单词 | sandbag |
释义 | sandbagn. A bag filled with sand. 1. gen. (Used in proverbial simile.) ΚΠ 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love ii. v. sig. E3v All the Ladies, and Gallants lie languishing... and (without we returne quickly) they are all (as a youth would say) no better then a few Trowts cast a shore, or a dish of Eeles in a Sand-bag . View more context for this quotation 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. H3v Wriggle in and out, like an eele in a sandbag. 2. spec. a. Fortification (see quots.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > shelter or screen > [noun] > sandbag sandbag1590 earth sack1708 woolsack1715 1590 R. Williams Briefe Disc. Warre 50 Wooll sackes, gabions, sand bagges, faggots and such deuices. 1710 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum II Sand-bags, in Fortification, are Bags holding about a Cubick Foot of Sand or Earth: they are used for raising Parapets in haste, or to repair what is beaten down. 1799 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 29 We did all our work last night except filling the sand bags. 1885 Standard 7 Apr. 5/4 [They] marched out..to build..a block-house with timber and sand bags. b. used as ballast; esp. for a boat or balloon. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > ballast ballast bag1747 ballast1784 sandbag1834 water balance1902 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > ballast lastage1440 ballast1486 ballasting1508 kentledge1625 water ballast1759 shifting ballast1785 pig of ballast1789 pig ballast1797 sandbag1834 stiffening1894 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. v, in Fraser's Mag. Mar. 306/2 A hapless air-navigator, plunging, amid torn parachutes, sand-bags, and confused wreck, fast enough, into the jaws of the Devil! 1855 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat 184 The aeronaut..is provided with ballast composed of sand-bags, by casting out which he diminishes the weight of the balloon. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Sand-bags, small square cushions made of canvas and painted, for boats' ballast. c. as a weapon. In early use, a bag of sand attached by a string to the end of a staff; also, one similarly attached to the arm of a quintain. In recent use (chiefly U.S.), a weapon used by ruffians, consisting of a long cylindrical bag (sometimes an eelskin) filled with sand, by which a heavy blow may be struck without leaving a mark. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > blunt weapons other than sticks > [noun] > sand-bag sandbag1594 1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 sig. Dv, (stage direct.) Enter at one doore the Armourer..with a drum before him, and his staffe with a sand-bag fastened to it, and at the other doore, his man with a drum and sand-bagge. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso (1674) ii. iii. 136 [He] was set upon by some..who beat him so cruelly with Sand-bags, as they left him for dead. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 98 They now begun With Law and Conscience to fall on..Ingag'd with Money-bags, as bold As men with Sand-bags did of Old. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Quintain A slender Beam fitted to turn round a Spindle; at one of whose Ends was a sloap or flat Board, and at the other a Bag of Sand, or Dirt.—The Sport was..to ride a-tilt at the Board, and..to escape the Blow of the Sand-Bag. 1871 D. G. Rossetti Last Confession in Poems 512 And there I handed him [the mountebank] his cups and balls And swung the sand-bags round to clear the ring. 1894 W. T. Stead If Christ came to Chicago 354 The predatory rich do not shrink even from using the sandbag and the revolver—of course by deputies. d. A bag or cushion filled with fine sand, used (a) in Engraving, as a support for the plate; (b) in Surgery as a support for a set limb. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > pad or sand-bag bolster?1541 sandbag1658 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > intaglio printing > [noun] > metal plate > equipment sandbag1658 cushion1735 scraper1747 bridge1860 transfer-press1877 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words A Sand-bag, in Etching or Graving, is that on which they use to turn their plate. ?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 46 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Let the table..be firm..upon which place your sand-bag with the plate upon it. 1837 N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades (1842) 214 [article Engraver] The sand-bag, or cushion,..is for laying the plate upon, for the conveniency of turning it in any direction, but is seldom used by artists. 1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 149/1 A sand-bag, on which to rest the block whilst engraving it. e. A long narrow cylindrical bag, usually of flannel, containing fine sand, and used to cover a crevice and exclude draught or light. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > that which closes an aperture > bag full of sand sandbag1808 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > screen > [noun] > for excluding draughts > specific shape sandbag1858 sausage1961 1808 E. Weeton Let. 8 Nov. in Jrnl. of Governess (1969) I. 123 Scarce a window or a door was permitted to be opened. My room window was fastened down, and stuffed with sand-bags. 1858 in P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 1908 A. C. Benson Altar Fire 225 The poky, comfortable arrangements,..the sand-bags for the doors, all spoke of a timid invalid life. 3. The stomach of a crab. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. (marked ‘Eng.’). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online December 2020). sandbagv. 1. a. transitive. To furnish with sandbags. