boorachn.

Brit.

/ˈbuːrək/,

/ˈbuːrəx/, U.S.

/ˈburək/,

/ˈburəx/, Scottish English

/ˈburəx/,

/ˈburək/

Forms:

α. 1600s 1800s– bourock Brit. /ˈbuːrək/, U.S. /ˈburək/, Scottish English /ˈburək/, 1700s boorick, 1700s bourok, 1700s bowrock, 1800s bowerique, 1800s buirik, 1800s–1900s bourack, 1900s boorock.

β. 1700s–1800s bourroch, 1700s– bourach, 1700s– bouroch, 1800s bourich, 1800s– boorach, 1900s– boorich, 1900s– booruch.

γ. 1700s burach, 1700s burrach.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bower n.¹, -ock suffix.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably < bower n.¹ + -ock suffix. In the γ. forms perhaps showing alteration after burgh n.

Scottish.

1. A small hut or shelter; a hovel. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Angus in 1935.† sandy boorach n. Obsolete (in quot. c1660) a small structure built from sand to represent such a building, typically by children playing on a beach; cf. to big sandy boorachs at Phrases.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [noun]

hulka1000

boothc1200

hull?c1225

lodge1290

hottea1325

holetc1380

tavern1382

scalea1400

schura1400

tugury1412

donjon?a1439

cabinc1440

coshc1490

cabinet1579

bully1598

crib1600

shed1600

hut1637

hovela1640

boorachc1660

barrack1686

bothy1750

corf1770

rancho1819

shanty1820

kraal1832

shelty1834

shackle1835

mia-mia1837

wickiup1838

caboose1839

chantier1849

hangar1852

caban1866

shebang1867

humpy1873

shack1878

hale1885

bach1927

jhuggi1927

favela1961

hokkie1973

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > outhouse(s) > [noun] > types of

skilling1389

haghouse1400

hovel1435

back shed1535

cot-house1606

boorachc1660

linhay1695

spring house1755

woodshed1764

cookhouse1802

tool-house1817

shed1855

drive shed1869

c1660 S. Rutherford Christs Napkin 12 Not to be like Bairns building Sandy Bourocks at a Water-side, when presently a Speat of Water comes and spills all their Sport.

1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 12 And, nie'brin booricks, where he danc'd and sang.

1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 482 It [sc. the village] consisted of 50 or 60 mossy huts..irregularly huddled together; hence it got the name of the bourachs.

1807–10 R. Tannahill Five Friends in Poems (1846) 156 Weel wha's in the bouroch, and what is your cheer?

1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan 284 I had just time to reply ‘Deed's I, my doo,’..and the hail lot of us alichtit at our ain bourock.

1923 J. Buchan Midwinter (1924) xii. 202 I'm wae for you, sittin' sae gash and waefu' in this auld bourock.

2. A group of people or animals; a crowd.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals

lathingc897

sameningc950

gatheringc1000

ymongOE

droveOE

companya1275

routc1300

assembly1330

queleta1382

sembly1389

parliamenta1400

sankinga1400

concoursec1440

riotc1440

ensemblyc1500

unity1543

resorta1557

congress1639

resemblance1662

boorach1704

group1711

parade1722

assemblage1742

roll-up1861

agora1886

1704 Minutes Session of Torryburn in Fifeshire conc. Witchcraft (National Rec. Scotl. CH2/355/2) 19 Aug. She..saw a bourok of women.

1742 R. Forbes tr. Ovid Ajacis Oratio (ed. 2) 4 A rangel o' the common fouk In burachs [1755 bourachs] a' stood roun.

1801 J. Thomson Poems Sc. Dial. 43 The lambs in buiriks frisk and play.

a1870 J. Ramsay Sel. Writings (1871) 108 Sundry bourocks of auld wives..who had turned out..to see what was the matter.

1912 J. A. Duthie Rhymes & Reminisc. 76 By this time there was a boorich roond's, a' tittin' to get the maister informed o' oor prank.

1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite iii. 186 The manager had ta'en on a bouroch of blacklegs.

2000 M. Fitt But n Ben A-go-go xi. 88 A sham o normality hingit like a fine stoor owre the boorach o hooseless citizens.

a. A heap of stones or earth; a mound. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. iv. 78 About this bit bourock, your honour..I mind the bigging o't.

1864 J. C. Shairp Kilmahoe 136 And the bonny blithe shealings Are bourocks o' stanes, wi' rank nettles grown o'er.

1895 W. C. Fraser Whaups of Durley i. 12 As you pass in, take care and not knock down that bourock of chucky-stanes.

1932 A. Gray Arrows 79 He has struck his fit on a bourock; he trippit and slippit, and syne He fell, and it snawed reid roses.

b. More generally: a heap or pile of anything; (hence also) a large quantity or amount of anything.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > mass formed by collection of particles > an accumulation > heap or pile

heapc725

cockeOE

hill1297

tassc1330

glub1382

mow?1424

bulkc1440

pile1440

pie1526

bing1528

borwen1570

ruck1601

rick1608

wreck1612

congest1625

castle1636

coacervation1650

congestion1664

cop1666

cumble1694

bin1695

toss1695

thurrock1708

rucklea1725

burrow1784

mound1788

wad1805

stook1865

boorach1868

barrow1869

sorites1871

tump1892

fid1926

clamp-

1868 G. MacDonald Robert Falconer I. iii. 18 See sic a warl' o' kists as she's brocht wi' her... Saw ye ever sic a bourach (heap)?

