seagulln.

Forms: see sea n. and gull n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., gull n.¹

Etymology: < sea n. + gull n.¹In sense 2 apparently from the perception that casual and non-unionized labourers are ‘migratory’. Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-gull.

1. = gull n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Laridae (gulls and terns) > [noun] > member of genus Larus (gull) > larus canus (common gull)

meweOE

larea1425

sea-mawc1425

seamewc1430

mow1440

maw?a1513

sea-cob1530

camose1542

seagull1542

cob1574

mevy1616

sea-pigeon1620

tarrock1674

sea-mall1676

sea-moit1681

gor1697

seed bird1791

1542 in Hist. MSS Comm.: MSS Duke of Rutland (1905) IV. 324 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2606) LXIII. 301 For bringing seygwlles and other fowlles, vs.

1544 W. Turner Avium Præcipuarum sig. D8^v De Gavia..a se cob or see~gell.

1576 A. Fleming tr. J. L. Vives in Panoplie Epist. 401 The counterfect philosopher..sheweth himself like unto a sea Gull among a sort of faire swannes.

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 236 A Fezerallo, is a black-coloured bird, but somewhat less than a Sea-Gull.

1769 T. Gray Inscript. Villa in New Foundling Hosp. for Wit: Pt. 3rd 34 Here sea-gulls scream, and cormorants rejoice.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xxi. 219 To watch the flight of a seagull.

1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. Prol. 13 Flocks of white seagulls..were constantly circling round.

figurative and in extended use.1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 60 That greedy seagull ignorance is apt to deuoure any thing.1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 20 Now trust me not, Readers, if I be not already weary of pluming and footing this Seagull, so open he lies to strokes.

2. A casual, non-Union, dock labourer. New Zealand slang.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > at docks > casual

hobbler1851

royals1883

seagullc1926

c1926 ‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 46 What a study! Let us paint it As the sea-gulls fly about, While the stringer birds are anxious For the meeting to come out.

1943 N.Z.E.F. Times (2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force) 20 Sept. 5 As a result of a survey of non-Union labour on the wharves..500 out of 800 ‘sea~gulls’ were interviewed at the Auckland District Man~power Office.

1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand xvii. 225 Ended up as a sea-gull on the Wellington wharves loading up the Home boats.

1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. vii. 150 The watersiders have their own special language, but the only term I know from experience is seagull, the casual non-union labourer who picks up a job during busy times on the waterfront.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	seagull
释义	seagulln. Forms: see sea n. and gull n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., gull n.¹ Etymology: < sea n. + gull n.¹In sense 2 apparently from the perception that casual and non-unionized labourers are ‘migratory’. Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-gull. 1. = gull n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Laridae (gulls and terns) > [noun] > member of genus Larus (gull) > larus canus (common gull) meweOE larea1425 sea-mawc1425 seamewc1430 mow1440 maw?a1513 sea-cob1530 camose1542 seagull1542 cob1574 mevy1616 sea-pigeon1620 tarrock1674 sea-mall1676 sea-moit1681 gor1697 seed bird1791 1542 in Hist. MSS Comm.: MSS Duke of Rutland (1905) IV. 324 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2606) LXIII. 301 For bringing seygwlles and other fowlles, vs. 1544 W. Turner Avium Præcipuarum sig. D8^v De Gavia..a se cob or see~gell. 1576 A. Fleming tr. J. L. Vives in Panoplie Epist. 401 The counterfect philosopher..sheweth himself like unto a sea Gull among a sort of faire swannes. 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 236 A Fezerallo, is a black-coloured bird, but somewhat less than a Sea-Gull. 1769 T. Gray Inscript. Villa in New Foundling Hosp. for Wit: Pt. 3rd 34 Here sea-gulls scream, and cormorants rejoice. 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xxi. 219 To watch the flight of a seagull. 1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. Prol. 13 Flocks of white seagulls..were constantly circling round. figurative and in extended use.1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 60 That greedy seagull ignorance is apt to deuoure any thing.1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 20 Now trust me not, Readers, if I be not already weary of pluming and footing this Seagull, so open he lies to strokes. 2. A casual, non-Union, dock labourer. New Zealand slang. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > at docks > casual hobbler1851 royals1883 seagullc1926 c1926 ‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 46 What a study! Let us paint it As the sea-gulls fly about, While the stringer birds are anxious For the meeting to come out. 1943 N.Z.E.F. Times (2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force) 20 Sept. 5 As a result of a survey of non-Union labour on the wharves..500 out of 800 ‘sea~gulls’ were interviewed at the Auckland District Man~power Office. 1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand xvii. 225 Ended up as a sea-gull on the Wellington wharves loading up the Home boats. 1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. vii. 150 The watersiders have their own special language, but the only term I know from experience is seagull, the casual non-union labourer who picks up a job during busy times on the waterfront. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1542
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