† spayn.

Forms: Also spey(e.

Etymology: < Middle Flemish speye (14th cent., also in French texts espeye; Kilian spije; modern West Flemish speie, spei), related to Middle Flemish spoye (Kilian spuje, Flemish and Dutch spui) in the same sense.

Obsolete. rare.

A sluice. (Cf. spayer n.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water > gate, lock, or sluice

hatchOE

clowa1250

lock1261

water lock1261

sluice1340

water gate1390

sewer-gate1402

spay1415

floodgatec1440

shuttlec1440

spayer1450

gate1496

falling gate1524

spoye1528

gote1531

penstock1542

ventil1570

drawgate1587

flood-hatch1587

turnpike1623

slaker1664

lock gate1677

hatchway1705

flash1768

turnpike-lock1771

sluice-gate1781

pound-lock1783

stop-gate1790

buck gate1791

slacker1797

aboiteau1802

koker1814

guard-lock1815

falling sluice1819

lasher1840

fender1847

tailgate1875

weir-hatch1875

wicket1875

1415 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 615 [A watergate, called a] scluys, [or a] speye.

1429 Cov. Leet Bk. 121 The residu of the money spended apon the makyng of the Town dyche, & the spey atte Gosford yate.

1451 Cov. Leet Bk. 258 The whiche portecoles, Spayes & Cheynes ben made & myche part of the dykes clansed.

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

spayv.

Brit.

/speɪ/, U.S.

/speɪ/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s spaie, 1500s–1600s spaye, 1600s, 1800s spey; past participle spade.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman espeier, = Old French espeer to cut with a sword, < espee (French épée) sword.

†1. transitive. To pierce or cut (a deer) so as to kill. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > kill animal [verb (transitive)] > by specific method

sticklOE

worry1340

strikea1400

spaya1425

lipc1475

smeek1691

pith1805

whoo-whoop1812

halal1819

to bark1865

destroy1866

flight1892

lethalize1897

lethal1922

a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) Prol. And after whann the hert is spaied and dede he vndothe hym.

a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxxiii Þen shulde who so be moste maister þere byd somme of þe hunters go spay hym euen behynde þe shulder forwarde to þe herte.

2. To operate upon (a female, esp. the female of certain animals) so as to remove the ovaries and destroy the reproductive power.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > castrate > spay

spaya1425

geld1557

splay1601

spade1612

spave1671

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > infertile [verb (transitive)] > castrate or spay > spay

spaya1425

geld1557

unwoman1827

a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xi And bycause þei shuld not lese her tyme, men make hem yspayed, saue þose men will kepe open to bere whelpes.

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxvi. 186 The kydneys whiche Gelders take awaye from a bytche..when they spaye hir.

1586 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husb. (rev. ed.) iii. f. 150^v The Sowes are spaide by burning the Matrixe with an iron.

c1604 Charlemagne (1938) ii. 25 If she hadd beene spayed & all mankynd made Euenucks.

1639 T. de Gray Expert Farrier Ep. Ded., in Compl. Horseman ii. sig. b A Gelder who spayes more then a hundred Fillies.

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. iii. 149 [He] knew..When Sows, and Bitches may be spade.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Bitch But if you would spay your Bitch, it must be done before ever she has a Litter of Whelps.

1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 297 He..spays about half the heifers.

1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus i. 11 Out with your knife,..and spay those sows, That load the earth with pigs.

1879 J. M. Duncan Clin. Lect. Dis. Women iv. 48 Lastly, it has of late years frequently been decided to spay women in this disease.

figurative.a1658 J. Cleveland Clievelandi Vindiciæ (1677) 10 Geld your loose wits, and let your Muse be spade.

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

单词	spay
释义	† spayn. Forms: Also spey(e. Etymology: < Middle Flemish speye (14th cent., also in French texts espeye; Kilian spije; modern West Flemish speie, spei), related to Middle Flemish spoye (Kilian spuje, Flemish and Dutch spui) in the same sense. Obsolete. rare. A sluice. (Cf. spayer n.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water > gate, lock, or sluice hatchOE clowa1250 lock1261 water lock1261 sluice1340 water gate1390 sewer-gate1402 spay1415 floodgatec1440 shuttlec1440 spayer1450 gate1496 falling gate1524 spoye1528 gote1531 penstock1542 ventil1570 drawgate1587 flood-hatch1587 turnpike1623 slaker1664 lock gate1677 hatchway1705 flash1768 turnpike-lock1771 sluice-gate1781 pound-lock1783 stop-gate1790 buck gate1791 slacker1797 aboiteau1802 koker1814 guard-lock1815 falling sluice1819 lasher1840 fender1847 tailgate1875 weir-hatch1875 wicket1875 1415 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 615 [A watergate, called a] scluys, [or a] speye. 1429 Cov. Leet Bk. 121 The residu of the money spended apon the makyng of the Town dyche, & the spey atte Gosford yate. 1451 Cov. Leet Bk. 258 The whiche portecoles, Spayes & Cheynes ben made & myche part of the dykes clansed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). spayv. Brit. /speɪ/, U.S. /speɪ/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s spaie, 1500s–1600s spaye, 1600s, 1800s spey; past participle spade. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman espeier, = Old French espeer to cut with a sword, < espee (French épée) sword. †1. transitive. To pierce or cut (a deer) so as to kill. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > kill animal [verb (transitive)] > by specific method sticklOE worry1340 strikea1400 spaya1425 lipc1475 smeek1691 pith1805 whoo-whoop1812 halal1819 to bark1865 destroy1866 flight1892 lethalize1897 lethal1922 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) Prol. And after whann the hert is spaied and dede he vndothe hym. a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxxiii Þen shulde who so be moste maister þere byd somme of þe hunters go spay hym euen behynde þe shulder forwarde to þe herte. 2. To operate upon (a female, esp. the female of certain animals) so as to remove the ovaries and destroy the reproductive power. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > castrate > spay spaya1425 geld1557 splay1601 spade1612 spave1671 the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > infertile [verb (transitive)] > castrate or spay > spay spaya1425 geld1557 unwoman1827 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xi And bycause þei shuld not lese her tyme, men make hem yspayed, saue þose men will kepe open to bere whelpes. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxvi. 186 The kydneys whiche Gelders take awaye from a bytche..when they spaye hir. 1586 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husb. (rev. ed.) iii. f. 150^v The Sowes are spaide by burning the Matrixe with an iron. c1604 Charlemagne (1938) ii. 25 If she hadd beene spayed & all mankynd made Euenucks. 1639 T. de Gray Expert Farrier Ep. Ded., in Compl. Horseman ii. sig. b A Gelder who spayes more then a hundred Fillies. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. iii. 149 [He] knew..When Sows, and Bitches may be spade. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Bitch But if you would spay your Bitch, it must be done before ever she has a Litter of Whelps. 1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 297 He..spays about half the heifers. 1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus i. 11 Out with your knife,..and spay those sows, That load the earth with pigs. 1879 J. M. Duncan Clin. Lect. Dis. Women iv. 48 Lastly, it has of late years frequently been decided to spay women in this disease. figurative.a1658 J. Cleveland Clievelandi Vindiciæ (1677) 10 Geld your loose wits, and let your Muse be spade. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1415v.a1425
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