three-wayn.

Brit.

/ˈθriːˌweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈθriˌweɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: three-way adj.

Etymology: < three-way adj.

1. = three-way valve at three-way adj. a.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > valve > others

washer1596

turncock1702

air cock1709

Jack-in-the-box1728

runner1754

stop-valve1829

three-way cock1838

ball valve1839

relief valve1846

poppet valve1851

plunger valve1854

pot-lid1856

reflux valve1857

screw-down1864

mica valve1880

tide flap1884

tube-valve1884

swing-tap1892

relay valve1894

Schrader1895

pilot valve1900

mixer valve1904

spool valve1908

spill valve1922

safety valving1930

three-way1939

1939 QST (Amer. Radio Relay League) 23 iv. 74 New DX at VK2AGH..includes..CR7AF (14,350 T9) and a threeway with AC4YN and VK2VA.

1986 Z. J. Lansky & L. F. Schrader Industr. Pneumatic Control iii. 51 Usually a four-way poppet valve is made up of two three-ways working in a common body.

2003 S. R. Calabrese Pract. Controls xvi. 337 On a project with dozens and dozens of control valves, a considerable chunk of change can be saved by going with two-ways in lieu of three-ways.

2. slang (originally U.S.). A sexual act involving three people. Cf. three-way adj. Additions b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [noun] > involving more than two people

gang-shag1927

threesome1936

daisy chain1941

gang-banging1949

gang-bang1950

troilism1951

clusterfuck1965

three-way1967

1967 G. Baxt Swing Low Sweet Harriet vii. 81 You here, too, mahogany cat? Goody goody gumdrops. We can have a three way.

1977 J. Rechy Sexual Outlaw 104 The man who asked him about the three-way is very attractive—and Jim is instinctively sure they're not cops.

1983 R. N. Boyd Prison Slang in Sex behind Bars (1984) 21 Two jocks looking for a three-way might ask a homosexual if he wants to cop a deuce (i.e. take on both of them).

1997 E. White Farewell Symphony (1998) iv. 156 One night in a bar I was cruising two young men who were obviously hoping to put together a three-way.

2005 N.Y. Mag. 21 Nov. 30/2 Andrew and his fiancée, Heidi, browse online ads to stimulate role play—imagining three-ways in a manner that is sheerly theoretical, so far.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

three-wayadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthree-way.

a. Having, or connected with, three ways, roads, or channels; situated where three ways meet. Also, involving three participants. three-way cock, three-way valve, one with an inlet and two alternative outlets. three-way mirror, one with three panels to provide a view from three different angles, and often forming part of a dressing-table suite.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > junction of roads, paths, or tracks > [adjective]

three-wayeda1382

quadrivial1480

forked1525

two-way1571

three-way1587

two-hand1607

trivial1614

biviousa1644

bisected1794

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > valve > others

washer1596

turncock1702

air cock1709

Jack-in-the-box1728

runner1754

stop-valve1829

three-way cock1838

ball valve1839

relief valve1846

poppet valve1851

plunger valve1854

pot-lid1856

reflux valve1857

screw-down1864

mica valve1880

tide flap1884

tube-valve1884

swing-tap1892

relay valve1894

Schrader1895

pilot valve1900

mixer valve1904

spool valve1908

spill valve1922

safety valving1930

three-way1939

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adjective] > involving three parties

triangular1812

three-way1961

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > mirror > [noun] > other mirrors

perspective glass1570

side mirror1769

index-glass1773

Claude Lorraine glass1792

anamorphoscopea1884

magnetic mirror1884

ox-eye1890

busybody1892

rear mirror1896

triple mirror1907

three-way mirror1964

two-way mirror1967

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1338/2 His highnesse passing foorth still beyond the place called the Threewaieleet, came to the street named Hwiuetterstreet, that is to say, the chandellors street.

1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures 134 Our children, old women, and maides afraid to crosse a Churchyeard, or a three-way leet.

1608 P. Golding tr. J. Sleidane Epit. Frossard ii. 95 Arriuing at a three-way leete, and consulting among themselues which way was to be taken.

