summerlingn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌməlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsəmərlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: summer n.¹, -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: < summer n.¹ + -ling suffix¹. Compare earlier winterling n. Perhaps compare also summering n.¹ 2b.

†1. English regional (Derbyshire). An animal put out to graze in the summer. Chiefly in plural. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > livestock > member of livestock > animal out at pasture > put out to graze in summer

summerling1813

1813 J. Farey Gen. View Agric. Derbyshire II. viii. 197 It is very common for the Farmers to set apart large Pasture Fields, for the taking in of Summerlings or Joist Cattle, at fixed Prices per Week.

1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 204 Large pasture fields, for the taking in of summerlings or ley cattle, at fixed prices per week.

2. A young fish or crayfish, spec. a hatchery-reared fish in its first year since hatching. Cf. hatchling n. and fingerling n. 2.

ΚΠ

1887 7th Biennial Rep. Mich. State Board Fish Commissioners 86 A large number of these ‘summerlings’ can be successfully cared for in a comparatively small space.

1902 Royal Comm. Salmon Fisheries: Rep. Commissioners Pt. II 817/1 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 1269) XIII. 75 Hitherto the planting of salmon on the Weser has consisted practically of planting summerlings, that is, three months old fish.

1966 University Rev. 3 46 We produced some 12,000 to 20,000 summerling and fingerling trout which were stocked directly into the lake.

1989 Jrnl. Shellfish Res. 8 263/2 Production of high valued hatchling (fry) and summerling (juvenile) crawfish for sale to other aquaculturists.

2005 P. Laverdure et al. tr. É. Petitot Trav. around Great Slave & Great Bear Lakes, 1862–82 xv. 191 When a school of summerlings or a swarm of little pike were passing, the muzzle was quickly plunged into the water and the poor fry were swallowed up. While one dog fished, the others contented themselves with the passive role of spectators.

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

单词	summerling
释义	summerlingn. Brit. /ˈsʌməlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsəmərlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: summer n.¹, -ling suffix¹. Etymology: < summer n.¹ + -ling suffix¹. Compare earlier winterling n. Perhaps compare also summering n.¹ 2b. †1. English regional (Derbyshire). An animal put out to graze in the summer. Chiefly in plural. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > livestock > member of livestock > animal out at pasture > put out to graze in summer summerling1813 1813 J. Farey Gen. View Agric. Derbyshire II. viii. 197 It is very common for the Farmers to set apart large Pasture Fields, for the taking in of Summerlings or Joist Cattle, at fixed Prices per Week. 1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 204 Large pasture fields, for the taking in of summerlings or ley cattle, at fixed prices per week. 2. A young fish or crayfish, spec. a hatchery-reared fish in its first year since hatching. Cf. hatchling n. and fingerling n. 2. ΚΠ 1887 7th Biennial Rep. Mich. State Board Fish Commissioners 86 A large number of these ‘summerlings’ can be successfully cared for in a comparatively small space. 1902 Royal Comm. Salmon Fisheries: Rep. Commissioners Pt. II 817/1 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 1269) XIII. 75 Hitherto the planting of salmon on the Weser has consisted practically of planting summerlings, that is, three months old fish. 1966 University Rev. 3 46 We produced some 12,000 to 20,000 summerling and fingerling trout which were stocked directly into the lake. 1989 Jrnl. Shellfish Res. 8 263/2 Production of high valued hatchling (fry) and summerling (juvenile) crawfish for sale to other aquaculturists. 2005 P. Laverdure et al. tr. É. Petitot Trav. around Great Slave & Great Bear Lakes, 1862–82 xv. 191 When a school of summerlings or a swarm of little pike were passing, the muzzle was quickly plunged into the water and the poor fry were swallowed up. While one dog fished, the others contented themselves with the passive role of spectators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1813
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