tell-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: tell v.

Etymology: < tell v.Attested in a number of formations from the 16th cent. onwards, earliest in telltale n.

1. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘(person or thing) that tells what is denoted by the second element’.

tell-a-story adj.

Brit.

/ˌtɛləˈstɔːri/

U.S.

/ˌtɛləˈstɔri/

characteristic of the act of telling a story; straightforwardly narrative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > [adjective]

narrativec1450

narratory1586

narrational1858

tell-a-story1865

1865 Athenæum 7 Jan. 13/1 In this simple tell-a-story style does the historian finish up Amelia's career.

1894 Cent. Mag. July 442/1 The tell-a-story pictures—the five sequential canvases corresponding to the five acts of a play, the deaths of Arthurs and Tannhäusers, [etc.].

2003 I. R. Dart Some Kind of Miracle (2005) 298 She practiced singing the new song in every style, with a jazzy upbeat delivery, a country twang, a bluesy sadness, and finally she opted for a straight-ahead tell-a-story style.

† tell-cause n. Obsolete rare = aetiology n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > attribution or assignment of cause > [noun]

aetiologya1555

tell-cause1589

assignation1615

assignment1651

attributiona1665

ascribing1833

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 191 This assignation of cause the Greekes called Etiologia, which if we might without scorne of a new inuented terme call [Tellcause] it were right according to the Greeke originall.

† tell-clock n. Obsolete (a) a person who marks time (literal and figurative) or tells the time; esp. a clock-watcher (see also quot. 1793); (b) Baron Tell-Clock, (a name for) a cockerel.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > [noun] > one who

tell-clock1604

1604 J. Marston Malcontent iii. ii. sig. E^v Onely the Malecontent, that gainst his fate, Repines and quarrels, alas hees goodman tell-clock.

1609 Ld. Ellesmere Speech touching Post-nati 17 They are called thither by the Kings Writ, not to sit as Tell-clockes, or idle hearers.

1618 S. Ward Iethro's Iustice of Peace 65 Is there no mean betweene busibodies and tell-clockes, between factotum and fay't neant.

1651 J. Cleveland Poems (Wing C4684) 3 The sprightly Chanticlere, That Baron Tell-clock of the night.

1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer Prol. sig. A3 You..Who in side Box, in seeming Judgment sit, Like Barron-Tell-Clocks to attend the Pit.

1731 Grub-St. Jrnl. 22 Apr. It appears that Anthony Collins was deluded by Richard Tindal (and Tell-clocks must ever expect the same, when they join in confederacy with Jesuits).

1793 T. R. Nash in S. Butler Hudibras II. 472 The puisne judge was formerly called the Tell-clock; as supposed to be not much employed with business in the courts he sat in, but listening how the time went.

† tell-fare n. Obsolete rare = telltale n. 7.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > fare > fare indicator

tell-fare1865

fare indicator1892

time marker1898

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > instrument indicating fare

tell-fare1865

taximeter1894

clock1906

meter1911

Mary Ann1939

1865 in Subj. List Wks. Gen. Physics (Patent Office Libr.) (1914) 37 Patent cab indicator, or tell-fare [title of pamphlet by P. Gaskell].

2. Forming nouns with the sense ‘—— that tells or reveals something’.

tell-pie n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛlpʌɪ/

U.S.

/ˈtɛlˌpaɪ/

Scottish English

/ˈtɛlpaɪ/

Scottish and English regional (northern) a talebearer, a telltale (later also tell-pie-tit (cf. tell-tale-tit n. at telltale n. and adj. Compounds); see also quot. 1876).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] > tale-bearer

rounderOE

blabc1374

tale-teller1377

clatterer1388

tittlerc1400

talebearer1478

whisterer1519

whisperer1547

telltale1548

tattler1549

clatterfart1552

tale-carrier1552

babbler?1555

gossip1566

gossiper1568

carry-tale1577

mumble-news1598

twitter1598

buzzer1604

blob-talea1670

gadabout1757

tell-pie1771

circulator1792

clype1825

windjammer1880

tattle-tale1889

panta1908

clatfarta1930

1771 A. Skinn Old Maid (Dublin ed.) I. xv. 75 Tommy being prodigiously affronted with her, for being a tell-pye, as he calls it.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Tell-pye, a tell-tale.

1876 C. C. Robinson Gloss. Words Dial. Mid-Yorks. 142/2 Tell-pie-tit..; or Tell-piet..; or Tell-pienot..; or Tell-pie... The magpie gets these various names... The first four also designate a tale-bearer.

1897 ‘S. Grand’ Beth Bk. xii. 110 If you tell secrets, you know, you're a tell-pie.

