screwdrivern.

Brit.

/ˈskruːdrʌɪvə/, U.S.

/ˈskruˌdraɪvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: screw n.¹, driver n.

Etymology: < screw n.¹ + driver n. In sense 2 punningly after screw n.¹ 12 and drive v., driver n. used with reference to riding or driving horses.

1. A tool used to turn a screw into or out of its place, typically consisting of a metal shaft with a shaped tip which fits into the head of the screw and a long slender handle.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > screwdrivers, wrenches, spanners > [noun] > screwdriver

screwdriver1735

1735 London Daily Post 12 Sept. 1 Pair of Smith's Tongs, 1 Screw Plate, 2 Screw Drivers.

1779 in Dict. Amer. Eng. (1944) IV. 2045/1 1 doz. draw rings, screw driver, and gimlet.

1812 P. Nicholson Mech. Exercises 353 Screw Driver, a tool used to turn screws into their places.

1840 W. M. Thackeray Catherine vii A screwdriver and a crowbar.

1943 McKean County Democrat (Smethport, Pa.) 2 Sept. 2/6 Every farmer has..a couple of screwdrivers, a pair of pliers and an adjustable wrench in his tool shed.

1977 Kitchens & Bathrooms (Time Life Bks.) iv. 90/1 Toilets and bathtubs can be disconnected with such simple tools as a screwdriver and a variety of wrenches.

2012 New Yorker 7 May 24/2 He used a Phillips-head eyeglass screwdriver to undo the two screws in the back of the phone.

†2. Used punningly: a person who rides an inferior or broken-down horse; (also) a person who buys or sells such horses. Cf. screw n.¹ 12. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of specific type of horse

screwdriver1835

1835 ‘Nimrod’ Hunting Tours 215 Mr. Charles Boultbee, the best screw-driver in England.

1892 C. Bradley in G. A. Hutchison Outdoor Games xxii. 357 That old rascal Screwdriver, the pony coper. He wanted to persuade you into buying his little mongrel pony.

1908 Baily's Mag. July 28/1 Thus the poor man becomes involuntarily a screw driver. He buys horses cheaply, not to sell at a profit but to suit himself.

3. Originally U.S. A cocktail made from vodka and orange juice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > vodka cocktail

Bloody Mary1939

Moscow mule1944

screwdriver1948

vodka martini1953

vodkatini1955

Black Russian1957

White Russian1965

bloody1967

vodka Collins1969

Bloody Caesar1972

vodka gimlet1974

kamikaze1979

Sex on the Beach1986

caipiroska1990

appletini1997

1948 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 2 Aug. 4 A ‘screwdriver’ is a drink. It was created by the American navy during the past war.

1967 F. Warner Madrigals 30 Draining down screwdrivers in topless Broadway.

1977 Times 10 Aug. 14/4 The men who dispense manhattans, grasshoppers and screwdrivers..by the shakerful.

2016 Spokesman Rev. (Spokane, Washington) (Nexis) 5 Feb. c14 Look for cocktails such as a..screwdriver.

Compounds

C1. attributive. Designating a process, factory, etc., in which goods are assembled from components designed and manufactured elsewhere, as screwdriver operation, screwdriver plant, etc.

ΚΠ

1977 Financial Times 14 Feb. 19/3 Unlike, for example, the car assembly plants, Raleigh's is not a ‘screwdriver operation’.

1987 Times 10 Feb. 25/7 A large part of the value added from Japanese screwdriver plants goes back to Japan because of cheap component imports.

1993 Professional Engin. Nov. 16/2 Our efforts so far have raised us to the rank of a screwdriver economy, with manufacturing located here because it is a low cost producer in the EC.

2007 T. Khanna Billions of Entrepreneurs xiv. 300 We decided we did not want to continue to be a screwdriver operation in China.

C2.

screwdriver tooth n. (chiefly in plural) a permanent incisor tooth, often in the middle of the upper set, with a narrow and sometimes notched biting edge, often identified in children and indicative of congenital syphilis; cf. Hutchinson tooth n. at Hutchinson n. a.

ΚΠ

1870 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Jan. 83/1 A third case showed the typical signs of hereditary syphilis—interstitial keratitis, iritis, puckered mouth, notched and screwdriver teeth.

1917 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Med. Jrnl. Nov. 237/1 Most frequently of all, striated or pock marked teeth..together with ‘screwdriver teeth’ and partial loss of enamel.