1942 Let. in Chemist & Druggist 25 Apr. 4 Anither boorach o' epistles has come in fae ye.

1979 W. J. Rae in J. Hendry Chapman (1985) 79 A muckle bourach o brush-wuid gat sweepit doonstream towards Ag and Eck.

2002 S. Blackhall Fower Quarters 102 A gairdener wis scrapin leaves thegither inno a boorich.

4. A confused mess, a muddle; a fiasco.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder

feery-fary1535

puddle1587

bauchle1600

vertigo1702

whemmel1817

mull1821

mix-up1841

scrimmage1852

embroilment1856

hash-up1860

brangle1865

mucker1867

unplight1876

car wreck1877

mix1882

mess-up1902

stirabout1905

pot mess1914

boorach1928

balls-up1929

muck-up1930

balls1938

box1941

Chinese fire drill1943

snafu1943

foul-up1944

screw-up1950

snarl-up1960

tiswas1960

bumble-bath1965

clusterfuck1969

headfuck1983

car crash1992

katogo1994

dumpster fire2008

1928 Scots Mag. July 274 For organs, me, I dinna care a sourock And a' new-fangled music's juist a bourock.

1991 Scotsman 6 Apr. 8 A boorach, meaning a muddle, mess, confusion or fuss, is exactly what the Scotland Europe plan has become.

1993 Herald (Glasgow) 28 June 9 We came home from Orkney to find the garden a right bourach with the grass almost ankle high.

2001 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 25 Apr. 22 On trial was one Cuthbert Mackenzie, charged with drinking, dancing and creating a general boorach.

2017 @farrochie 5 Mar. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Escape the #Brexit boorach.

Phrases

† to big (sandy) boorachs: to be on friendly terms (with a person). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. 70 We'll never bigg Sandy bigg Sandy bowrocks together.