?1906 E. Botterill Woman of Wolds xxi. 213 I'd rather not be a tell-pie-tit, thank you!

1931 J. T. S. Leask Peculiar People 39 Being a ‘tellpie’ [he] ran to his father with the information.

2013 @alfa166man 2 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Shhhhhhhh don't be a tell pie tit!

tell-piet n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛlˌpʌɪət/

U.S.

/ˈtɛlˌpaɪət/

Scottish English

/ˈtɛlˌpaɪət/

[ < tell- comb. form + piet n., perhaps as an alteration of tale-piet n. at tale n. Compounds 2] Scottish and English regional (northern) = tell-pie n.

ΚΠ

1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) 300 Tale-pye,Tell-piet, a malicious informer—a tell-tale.

1896 A. R. H. Moncrieff Black & Blue xv. 236 Jock gave Gerard an approving slap on the back. ‘He's no a tell-piet, anyhow!’

1902 S. R. Crockett Banner of Blue iv. 40 It's a lee, I'm no!—Ye wee tale-pyet. Wait till I get ye oot!

2006 Times & Star (Cumberland) 21 Apr. 16/1 ‘Tell pyat, tell pyat, your tongue will split!’ she declares.

b. Cards. Forming nouns denoting objects used by card sharpers and the like to tell or reveal something about a card without other players being aware of this.

tell-box n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛlbɒks/

U.S.

/ˈtɛlˌbɑks/

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > equipment

tell-box1859

hold-out1893

tell-card1894

1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 117 The tell-box is an improvement on the gaff, and has a fine spring attached to it. The object is to cheat the dealer.

1946 Amer. Speech 21 69/2 When a faro dealer draws a pair of fives out of the tell-box, professional gamblers refer to the phenomenon as a gun-turn.

2007 S. Ryan Rules for Hearts v. ii. 215 ‘If it's what it looks like, it's an antique, and it's called a tell box.’ ‘What do you use it for?’ ‘Cheating at cards.’

† tell-card n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > equipment

tell-box1859

hold-out1893

tell-card1894

1894 J. N. Maskelyne ‘Sharps & Flats’ viii. 194 Any card which lies immediately upon the smooth face of a ‘tell-card’ will slip easily.

