birdlimen.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdlʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌlaɪm/

Forms: see bird n. and lime n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bird n., lime n.¹

Etymology: < bird n. + lime n.¹In sense 2 rhyming slang for time n. 8b.

a. A sticky substance that is spread on twigs, branches, etc., in order to trap birds.Typically, birdlime has been made or obtained from holly bark, mistletoe berries, and other plant products (cf. earlier lime n.¹ 1a). Such trapping is now illegal in many countries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > bird-lime

limea700

gluec1380

birdlime?c1400

?c1400 ( H. Daniel Liber Uricrisiarum (Royal 17 D.i) (2020) iii. vi. f. 92 ‘Viscus’ is birdlym and þerof comeþ ‘viscosus’.

a1475 tr. Gilbertus Anglicus Pharmaceutical Writings (Wellcome) (1991) 33 (MED) Þe watir þat flowiþ on nyȝtis-tyme fro þe yȝen is viscouse as bridlym.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 701 With the barkes of Holme they make Birdlyme.

1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 368 It would draw out into long tough strings, like Bird-lime.

1737 J. Brickell Nat. Hist. N.-Carolina 23 Misseltoe of the Oak, in great Plenty all over this Province, whereof good Birdlime is made.

1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) V. 141 Natural bird-lime (or that which exudes spontaneously from plants) possesses the following properties.

1863 W. Thornbury True as Steel II. 152 Love..is like birdlime; the more we struggle, the more entangled our wings get.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1213 The drying remains of the viscid glue (used in making that atrocity called ‘bird-lime’) draw the [mistletoe] seed close to the bark.

2003 T. Birkhead Red Canary ii. 22 After disentangling it from the sticky bird lime with which it had been trapped, he held it by its feet to show his friend.

b. In figurative contexts: anything that ensnares someone so he or she cannot escape its influence or power. Now rare.

ΚΠ

c1460 Tree & 12 Frutes (McClean) (1960) 155 Ho so wille not be snacled with such bridlyme of flesshly loues, lete him lif in fredom of chastite.

1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) i. 156 Kirkmennis cursit substance semis sweit Till land men wt þat leud burd lyme ar lyttit.

1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 86 O what a strong birdlyme is a benefit! All generous birdes are taken with it.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. vii. 103 A young stagefinch, who had evidently suffered himself to be caught in the birdlime of her professional or meretricious talents.

1842 Struggle No. 15. 4 (advt.) Moderation in intoxicating liquors..is the landlord's birdlime, by which he secures his victims and shuts them in his cage.

2006 Independent (Nexis) 10 Aug. 22 With its spectacle of wit and talent trapped in the birdlime of a vapid format, it is worryingly reminiscent of Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive.

†c. slang. A person given to stealing; a thief. Obsolete.Cf. quot. 1772 at stick v.¹ Phrases 2 as well as to have sticky fingers at sticky adj.² Phrases 1, to have fingers made of lime-twigs at finger n. Phrases 2d, and lime-twig n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun]

thief688

bribera1387

stealer1508

taker?a1513

goodfellow1566

snatcher1575

lift1591

liftera1592

larcin1596

Tartar1602

lime-twig1606

outparter1607

Tartarian1608

flick1610

puggard1611

gilt1620

nim1630

highwayman1652

cloyer1659

out-trader1660

Robin Goodfellow1680

birdlime1705

gyp1728

filch1775

kiddy1780

snaveller1781

larcenist1803

pincher1814

geach1821

wharf-rat1823

toucher1837

larcener1839

snammer1839

drummer1856

gun1857

forker1867

gunsmith1869

nabber1880

thiever1899

tea-leaf1903

gun moll1908

nicker1909

knocker-off1926

possum1945

scuffler1961

rip-off1969

1705 J. Vanbrugh Confederacy v. 2 That birdlime there stole it.

a1841 in C. Hindley Life & Times J. Catnach (1878) 171 My name they say is Young Birdlime, My fingers are fish-hooks, sirs.

2. British slang. Time; esp. a prison sentence; a term of imprisonment; = time n. 8b.

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society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > sentence or term of

time1790

lagging1819

stretch1821

model1845

birdlime1857

penal1864

prison sentence1867

rap1870

bit1871

spot1895

hard time1896

sleep1911

jolt1912

bird1924

fall1926

beef1928

trick1933

porridge1950

custodial sentence1951

1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 2 Bird-lime, time.

