ruskien.

Brit.

/ˈrʌski/, U.S.

/ˈrəski/, Scottish English

/ˈrʌskɪ/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– ruskie, 1700s– rusky, 1900s– rooskie, 1800s ruskey, 1800s luskee (transmission error), 1800s ruisky.

Origin: A borrowing from Scottish Gaelic, combined with an English element; modelled on a Scottish Gaelic lexical item. Etymons: Scottish Gaelic rùsg , -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < Scottish Gaelic rùsg bark (cognate with Irish rúsc ; Early Irish rúsc : see ruche n.) + -y suffix⁶, after Scottish Gaelic rùsgan kind of basket, especially one for measuring seed corn (see ruskin n.²).

Scottish.

1. A basket made of twigs and straw; esp. one for holding meal or seed corn. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] > for seeds, meal, or corn

barly-lepec1440

ruskie1810

c1697 in W. Fraser Memorials Family Wemyss (1888) III. 158 I have ordered Jean to putt up your wallnuts and cheries if she can get a ruskie for them.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 395 You are as small as the Twitter of a twin'd Rusky, a Taunt to a Maid, that would gladly be esteem'd neat, and small.

1810 J. Thomson Poems 143 A rusky fu' o' seed.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 374 Bee-hives and ruskies..are beautifully and lightly made of rye-straw.

1855 H. Stephens Catech. Pract. Agric. (1856) 22 A woman fetches the grain, in a straw rusky, from the sacks.

1905 Gallovidian Autumn 180 Daily she shoulders her rooskie (hawker's basket) and goes from door to door.

1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick i. 4 An aal oo ruskie wi a hollipiet seck raxt ower 'e mou o't.

2. A beehive of straw or rushes.

ΚΠ

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Ruskie,..a hive for bees, made of rushes or straw.

1894 Brit. Bee Jrnl. 20 Dec. 503/2 I had six first and six second swarms from my ruskies, with which I filled up six frame-hives.

1894 A. Reid Sangs Heatherland 37 The bairnies bizz roond like a bike o' wild bees; Their skep my auld ruskey, or aiblins my knees.

1912 D. M. Macdonald in Brit. Bee Jrnl. 1 Aug. 302/2 Every description of hive is carried there, from the rudest form of ‘ruskie’ to the most advanced modern frame-hive.

1944 C. Gavin Mountain of Light iii. v. 223 There were a dozen ‘skeps’—four ‘ruskies’ and eight bar-hives.

1983 E. Crane Archaeol. Beekeeping 125 The straw ruskie has two caps for the bees to store honey in, one above the other.

2003 E. Beaton in G. Stell et al. Sc. Life & Soc. III. ix. 203 Bee boles are small alcoves in which the straw bee skeps or ruskies sheltered in the south-facing aspect of garden walls.

3. A hat woven of coarse straw as a sun-bonnet; a dress bonnet of straw. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > made of specific material > straw

straw hat1453

ruskie1825

straw1829

basher1901

straw basher1901

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Ruskie,..a coarse straw-hat worn by peasant-girls and others, for defending their faces from the sun.

1896 Border Mag. Feb. 16/1 What odd dresses these young ladies wore! Great open-faced bonnets, locally called ‘ruskies’ and made of fine leghorn or coarse plaited straw.

1904 W. Laidlaw Poetry & Prose (ed. 2) 33 Her ruskie was of black an' white, And was with bonnie gumflowers dight.

1918 Kelso Chron. 4 Jan. 3 An old ‘rusky’ bonnet, to which clings a lonely stripe of old world ribbon, is tilted on the back of her head.

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

单词	ruskie
释义	ruskien. Brit. /ˈrʌski/, U.S. /ˈrəski/, Scottish English /ˈrʌskɪ/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– ruskie, 1700s– rusky, 1900s– rooskie, 1800s ruskey, 1800s luskee (transmission error), 1800s ruisky. Origin: A borrowing from Scottish Gaelic, combined with an English element; modelled on a Scottish Gaelic lexical item. Etymons: Scottish Gaelic rùsg , -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < Scottish Gaelic rùsg bark (cognate with Irish rúsc ; Early Irish rúsc : see ruche n.) + -y suffix⁶, after Scottish Gaelic rùsgan kind of basket, especially one for measuring seed corn (see ruskin n.²). Scottish. 1. A basket made of twigs and straw; esp. one for holding meal or seed corn. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] > for seeds, meal, or corn barly-lepec1440 ruskie1810 c1697 in W. Fraser Memorials Family Wemyss (1888) III. 158 I have ordered Jean to putt up your wallnuts and cheries if she can get a ruskie for them. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 395 You are as small as the Twitter of a twin'd Rusky, a Taunt to a Maid, that would gladly be esteem'd neat, and small. 1810 J. Thomson Poems 143 A rusky fu' o' seed. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 374 Bee-hives and ruskies..are beautifully and lightly made of rye-straw. 1855 H. Stephens Catech. Pract. Agric. (1856) 22 A woman fetches the grain, in a straw rusky, from the sacks. 1905 Gallovidian Autumn 180 Daily she shoulders her rooskie (hawker's basket) and goes from door to door. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick i. 4 An aal oo ruskie wi a hollipiet seck raxt ower 'e mou o't. 2. A beehive of straw or rushes. ΚΠ 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Ruskie,..a hive for bees, made of rushes or straw. 1894 Brit. Bee Jrnl. 20 Dec. 503/2 I had six first and six second swarms from my ruskies, with which I filled up six frame-hives. 1894 A. Reid Sangs Heatherland 37 The bairnies bizz roond like a bike o' wild bees; Their skep my auld ruskey, or aiblins my knees. 1912 D. M. Macdonald in Brit. Bee Jrnl. 1 Aug. 302/2 Every description of hive is carried there, from the rudest form of ‘ruskie’ to the most advanced modern frame-hive. 1944 C. Gavin Mountain of Light iii. v. 223 There were a dozen ‘skeps’—four ‘ruskies’ and eight bar-hives. 1983 E. Crane Archaeol. Beekeeping 125 The straw ruskie has two caps for the bees to store honey in, one above the other. 2003 E. Beaton in G. Stell et al. Sc. Life & Soc. III. ix. 203 Bee boles are small alcoves in which the straw bee skeps or ruskies sheltered in the south-facing aspect of garden walls. 3. A hat woven of coarse straw as a sun-bonnet; a dress bonnet of straw. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > made of specific material > straw straw hat1453 ruskie1825 straw1829 basher1901 straw basher1901 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Ruskie,..a coarse straw-hat worn by peasant-girls and others, for defending their faces from the sun. 1896 Border Mag. Feb. 16/1 What odd dresses these young ladies wore! Great open-faced bonnets, locally called ‘ruskies’ and made of fine leghorn or coarse plaited straw. 1904 W. Laidlaw Poetry & Prose (ed. 2) 33 Her ruskie was of black an' white, And was with bonnie gumflowers dight. 1918 Kelso Chron. 4 Jan. 3 An old ‘rusky’ bonnet, to which clings a lonely stripe of old world ribbon, is tilted on the back of her head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1697
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