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > shelter or screen > protect with screen or shelter [verb (transitive)] > provide with sandbags sandbag1860 1860 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 440 The Bank [was] sandbagged and barricaded. 1906 Daily Chron. 11 Dec. 10/5 He not only fastens all his windows, he sandbags them. b. intransitive. To attend to sandbags. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > ballooning > balloon [verb (intransitive)] > specific operations valve1906 sandbag1928 1928 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 4 Feb. 100/2 One of the chauffeurs had just finished fueling the plane. ‘You fly her,’ said Andy. ‘I'll sandbag.’ 2. To fell with a blow from a sandbag. Also figurative, to bully or coerce; to criticize or lambaste. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of striking with specific blunt weapon > strike with specific blunt weapon [verb (transitive)] mellc1440 wapper1481 bebat1565 rib-roast1570 batonc1580 flail1582 club1593 bastonate1596 cudgel1598 rib-baste1598 shrub1599 truncheon1600 cut1607 scutch1611 macea1634 batoon1683 towel1705 quarterstaff1709 pole1728 handspike1836 blackjack1847 bludgeon1868 sandbag1887 cosh1922 sap1926 pistol-whip1930 knuckle-dust1962 society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > compel [verb (transitive)] > by violence violent1529 throwc1598 violence1620 musclec1802 bulldoze1876 sandbag1887 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > severely to be sharp upon1561 crossbite1571 scarify1582 canvass1590 maul1592 slasha1652 fib1665 to be severe on (or upon)1672 scalp1676 to pull to (or in) pieces1703 roast1710 to cut up1762 tomahawk1815 to blow sky-high1819 row1826 excoriate1833 scourge1835 target1837 slate1848 scathe1852 to take apart1880 soak1892 pan1908 burn1914 slam1916 sandbag1919 to put the blast on (someone)1929 to tear down1938 clobber1944 handbag1952 rip1961 monster1976 1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 2 Feb. 6/2 The next day Claytor turned up at Central Station with a fairy story that he had been sand-bagged on his way home. 1889 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 16 Sept. John Lehner and Henry Koontz were sandbagged Saturday night. 1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head 421 He had not been sand~bagged, or buncoed. 1901 Congress. Rec. 34 ii. 1345/1 [This district] is lying in wait, as it were, from one year's end to the other, awaiting an opportunity to sandbag the public. 1903 ‘O. Henry’ in Ainslee's Mag. Feb. 59/2 About what figure had you and the kalsominer agreed to sandbag the state for? 1903 N.Y. Times 12 Sept. He has been sandbagged with stock from influential quarters where there still is antagonism to advancing market prices. 1919 Daily News 12 Mar. 8/1 While the [German] revolution was being side-tracked in Parliament it was being sand-bagged in the proletariat. 1973 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 4 May 6/1 Each will attempt to sandbag the Liberals into adopting its policies. 1974 Listener 27 June 818/1 Mr Heath and Mr Wilson sandbagging each other at televised press conferences. 3. Poker. To refrain from raising at the first opportunity in the hope of raising by a greater amount later. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics brag1734 fill1865 to go blind1872 to go it blind1872 stay1882 re-raise1903 sandbag1940 slow-play1971 1940 O. Jacoby On Poker v. 36 The time to sandbag is when you have three of a kind or better. 1950 G. S. Coffin Poker Game Compl. vi. 71 Jacks back sometimes offers a fine chance to sandbag. 1977 D. Anthony Stud Game i. 7 He fondled his stack of blue chips. He was sandbagging me. I gave him the same dose of silence. 1978 Sci. Amer. July 112/3 By under-representing a strong hand (sand-bagging) and thus keeping his opponents from folding a player may increase the pot he expects to win. Draft additions 1993 b. transferred. To underperform in a race or competition in order to gain an unfair handicap or other advantage. slang. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [verb (intransitive)] run1685 pike1956 freestyle1977 sandbag1985 1985 Los Angeles Times 7 Oct. iii. 13/2 If the Rams had crunched the Vikings by three or four touchdowns, Robinson would have had to admit he was sandbagging, that he really might be sitting on..a truly hot team. 1986 Telegraph (Brisbane) 11 Nov. 40/1 Did Australia III ‘sandbag’ on the last leg of her America's Cup Defender Trials match yesterday to allow stablemate Australia IV to win and gain two vital points? 1988 Daily Tel. 7 Sept. 17/6 I've actually seen them sandbagging—setting up the boat to sail slow. Draft additions 1993 ˈsandbagging n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [noun] > foul play foul play1553 foul1849 hippodroming1864 fouling1866 roughing1866 misplay1867 obstruction1923 sandbagging1940 no-throw1959 1940 O. Jacoby On Poker v. 35 Sandbagging occurs when a player who has a good hand..decides to pass in the hope that someone else will open. 1965 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 19 Dec. c-7 Ten Detroit bowlers lost $21,000 of $30,000 in prizes..when they were judged guilty..of ‘sandbagging’—gaining an unfair advantage in handicap and classified tournaments by using..established league averages which did not reflect their true abilities. 1983 Age (Melbourne) 10 Sept. 5/6 Sandbagging around several lowlying homes continued yesterday as the floodwaters rose. 1986 Telegraph (Brisbane) 11 Nov. 40/3 My colleagues..said they were astounded at the result, which produced loud jeers and cries of ‘sandbagging’ from yachting journalists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1590v.1860 |
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