sure findn.

Brit.

/ʃɔː ˈfʌɪnd/,

/ʃʊə ˈfʌɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌʃʊ(ə)r ˈfaɪnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sure adj., find n.

Etymology: < sure adj. + find n.

1. Hunting. A place where a hunted animal is sure to be found. Also in extended use.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting area > [noun] > place for a find

sure find1822

1822 Sporting Mag. Jan. 191/2 They then proceeded at two o'clock to try Hooton Wood, a sure find under Mr. Dawson's zealous care.

1834 New Sporting Mag. Mar. 304/1 Sir Charles's covers are sure finds, and though we were very unlucky on this day, it was owing to the atmosphere, and not the want of foxes.

1866 H. W. Wheelwright Sporting Sketches 335 There are certain..coverts which are sure finds.

1870 C. Carlos-Clarke Myra Gray I. v. 101 English girls..would oppose the national taste as regarded the independence of unmarried women. The consequence of this was that the Palace Gardens..were always sure finds.

1905 R. F. Meysey-Thompson Shooting Catech. ix. 186 A field of wurzel is generally a sure find for a hare, if there are any in the neighbourhood.

1958 Times 12 Feb. 10/7 We then set off to draw the cantonment garbage dump as a sure find for any jackal.

2005 J. Betteridge Born to Deal 83 I had every hope that before long the covert would become a sure find once more.

2. colloquial. A person who or thing which is sure to be found.

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > [noun] > a find or discovery > that which is sure to be found

sure find1838

1838 W. M. Thackeray Yellowplush Corr. vii, in Fraser's Mag. June 740/1 His son was a sure find (as they say) during his illness.

1871 Baily's Monthly Mag. Mar. 350 At Lord's, on every great match day, seated on the box of his drag on the upper side of the Pavilion..Lord and Lady Londesborough are sure finds.

1918 A. R. Wells Cycl. 20th Cent. Illustr. 207/2 The telegraphed description of the fugitive fitted the Italian perfectly. He even had a scar on just the right part of his chest. It was considered a sure find.

1971 N.Y. Mag. 30 Aug. 55/1 The brand names you'll find here depend on their latest shipment, but sure finds are..Artemis dresses for $15 to $20.

2002 Express (Nexis) 18 Apr. 87 Gareth Williams..a sure find for the future, and maybe even capable of facing the Faroes in our first Euro 2004 qualifier in September.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sure find
释义	sure findn. Brit. /ʃɔː ˈfʌɪnd/, /ʃʊə ˈfʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˌʃʊ(ə)r ˈfaɪnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sure adj., find n. Etymology: < sure adj. + find n. 1. Hunting. A place where a hunted animal is sure to be found. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting area > [noun] > place for a find sure find1822 1822 Sporting Mag. Jan. 191/2 They then proceeded at two o'clock to try Hooton Wood, a sure find under Mr. Dawson's zealous care. 1834 New Sporting Mag. Mar. 304/1 Sir Charles's covers are sure finds, and though we were very unlucky on this day, it was owing to the atmosphere, and not the want of foxes. 1866 H. W. Wheelwright Sporting Sketches 335 There are certain..coverts which are sure finds. 1870 C. Carlos-Clarke Myra Gray I. v. 101 English girls..would oppose the national taste as regarded the independence of unmarried women. The consequence of this was that the Palace Gardens..were always sure finds. 1905 R. F. Meysey-Thompson Shooting Catech. ix. 186 A field of wurzel is generally a sure find for a hare, if there are any in the neighbourhood. 1958 Times 12 Feb. 10/7 We then set off to draw the cantonment garbage dump as a sure find for any jackal. 2005 J. Betteridge Born to Deal 83 I had every hope that before long the covert would become a sure find once more. 2. colloquial. A person who or thing which is sure to be found. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > [noun] > a find or discovery > that which is sure to be found sure find1838 1838 W. M. Thackeray Yellowplush Corr. vii, in Fraser's Mag. June 740/1 His son was a sure find (as they say) during his illness. 1871 Baily's Monthly Mag. Mar. 350 At Lord's, on every great match day, seated on the box of his drag on the upper side of the Pavilion..Lord and Lady Londesborough are sure finds. 1918 A. R. Wells Cycl. 20th Cent. Illustr. 207/2 The telegraphed description of the fugitive fitted the Italian perfectly. He even had a scar on just the right part of his chest. It was considered a sure find. 1971 N.Y. Mag. 30 Aug. 55/1 The brand names you'll find here depend on their latest shipment, but sure finds are..Artemis dresses for $15 to $20. 2002 Express (Nexis) 18 Apr. 87 Gareth Williams..a sure find for the future, and maybe even capable of facing the Faroes in our first Euro 2004 qualifier in September. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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