a1868 Ld. Curriehill in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) ‘I'll big nae bourocks wi' him,’ meaning we are not on friendly terms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boorach
释义	boorachn. Brit. /ˈbuːrək/, /ˈbuːrəx/, U.S. /ˈburək/, /ˈburəx/, Scottish English /ˈburəx/, /ˈburək/ Forms: α. 1600s 1800s– bourock Brit. /ˈbuːrək/, U.S. /ˈburək/, Scottish English /ˈburək/, 1700s boorick, 1700s bourok, 1700s bowrock, 1800s bowerique, 1800s buirik, 1800s–1900s bourack, 1900s boorock. β. 1700s–1800s bourroch, 1700s– bourach, 1700s– bouroch, 1800s bourich, 1800s– boorach, 1900s– boorich, 1900s– booruch. γ. 1700s burach, 1700s burrach. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bower n.¹, -ock suffix. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably < bower n.¹ + -ock suffix. In the γ. forms perhaps showing alteration after burgh n. Scottish. 1. A small hut or shelter; a hovel. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Angus in 1935.† sandy boorach n. Obsolete (in quot. c1660) a small structure built from sand to represent such a building, typically by children playing on a beach; cf. to big sandy boorachs at Phrases. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [noun] hulka1000 boothc1200 hull?c1225 lodge1290 hottea1325 holetc1380 tavern1382 scalea1400 schura1400 tugury1412 donjon?a1439 cabinc1440 coshc1490 cabinet1579 bully1598 crib1600 shed1600 hut1637 hovela1640 boorachc1660 barrack1686 bothy1750 corf1770 rancho1819 shanty1820 kraal1832 shelty1834 shackle1835 mia-mia1837 wickiup1838 caboose1839 chantier1849 hangar1852 caban1866 shebang1867 humpy1873 shack1878 hale1885 bach1927 jhuggi1927 favela1961 hokkie1973 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > outhouse(s) > [noun] > types of skilling1389 haghouse1400 hovel1435 back shed1535 cot-house1606 boorachc1660 linhay1695 spring house1755 woodshed1764 cookhouse1802 tool-house1817 shed1855 drive shed1869 c1660 S. Rutherford Christs Napkin 12 Not to be like Bairns building Sandy Bourocks at a Water-side, when presently a Speat of Water comes and spills all their Sport. 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 12 And, nie'brin booricks, where he danc'd and sang. 1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 482 It [sc. the village] consisted of 50 or 60 mossy huts..irregularly huddled together; hence it got the name of the bourachs. 1807–10 R. Tannahill Five Friends in Poems (1846) 156 Weel wha's in the bouroch, and what is your cheer? 1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan 284 I had just time to reply ‘Deed's I, my doo,’..and the hail lot of us alichtit at our ain bourock. 1923 J. Buchan Midwinter (1924) xii. 202 I'm wae for you, sittin' sae gash and waefu' in this auld bourock. 2. A group of people or animals; a crowd. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals lathingc897 sameningc950 gatheringc1000 ymongOE droveOE companya1275 routc1300 assembly1330 queleta1382 sembly1389 parliamenta1400 sankinga1400 concoursec1440 riotc1440 ensemblyc1500 unity1543 resorta1557 congress1639 resemblance1662 boorach1704 group1711 parade1722 assemblage1742 roll-up1861 agora1886 1704 Minutes Session of Torryburn in Fifeshire conc. Witchcraft (National Rec. Scotl. CH2/355/2) 19 Aug. She..saw a bourok of women. 1742 R. Forbes tr. Ovid Ajacis Oratio (ed. 2) 4 A rangel o' the common fouk In burachs [1755 bourachs] a' stood roun. 1801 J. Thomson Poems Sc. Dial. 43 The lambs in buiriks frisk and play. a1870 J. Ramsay Sel. Writings (1871) 108 Sundry bourocks of auld wives..who had turned out..to see what was the matter. 1912 J. A. Duthie Rhymes & Reminisc. 76 By this time there was a boorich roond's, a' tittin' to get the maister informed o' oor prank. 1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite iii. 186 The manager had ta'en on a bouroch of blacklegs. 2000 M. Fitt But n Ben A-go-go xi. 88 A sham o normality hingit like a fine stoor owre the boorach o hooseless citizens. 3. a. A heap of stones or earth; a mound. Now rare. ΚΠ 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. iv. 78 About this bit bourock, your honour..I mind the bigging o't. 1864 J. C. Shairp Kilmahoe 136 And the bonny blithe shealings Are bourocks o' stanes, wi' rank nettles grown o'er. 1895 W. C. Fraser Whaups of Durley i. 12 As you pass in, take care and not knock down that bourock of chucky-stanes. 1932 A. Gray Arrows 79 He has struck his fit on a bourock; he trippit and slippit, and syne He fell, and it snawed reid roses. b. More generally: a heap or pile of anything; (hence also) a large quantity or amount of anything. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > mass formed by collection of particles > an accumulation > heap or pile heapc725 cockeOE hill1297 tassc1330 glub1382 mow?1424 bulkc1440 pile1440 pie1526 bing1528 borwen1570 ruck1601 rick1608 wreck1612 congest1625 castle1636 coacervation1650 congestion1664 cop1666 cumble1694 bin1695 toss1695 thurrock1708 rucklea1725 burrow1784 mound1788 wad1805 stook1865 boorach1868 barrow1869 sorites1871 tump1892 fid1926 clamp- 1868 G. MacDonald Robert Falconer I. iii. 18 See sic a warl' o' kists as she's brocht wi' her... Saw ye ever sic a bourach (heap)? 1942 Let. in Chemist & Druggist 25 Apr. 4 Anither boorach o' epistles has come in fae ye. 1979 W. J. Rae in J. Hendry Chapman (1985) 79 A muckle bourach o brush-wuid gat sweepit doonstream towards Ag and Eck. 2002 S. Blackhall Fower Quarters 102 A gairdener wis scrapin leaves thegither inno a boorich. 4. A confused mess, a muddle; a fiasco. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder feery-fary1535 puddle1587 bauchle1600 vertigo1702 whemmel1817 mull1821 mix-up1841 scrimmage1852 embroilment1856 hash-up1860 brangle1865 mucker1867 unplight1876 car wreck1877 mix1882 mess-up1902 stirabout1905 pot mess1914 boorach1928 balls-up1929 muck-up1930 balls1938 box1941 Chinese fire drill1943 snafu1943 foul-up1944 screw-up1950 snarl-up1960 tiswas1960 bumble-bath1965 clusterfuck1969 headfuck1983 car crash1992 katogo1994 dumpster fire2008 1928 Scots Mag. July 274 For organs, me, I dinna care a sourock And a' new-fangled music's juist a bourock. 1991 Scotsman 6 Apr. 8 A boorach, meaning a muddle, mess, confusion or fuss, is exactly what the Scotland Europe plan has become. 1993 Herald (Glasgow) 28 June 9 We came home from Orkney to find the garden a right bourach with the grass almost ankle high. 2001 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 25 Apr. 22 On trial was one Cuthbert Mackenzie, charged with drinking, dancing and creating a general boorach. 2017 @farrochie 5 Mar. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Escape the #Brexit boorach. Phrases † to big (sandy) boorachs: to be on friendly terms (with a person). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. 70 We'll never bigg Sandy bigg Sandy bowrocks together. a1868 Ld. Curriehill in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) ‘I'll big nae bourocks wi' him,’ meaning we are not on friendly terms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1660
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