1895 Commerc. Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) 12 Nov. 4/6 Only the tell-cards are smooth, and this fact is readily discovered by the players.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tell-
释义	tell-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: tell v. Etymology: < tell v.Attested in a number of formations from the 16th cent. onwards, earliest in telltale n. 1. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘(person or thing) that tells what is denoted by the second element’. tell-a-story adj. Brit. /ˌtɛləˈstɔːri/ , U.S. /ˌtɛləˈstɔri/ characteristic of the act of telling a story; straightforwardly narrative. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > [adjective] narrativec1450 narratory1586 narrational1858 tell-a-story1865 1865 Athenæum 7 Jan. 13/1 In this simple tell-a-story style does the historian finish up Amelia's career. 1894 Cent. Mag. July 442/1 The tell-a-story pictures—the five sequential canvases corresponding to the five acts of a play, the deaths of Arthurs and Tannhäusers, [etc.]. 2003 I. R. Dart Some Kind of Miracle (2005) 298 She practiced singing the new song in every style, with a jazzy upbeat delivery, a country twang, a bluesy sadness, and finally she opted for a straight-ahead tell-a-story style. † tell-cause n. Obsolete rare = aetiology n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > attribution or assignment of cause > [noun] aetiologya1555 tell-cause1589 assignation1615 assignment1651 attributiona1665 ascribing1833 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 191 This assignation of cause the Greekes called Etiologia, which if we might without scorne of a new inuented terme call [Tellcause] it were right according to the Greeke originall. † tell-clock n. Obsolete (a) a person who marks time (literal and figurative) or tells the time; esp. a clock-watcher (see also quot. 1793); (b) Baron Tell-Clock, (a name for) a cockerel. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > [noun] > one who tell-clock1604 1604 J. Marston Malcontent iii. ii. sig. E^v Onely the Malecontent, that gainst his fate, Repines and quarrels, alas hees goodman tell-clock. 1609 Ld. Ellesmere Speech touching Post-nati 17 They are called thither by the Kings Writ, not to sit as Tell-clockes, or idle hearers. 1618 S. Ward Iethro's Iustice of Peace 65 Is there no mean betweene busibodies and tell-clockes, between factotum and fay't neant. 1651 J. Cleveland Poems (Wing C4684) 3 The sprightly Chanticlere, That Baron Tell-clock of the night. 1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer Prol. sig. A3 You..Who in side Box, in seeming Judgment sit, Like Barron-Tell-Clocks to attend the Pit. 1731 Grub-St. Jrnl. 22 Apr. It appears that Anthony Collins was deluded by Richard Tindal (and Tell-clocks must ever expect the same, when they join in confederacy with Jesuits). 1793 T. R. Nash in S. Butler Hudibras II. 472 The puisne judge was formerly called the Tell-clock; as supposed to be not much employed with business in the courts he sat in, but listening how the time went. † tell-fare n. Obsolete rare = telltale n. 7. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > fare > fare indicator tell-fare1865 fare indicator1892 time marker1898 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > taxi > instrument indicating fare tell-fare1865 taximeter1894 clock1906 meter1911 Mary Ann1939 1865 in Subj. List Wks. Gen. Physics (Patent Office Libr.) (1914) 37 Patent cab indicator, or tell-fare [title of pamphlet by P. Gaskell]. 2. Forming nouns with the sense ‘—— that tells or reveals something’. a. tell-pie n. Brit. /ˈtɛlpʌɪ/ , U.S. /ˈtɛlˌpaɪ/ , Scottish English /ˈtɛlpaɪ/ Scottish and English regional (northern) a talebearer, a telltale (later also tell-pie-tit (cf. tell-tale-tit n. at telltale n. and adj. Compounds); see also quot. 1876). ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] > tale-bearer rounderOE blabc1374 tale-teller1377 clatterer1388 tittlerc1400 talebearer1478 whisterer1519 whisperer1547 telltale1548 tattler1549 clatterfart1552 tale-carrier1552 babbler?1555 gossip1566 gossiper1568 carry-tale1577 mumble-news1598 twitter1598 buzzer1604 blob-talea1670 gadabout1757 tell-pie1771 circulator1792 clype1825 windjammer1880 tattle-tale1889 panta1908 clatfarta1930 1771 A. Skinn Old Maid (Dublin ed.) I. xv. 75 Tommy being prodigiously affronted with her, for being a tell-pye, as he calls it. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Tell-pye, a tell-tale. 1876 C. C. Robinson Gloss. Words Dial. Mid-Yorks. 142/2 Tell-pie-tit..; or Tell-piet..; or Tell-pienot..; or Tell-pie... The magpie gets these various names... The first four also designate a tale-bearer. 1897 ‘S. Grand’ Beth Bk. xii. 110 If you tell secrets, you know, you're a tell-pie. ?1906 E. Botterill Woman of Wolds xxi. 213 I'd rather not be a tell-pie-tit, thank you! 1931 J. T. S. Leask Peculiar People 39 Being a ‘tellpie’ [he] ran to his father with the information. 2013 @alfa166man 2 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Shhhhhhhh don't be a tell pie tit! tell-piet n. Brit. /ˈtɛlˌpʌɪət/ , U.S. /ˈtɛlˌpaɪət/ , Scottish English /ˈtɛlˌpaɪət/ [ < tell- comb. form + piet n., perhaps as an alteration of tale-piet n. at tale n. Compounds 2] Scottish and English regional (northern) = tell-pie n. ΚΠ 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) 300 Tale-pye,Tell-piet, a malicious informer—a tell-tale. 1896 A. R. H. Moncrieff Black & Blue xv. 236 Jock gave Gerard an approving slap on the back. ‘He's no a tell-piet, anyhow!’ 1902 S. R. Crockett Banner of Blue iv. 40 It's a lee, I'm no!—Ye wee tale-pyet. Wait till I get ye oot! 2006 Times & Star (Cumberland) 21 Apr. 16/1 ‘Tell pyat, tell pyat, your tongue will split!’ she declares. b. Cards. Forming nouns denoting objects used by card sharpers and the like to tell or reveal something about a card without other players being aware of this. tell-box n. Brit. /ˈtɛlbɒks/ , U.S. /ˈtɛlˌbɑks/ ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > equipment tell-box1859 hold-out1893 tell-card1894 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 117 The tell-box is an improvement on the gaff, and has a fine spring attached to it. The object is to cheat the dealer. 1946 Amer. Speech 21 69/2 When a faro dealer draws a pair of fives out of the tell-box, professional gamblers refer to the phenomenon as a gun-turn. 2007 S. Ryan Rules for Hearts v. ii. 215 ‘If it's what it looks like, it's an antique, and it's called a tell box.’ ‘What do you use it for?’ ‘Cheating at cards.’ † tell-card n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > equipment tell-box1859 hold-out1893 tell-card1894 1894 J. N. Maskelyne ‘Sharps & Flats’ viii. 194 Any card which lies immediately upon the smooth face of a ‘tell-card’ will slip easily. 1895 Commerc. Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) 12 Nov. 4/6 Only the tell-cards are smooth, and this fact is readily discovered by the players. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1589
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