1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. 325 To have set up Altars of devotion at every three-way-leet.

1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 105 A Three or four-way Leet,..where three or four ways meet.

1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 189/2 Five three-way cocks and their appendages.

1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 190 This curious extra-vestibular chamber, which may be named the trivia, or ‘three-way’ place.

1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Three-way-cock..for diverting the liquid from the inlet branch into two different directions at pleasure.

1907 Installation News June 11/2 This necessitates a three-way distribution board.

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) A three-way profit split, a three-way play-off.

1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour v. 60/2 If you can arrange a three-way mirror it will be even better.

1967 Economist 29 Apr. 459/1 The slogan of ‘three-way alliances’ was coined [in China] three months ago.

1978 Lancashire Life Oct. 143/2 (caption) With a threeway mirror, concealed lighting and a matching stool it is about £154.

1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 9 d/1 Billie Harper won the second flight with 38, followed by a three~way tie at 41 between Ann Pearsall, Lori Emery and Mary Stewart.

1983 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 21/2 A three-way merger among property groups could result in a new company with combined assets of around £700 million.

b. Of a loudspeaker: having three separate drive units for different frequency ranges.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [adjective] > loudspeaker

loud-speaking1855

two-way1950

three-way1960

1960 C. Brown Introd. Hi-Fi iv. 91 Small horn~loaded diaphragm loudspeakers are used in some two- and three-way systems of the direct radiator type (i.e. all units facing the listener).

1972 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. 10/4 (advt.) One of the finest 3-way speaker systems available... Contains a 10″ woofer, 5″ direct radiating mid-range element and Sonodome ultra-tweeter.

Draft additions July 2009

slang (originally U.S.).

a. Designating a woman (esp. a prostitute) known for engaging in vaginal, anal, and oral sex. Chiefly in three-way girl.

ΚΠ

1935 J. T. Farrell Guillotine Party 51 Listen brother do you want me to fix you up with a real broad..a three-way doll.

1941 ‘S. G. Wolsey’ Call House Madam (rev. ed.) 330 Three-way girls, for men, were thirty-five though.

1967 S. Harris Hellhole xi. 254 You tell him what terrific figures they have, that they're all colors and nationalities, and also that they're, you know, man, three-way girls, they'll do anything.

2002 V. Coren & C. Skelton Once more, with Feeling xxix. 209 We agreed (on the understanding that Angelique will also find us a Nurse Keno and a three-way girl) to hand her the total sum of nine thousand guilders at the end of the shoot.

b. Designating sexual activity involving three people. Cf. three-way n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [adjective] > involving more than two people

