ruxn.¹

Brit.

/rʌks/, U.S.

/rəks/

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare rusk n.³

English regional (Cornwall). Now rare.

A small piece of gold found with tin.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > other types of gold

angel gold1526

rux1586

flour-gold1869

quickgold1877

sponge-gold1882

1586 T. Beare Bailiff of Blackmoor (1994) 59 Marchants..which use to come to all tynworkes & washes only for that purpose stamping & powing the said brawes & Rux.

a1742 T. Tonkin in R. Carew Surv. Cornwall (1811) i. 23 (note) An account of a gentleman that..took up out of the heap of tin certain glorious corns (which they call rux), which he affirmed to be pure gold.

1887 F. W. P. Jago Eng.-Cornish Dict. Grains of Gold, The Cornish tinners call them rux and hopps.

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

ruxn.²

Brit.

/rʌks/, U.S.

/rəks/

Origin: Of uncertain orign. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ruckus n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant (with elision of the vowel in the unstressed syllable) of ruckus n. Compare earlier ruck v.⁵ and later ruck n.⁵

Nautical slang. Now rare.

A disturbance, an uproar.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > uproar or tumult

brack?c1200

ludea1275

ludingc1275

grede13..

to-doc1330

stevenc1385

ruitc1390

shoutingc1405

rumourc1425

dirdumc1440

shout1487

rippit?1507

glamer?a1513

rangat?a1513

reird?a1513

larumc1515

reirdour1535

uproar1544

clamouring1548

racket1565

baldare1582

rack jack1582

rufflery1582

pother1603

rut1607

clamorousnessa1617

hurricane1639

clutter1656

flaw1676

splutter1677

rout1684

hirdum-dirdum1724

fracas1727

collieshangie1737

racketing1760

hullabaloo1762

hurly1806

bobbery1816

trevally1819

pandemonium1827

hurly-burly1830

outroar1845

on-ding1871

tow-row1877

ruckus1885

molrowing1892

rookus1892

rux1918

1918 Blackwood's Mag. 204 68/1 Harker, who for fifteen months had haunted the shadows on the look-out for just such a ‘rux’, whose ear caught every illicit sound.

1931 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals (1932) 196 The nastiest rux I ever saw, when a boy, began with ‘All hands to skylark.’ I don't hold with it.

1931 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals (1932) 200 I've seen worse ruxes in my time, but a quicker breeze-up—never!

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

单词	rux
释义	ruxn.¹ Brit. /rʌks/, U.S. /rəks/ Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare rusk n.³ English regional (Cornwall). Now rare. A small piece of gold found with tin. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > other types of gold angel gold1526 rux1586 flour-gold1869 quickgold1877 sponge-gold1882 1586 T. Beare Bailiff of Blackmoor (1994) 59 Marchants..which use to come to all tynworkes & washes only for that purpose stamping & powing the said brawes & Rux. a1742 T. Tonkin in R. Carew Surv. Cornwall (1811) i. 23 (note) An account of a gentleman that..took up out of the heap of tin certain glorious corns (which they call rux), which he affirmed to be pure gold. 1887 F. W. P. Jago Eng.-Cornish Dict. Grains of Gold, The Cornish tinners call them rux and hopps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ruxn.² Brit. /rʌks/, U.S. /rəks/ Origin: Of uncertain orign. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ruckus n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant (with elision of the vowel in the unstressed syllable) of ruckus n. Compare earlier ruck v.⁵ and later ruck n.⁵ Nautical slang. Now rare. A disturbance, an uproar. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > uproar or tumult brack?c1200 ludea1275 ludingc1275 grede13.. to-doc1330 stevenc1385 ruitc1390 shoutingc1405 rumourc1425 dirdumc1440 shout1487 rippit?1507 glamer?a1513 rangat?a1513 reird?a1513 larumc1515 reirdour1535 uproar1544 clamouring1548 racket1565 baldare1582 rack jack1582 rufflery1582 pother1603 rut1607 clamorousnessa1617 hurricane1639 clutter1656 flaw1676 splutter1677 rout1684 hirdum-dirdum1724 fracas1727 collieshangie1737 racketing1760 hullabaloo1762 hurly1806 bobbery1816 trevally1819 pandemonium1827 hurly-burly1830 outroar1845 on-ding1871 tow-row1877 ruckus1885 molrowing1892 rookus1892 rux1918 1918 Blackwood's Mag. 204 68/1 Harker, who for fifteen months had haunted the shadows on the look-out for just such a ‘rux’, whose ear caught every illicit sound. 1931 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals (1932) 196 The nastiest rux I ever saw, when a boy, began with ‘All hands to skylark.’ I don't hold with it. 1931 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals (1932) 200 I've seen worse ruxes in my time, but a quicker breeze-up—never! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1586n.²1918
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