889 G. M. Hopkins Exper. Sci. (1893) xv. 321 A perfectly dark room illuminated only by a very dark ruby light is indispensable. It should be furnished with a sink and running water.

1912 M. L. Fuller Domest. Water Supplies for Farm xx. 151 The pleasures and comforts of rural life [may be] so increased..by the installation of running water in the houses & barns.

1946 A. Huxley Let. 21 Apr. (1969) 543 There is running water, electric light and bottled gas, so that the fundamentals are all right.

2007 New Yorker 22 Jan. 52/2 They had no running water in their home and produced their own electricity, from solar panels.

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

单词	running water
释义	running watern. Brit. /ˌrʌnɪŋ ˈwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˌrənɪŋ ˈwɔdər/, /ˌrənɪŋ ˈwɑdər/ Forms: see running adj. and water n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: running adj., water n. Etymology: < running adj. + water n. 1. Water taken from a flowing stream or river. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > river water > [noun] running waterOE river watera1398 streams?a1535 fresha1552 blood1852 runnage1864 OE Lacnunga (2001) I. xxix. 16 Hat unmælne mon gefeccean swigende ongean streame healfne sester yrnendes wæteres. c1440 Liber de Diversis Med. 78 Tak alom glas, halfe a pound,..& a potell of rynnande water & scarlett flokkes & boile all samen. c1450 in W. R. Dawson Leechbk. (1934) 50 (MED) Take oyle of olyue þat is new the quantite of a pynte & put þerto iij sponefull of rynnynge water. ?1530 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. xxii Than sethe them in a panne of .xx. gallons with rennynge water. 1545 T. Raynald tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde iii. sig. S.viii^v Take of the same seede brused fyrst: and then sethe it in fayre runnyn water. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 57 Of sea water, foure pound: of Rynnand water, foure pound: and of standand water in stankis foure pound. 1663 J. Beale Let. 9 Nov. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) II. 204 Boyled a handfull of currans..in a quarte of running water, boyling it to a pint. 1759 R. Brown Compl. Farmer 13 Boil all together..in three pints of running water. 1792 W. Osbaldiston Brit. Sportsman 253/2 Boil them in a gallon of running-water, with a pound of treacle. 1829 ‘D. H. Secundus’ Apician Morsels xxii. 164 Take a pound of fine sugar, and beat it up with a quart of running water. 1861 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1860: Agric. 300 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (36th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 48) VIII Mix forty pounds of honey with..twenty gallons of running water, put it into a clean kettle. 1937 E. S. Drower Mandaeans Iraq & Iran i. vii. 118 A pit to admit running water from the river. 2005 R. Stewart Tread Lightly iv. 58 Running water taken from a stream may look cleaner than lake water, but this is rarely the case. 2. Water supplied for domestic use by means of a plumbing system, rather than having to be carried from an external source. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [noun] > conveyed by pipes > constant supply running water1856 1856 J. Hayward New Eng. Gazetteer 227/2 Every part of this immense structure is supplied with running water, conveyed in pipes, with stop-cocks for applying hose in every story. 1889 G. M. Hopkins Exper. Sci. (1893) xv. 321 A perfectly dark room illuminated only by a very dark ruby light is indispensable. It should be furnished with a sink and running water. 1912 M. L. Fuller Domest. Water Supplies for Farm xx. 151 The pleasures and comforts of rural life [may be] so increased..by the installation of running water in the houses & barns. 1946 A. Huxley Let. 21 Apr. (1969) 543 There is running water, electric light and bottled gas, so that the fundamentals are all right. 2007 New Yorker 22 Jan. 52/2 They had no running water in their home and produced their own electricity, from solar panels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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