spawningn.

Etymology: < spawn v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspawning.

1. The action of depositing or laying spawn.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > bringing forth young > laying an egg > spawning

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c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 467/2 Spawnynge, of fysche, pissiculacio.

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 146 His time of breeding, or spawning .

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Salmo In the season for spawning it removes into the fresh waters again.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 272 Their [sc. lampreys] preparation for spawning is peculiar.

1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 525 It is always best to repeat the spawning when the heat is on the decline.

1866 D. Livingstone 3 Sept. in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. iv. 95 The female becomes large for spawning.

figurative.a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) 368 The Churches cast into the same mould..at the spawning of the second separation.

a. attributive, as spawning force, spawning season, spawning time, etc.

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1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 245 If a man do the same with a female in spawning time, hee shall haue as many milters follow after her.

1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. viii. 58 This Fish, Mæcenas, big with Spawn was caught, For after spawning-time its Flesh is naught.

1799 Monthly Rev. 30 51 To prevent the destruction of this most valuable fish, during the spawning season.

1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 66 It is of much importance for the angler to attend to the spawning time of trout.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 51 The spawning force of the [British] race.

1860 R. W. Emerson Considerations in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 220 This spawning productivity is not noxious or needless.

1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 320 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV Protection is accorded to all fish in the spawning season.

1883 F. M. Wallem Fish Supply Norway 6 The codfish..are.. of 10 or 11 lbs. weight alive, and their errand seems only to be that of a first spawning-trip.

b. In the sense ‘in which spawning is performed’, as spawning-bed, spawning-ground, spawning-pan, spawning-place, spawning-pond.

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1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 315 The first is called the spawning~pond.

a1841 in Penny Cycl. XX. 363/2 Three pairs have been seen on the spawning-bed at the same time.

1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 446/2 Notable from time immemorial as favourite spawning-places.

1883 F. M. Wallem Fish Supply Norway 12 Therefore caplin is used for bait, and is caught only for that purpose on its spawning-grounds.

1883 Earll in G. B. Goode Fishery Industries U.S. 77 A few spawning-pans, dippers, and pails, in which to impregnate the eggs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

spawningadj.

Etymology: formed as spawning n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspawning.

1. Of fish, etc.: Engaged in casting spawn.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [adjective] > relating to laying of eggs > spawning

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sick1728

spawny1908

1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Oct. 14 Gloss. Frye, is a bold Metaphore, forced from the spawning fishes.

1873 Beeton's Dict. Comm. at Norway Spawning fish form only a small part of this fishery.

1883 F. M. Wallem Fish Supply Norway 15 This fishing of spawning herring has been ruined.

2. transferred. Fertile; teeming; prolific.

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the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective]

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broodya1522

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foisonous1570

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seedful1605

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floriferous1656

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uberousa1706

populous?1789

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grateful1832

resultful1833

genetic1838

tumid1840

polyphorous1858

generant1875

proliferent1920

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > abundantly produced or producing

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redundant?1611

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fruitful1629

prolific1665

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tousy1895

1682 London Gaz. No. 1729/3 That late horrid Confederacy,..called by the prolifick spawning name of an Association.

1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 98 On spawning slime my song prevails.

1878 R. W. Emerson Fortune of Republic in Wks. (1906) III. 399 Then Illinois and Indiana with their spawning loins must needs be ordinary.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	spawning
释义	spawningn. Etymology: < spawn v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspawning. 1. The action of depositing or laying spawn. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > bringing forth young > laying an egg > spawning spawningc1440 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 467/2 Spawnynge, of fysche, pissiculacio. 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler 146 His time of breeding, or spawning . View more context for this quotation 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Salmo In the season for spawning it removes into the fresh waters again. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 272 Their [sc. lampreys] preparation for spawning is peculiar. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 525 It is always best to repeat the spawning when the heat is on the decline. 1866 D. Livingstone 3 Sept. in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. iv. 95 The female becomes large for spawning. figurative.a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) 368 The Churches cast into the same mould..at the spawning of the second separation. 2. a. attributive, as spawning force, spawning season, spawning time, etc. ΚΠ 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 245 If a man do the same with a female in spawning time, hee shall haue as many milters follow after her. 1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. viii. 58 This Fish, Mæcenas, big with Spawn was caught, For after spawning-time its Flesh is naught. 1799 Monthly Rev. 30 51 To prevent the destruction of this most valuable fish, during the spawning season. 1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 66 It is of much importance for the angler to attend to the spawning time of trout. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 51 The spawning force of the [British] race. 1860 R. W. Emerson Considerations in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 220 This spawning productivity is not noxious or needless. 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 320 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV Protection is accorded to all fish in the spawning season. 1883 F. M. Wallem Fish Supply Norway 6 The codfish..are.. of 10 or 11 lbs. weight alive, and their errand seems only to be that of a first spawning-trip. b. In the sense ‘in which spawning is performed’, as spawning-bed, spawning-ground, spawning-pan, spawning-place, spawning-pond. ΚΠ 1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 315 The first is called the spawning~pond. a1841 in Penny Cycl. XX. 363/2 Three pairs have been seen on the spawning-bed at the same time. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 446/2 Notable from time immemorial as favourite spawning-places. 1883 F. M. Wallem Fish Supply Norway 12 Therefore caplin is used for bait, and is caught only for that purpose on its spawning-grounds. 1883 Earll in G. B. Goode Fishery Industries U.S. 77 A few spawning-pans, dippers, and pails, in which to impregnate the eggs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). spawningadj. Etymology: formed as spawning n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspawning. 1. Of fish, etc.: Engaged in casting spawn. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [adjective] > relating to laying of eggs > spawning spawning1579 sick1728 spawny1908 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Oct. 14 Gloss. Frye, is a bold Metaphore, forced from the spawning fishes. 1873 Beeton's Dict. Comm. at Norway Spawning fish form only a small part of this fishery. 1883 F. M. Wallem Fish Supply Norway 15 This fishing of spawning herring has been ruined. 2. transferred. Fertile; teeming; prolific. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective] bearinglOE fruitfula1300 plenteousc1325 fructuousa1382 birthful?c1475 fertile1481 broodya1522 yielding1556 foisonous1570 procreant1588 generative1597 yieldy1598 childing1600 seedful1605 thankful1610 foisonable1613 prolifical1615 fecundous1630 feracious1637 prolific1653 fetiferous1654 floriferous1656 productive1672 fœtant1678 spawning1682 uberousa1706 populous?1789 productible1830 grateful1832 resultful1833 genetic1838 tumid1840 polyphorous1858 generant1875 proliferent1920 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > abundantly produced or producing fecundc1400 facund?1504 bountifula1538 redundant?1611 fertilea1616 fruitful1629 prolific1665 productive1672 spawning1682 tousy1895 1682 London Gaz. No. 1729/3 That late horrid Confederacy,..called by the prolifick spawning name of an Association. 1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 98 On spawning slime my song prevails. 1878 R. W. Emerson Fortune of Republic in Wks. (1906) III. 399 Then Illinois and Indiana with their spawning loins must needs be ordinary. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1440adj.1579
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