2005 M. I. Greenberg Greenberg's Text-atlas Emergency Med. 179/1 Hutchinson's teeth..have often been referred to as..‘screwdriver’ teeth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	screwdriver
释义	screwdrivern. Brit. /ˈskruːdrʌɪvə/, U.S. /ˈskruˌdraɪvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: screw n.¹, driver n. Etymology: < screw n.¹ + driver n. In sense 2 punningly after screw n.¹ 12 and drive v., driver n. used with reference to riding or driving horses. 1. A tool used to turn a screw into or out of its place, typically consisting of a metal shaft with a shaped tip which fits into the head of the screw and a long slender handle. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > screwdrivers, wrenches, spanners > [noun] > screwdriver screwdriver1735 1735 London Daily Post 12 Sept. 1 Pair of Smith's Tongs, 1 Screw Plate, 2 Screw Drivers. 1779 in Dict. Amer. Eng. (1944) IV. 2045/1 1 doz. draw rings, screw driver, and gimlet. 1812 P. Nicholson Mech. Exercises 353 Screw Driver, a tool used to turn screws into their places. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Catherine vii A screwdriver and a crowbar. 1943 McKean County Democrat (Smethport, Pa.) 2 Sept. 2/6 Every farmer has..a couple of screwdrivers, a pair of pliers and an adjustable wrench in his tool shed. 1977 Kitchens & Bathrooms (Time Life Bks.) iv. 90/1 Toilets and bathtubs can be disconnected with such simple tools as a screwdriver and a variety of wrenches. 2012 New Yorker 7 May 24/2 He used a Phillips-head eyeglass screwdriver to undo the two screws in the back of the phone. †2. Used punningly: a person who rides an inferior or broken-down horse; (also) a person who buys or sells such horses. Cf. screw n.¹ 12. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of specific type of horse screwdriver1835 1835 ‘Nimrod’ Hunting Tours 215 Mr. Charles Boultbee, the best screw-driver in England. 1892 C. Bradley in G. A. Hutchison Outdoor Games xxii. 357 That old rascal Screwdriver, the pony coper. He wanted to persuade you into buying his little mongrel pony. 1908 Baily's Mag. July 28/1 Thus the poor man becomes involuntarily a screw driver. He buys horses cheaply, not to sell at a profit but to suit himself. 3. Originally U.S. A cocktail made from vodka and orange juice. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > vodka cocktail Bloody Mary1939 Moscow mule1944 screwdriver1948 vodka martini1953 vodkatini1955 Black Russian1957 White Russian1965 bloody1967 vodka Collins1969 Bloody Caesar1972 vodka gimlet1974 kamikaze1979 Sex on the Beach1986 caipiroska1990 appletini1997 1948 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 2 Aug. 4 A ‘screwdriver’ is a drink. It was created by the American navy during the past war. 1967 F. Warner Madrigals 30 Draining down screwdrivers in topless Broadway. 1977 Times 10 Aug. 14/4 The men who dispense manhattans, grasshoppers and screwdrivers..by the shakerful. 2016 Spokesman Rev. (Spokane, Washington) (Nexis) 5 Feb. c14 Look for cocktails such as a..screwdriver. Compounds C1. attributive. Designating a process, factory, etc., in which goods are assembled from components designed and manufactured elsewhere, as screwdriver operation, screwdriver plant, etc. ΚΠ 1977 Financial Times 14 Feb. 19/3 Unlike, for example, the car assembly plants, Raleigh's is not a ‘screwdriver operation’. 1987 Times 10 Feb. 25/7 A large part of the value added from Japanese screwdriver plants goes back to Japan because of cheap component imports. 1993 Professional Engin. Nov. 16/2 Our efforts so far have raised us to the rank of a screwdriver economy, with manufacturing located here because it is a low cost producer in the EC. 2007 T. Khanna Billions of Entrepreneurs xiv. 300 We decided we did not want to continue to be a screwdriver operation in China. C2. screwdriver tooth n. (chiefly in plural) a permanent incisor tooth, often in the middle of the upper set, with a narrow and sometimes notched biting edge, often identified in children and indicative of congenital syphilis; cf. Hutchinson tooth n. at Hutchinson n. a. ΚΠ 1870 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Jan. 83/1 A third case showed the typical signs of hereditary syphilis—interstitial keratitis, iritis, puckered mouth, notched and screwdriver teeth. 1917 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Med. Jrnl. Nov. 237/1 Most frequently of all, striated or pock marked teeth..together with ‘screwdriver teeth’ and partial loss of enamel. 2005 M. I. Greenberg Greenberg's Text-atlas Emergency Med. 179/1 Hutchinson's teeth..have often been referred to as..‘screwdriver’ teeth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1735
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