1962 Radio Times 20 Sept. 35 In the past Charley's done his ‘birdlime’ but he was given time off for good behaviour.

2011 J. J. Connolly Viva La Madness ix. 71 Ted was so glow-white, translucent from too much birdlime, too little sunlight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	birdlime
释义	birdlimen. Brit. /ˈbəːdlʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌlaɪm/ Forms: see bird n. and lime n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bird n., lime n.¹ Etymology: < bird n. + lime n.¹In sense 2 rhyming slang for time n. 8b. 1. a. A sticky substance that is spread on twigs, branches, etc., in order to trap birds.Typically, birdlime has been made or obtained from holly bark, mistletoe berries, and other plant products (cf. earlier lime n.¹ 1a). Such trapping is now illegal in many countries. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > bird-lime limea700 gluec1380 birdlime?c1400 ?c1400 ( H. Daniel Liber Uricrisiarum (Royal 17 D.i) (2020) iii. vi. f. 92 ‘Viscus’ is birdlym and þerof comeþ ‘viscosus’. a1475 tr. Gilbertus Anglicus Pharmaceutical Writings (Wellcome) (1991) 33 (MED) Þe watir þat flowiþ on nyȝtis-tyme fro þe yȝen is viscouse as bridlym. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 701 With the barkes of Holme they make Birdlyme. 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 368 It would draw out into long tough strings, like Bird-lime. 1737 J. Brickell Nat. Hist. N.-Carolina 23 Misseltoe of the Oak, in great Plenty all over this Province, whereof good Birdlime is made. 1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) V. 141 Natural bird-lime (or that which exudes spontaneously from plants) possesses the following properties. 1863 W. Thornbury True as Steel II. 152 Love..is like birdlime; the more we struggle, the more entangled our wings get. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1213 The drying remains of the viscid glue (used in making that atrocity called ‘bird-lime’) draw the [mistletoe] seed close to the bark. 2003 T. Birkhead Red Canary ii. 22 After disentangling it from the sticky bird lime with which it had been trapped, he held it by its feet to show his friend. b. In figurative contexts: anything that ensnares someone so he or she cannot escape its influence or power. Now rare. ΚΠ c1460 Tree & 12 Frutes (McClean) (1960) 155 Ho so wille not be snacled with such bridlyme of flesshly loues, lete him lif in fredom of chastite. 1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) i. 156 Kirkmennis cursit substance semis sweit Till land men wt þat leud burd lyme ar lyttit. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 86 O what a strong birdlyme is a benefit! All generous birdes are taken with it. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. vii. 103 A young stagefinch, who had evidently suffered himself to be caught in the birdlime of her professional or meretricious talents. 1842 Struggle No. 15. 4 (advt.) Moderation in intoxicating liquors..is the landlord's birdlime, by which he secures his victims and shuts them in his cage. 2006 Independent (Nexis) 10 Aug. 22 With its spectacle of wit and talent trapped in the birdlime of a vapid format, it is worryingly reminiscent of Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. †c. slang. A person given to stealing; a thief. Obsolete.Cf. quot. 1772 at stick v.¹ Phrases 2 as well as to have sticky fingers at sticky adj.² Phrases 1, to have fingers made of lime-twigs at finger n. Phrases 2d, and lime-twig n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] thief688 bribera1387 stealer1508 taker?a1513 goodfellow1566 snatcher1575 lift1591 liftera1592 larcin1596 Tartar1602 lime-twig1606 outparter1607 Tartarian1608 flick1610 puggard1611 gilt1620 nim1630 highwayman1652 cloyer1659 out-trader1660 Robin Goodfellow1680 birdlime1705 gyp1728 filch1775 kiddy1780 snaveller1781 larcenist1803 pincher1814 geach1821 wharf-rat1823 toucher1837 larcener1839 snammer1839 drummer1856 gun1857 forker1867 gunsmith1869 nabber1880 thiever1899 tea-leaf1903 gun moll1908 nicker1909 knocker-off1926 possum1945 scuffler1961 rip-off1969 1705 J. Vanbrugh Confederacy v. 2 That birdlime there stole it. a1841 in C. Hindley Life & Times J. Catnach (1878) 171 My name they say is Young Birdlime, My fingers are fish-hooks, sirs. 2. British slang. Time; esp. a prison sentence; a term of imprisonment; = time n. 8b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > sentence or term of time1790 lagging1819 stretch1821 model1845 birdlime1857 penal1864 prison sentence1867 rap1870 bit1871 spot1895 hard time1896 sleep1911 jolt1912 bird1924 fall1926 beef1928 trick1933 porridge1950 custodial sentence1951 1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 2 Bird-lime, time. 1962 Radio Times 20 Sept. 35 In the past Charley's done his ‘birdlime’ but he was given time off for good behaviour. 2011 J. J. Connolly Viva La Madness ix. 71 Ted was so glow-white, translucent from too much birdlime, too little sunlight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > see also also refers to : † bird-limev. < n.?c1400 see also
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