three-way1960

troilist1976

1960 V. McManus Not for Love i. 23 Over the tub was a mural depicting a three-way sex act.

1971 R. Atcheson Bearded Lady ii. 205 A three-way sexual consummation had been exhaustively discussed.

1993 R. D. Newman Transgressions of Reading vi. 120 Lisa's youthful discovery of her mother, aunt and uncle in three-way sex.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Jan. ii. 22/1 The night after her boyfriend's death, she goes to a holiday party with Lanna, gets drunk, has three-way sex.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	three-way
释义	three-wayn. Brit. /ˈθriːˌweɪ/, U.S. /ˈθriˌweɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: three-way adj. Etymology: < three-way adj. 1. = three-way valve at three-way adj. a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > valve > others washer1596 turncock1702 air cock1709 Jack-in-the-box1728 runner1754 stop-valve1829 three-way cock1838 ball valve1839 relief valve1846 poppet valve1851 plunger valve1854 pot-lid1856 reflux valve1857 screw-down1864 mica valve1880 tide flap1884 tube-valve1884 swing-tap1892 relay valve1894 Schrader1895 pilot valve1900 mixer valve1904 spool valve1908 spill valve1922 safety valving1930 three-way1939 1939 QST (Amer. Radio Relay League) 23 iv. 74 New DX at VK2AGH..includes..CR7AF (14,350 T9) and a threeway with AC4YN and VK2VA. 1986 Z. J. Lansky & L. F. Schrader Industr. Pneumatic Control iii. 51 Usually a four-way poppet valve is made up of two three-ways working in a common body. 2003 S. R. Calabrese Pract. Controls xvi. 337 On a project with dozens and dozens of control valves, a considerable chunk of change can be saved by going with two-ways in lieu of three-ways. 2. slang (originally U.S.). A sexual act involving three people. Cf. three-way adj. Additions b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [noun] > involving more than two people gang-shag1927 threesome1936 daisy chain1941 gang-banging1949 gang-bang1950 troilism1951 clusterfuck1965 three-way1967 1967 G. Baxt Swing Low Sweet Harriet vii. 81 You here, too, mahogany cat? Goody goody gumdrops. We can have a three way. 1977 J. Rechy Sexual Outlaw 104 The man who asked him about the three-way is very attractive—and Jim is instinctively sure they're not cops. 1983 R. N. Boyd Prison Slang in Sex behind Bars (1984) 21 Two jocks looking for a three-way might ask a homosexual if he wants to cop a deuce (i.e. take on both of them). 1997 E. White Farewell Symphony (1998) iv. 156 One night in a bar I was cruising two young men who were obviously hoping to put together a three-way. 2005 N.Y. Mag. 21 Nov. 30/2 Andrew and his fiancée, Heidi, browse online ads to stimulate role play—imagining three-ways in a manner that is sheerly theoretical, so far. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). three-wayadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthree-way. a. Having, or connected with, three ways, roads, or channels; situated where three ways meet. Also, involving three participants. three-way cock, three-way valve, one with an inlet and two alternative outlets. three-way mirror, one with three panels to provide a view from three different angles, and often forming part of a dressing-table suite. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > junction of roads, paths, or tracks > [adjective] three-wayeda1382 quadrivial1480 forked1525 two-way1571 three-way1587 two-hand1607 trivial1614 biviousa1644 bisected1794 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > valve > others washer1596 turncock1702 air cock1709 Jack-in-the-box1728 runner1754 stop-valve1829 three-way cock1838 ball valve1839 relief valve1846 poppet valve1851 plunger valve1854 pot-lid1856 reflux valve1857 screw-down1864 mica valve1880 tide flap1884 tube-valve1884 swing-tap1892 relay valve1894 Schrader1895 pilot valve1900 mixer valve1904 spool valve1908 spill valve1922 safety valving1930 three-way1939 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adjective] > involving three parties triangular1812 three-way1961 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > mirror > [noun] > other mirrors perspective glass1570 side mirror1769 index-glass1773 Claude Lorraine glass1792 anamorphoscopea1884 magnetic mirror1884 ox-eye1890 busybody1892 rear mirror1896 triple mirror1907 three-way mirror1964 two-way mirror1967 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1338/2 His highnesse passing foorth still beyond the place called the Threewaieleet, came to the street named Hwiuetterstreet, that is to say, the chandellors street. 1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures 134 Our children, old women, and maides afraid to crosse a Churchyeard, or a three-way leet. 1608 P. Golding tr. J. Sleidane Epit. Frossard ii. 95 Arriuing at a three-way leete, and consulting among themselues which way was to be taken. 1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. 325 To have set up Altars of devotion at every three-way-leet. 1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 105 A Three or four-way Leet,..where three or four ways meet. 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 189/2 Five three-way cocks and their appendages. 1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 190 This curious extra-vestibular chamber, which may be named the trivia, or ‘three-way’ place. 1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Three-way-cock..for diverting the liquid from the inlet branch into two different directions at pleasure. 1907 Installation News June 11/2 This necessitates a three-way distribution board. 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) A three-way profit split, a three-way play-off. 1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour v. 60/2 If you can arrange a three-way mirror it will be even better. 1967 Economist 29 Apr. 459/1 The slogan of ‘three-way alliances’ was coined [in China] three months ago. 1978 Lancashire Life Oct. 143/2 (caption) With a threeway mirror, concealed lighting and a matching stool it is about £154. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 9 d/1 Billie Harper won the second flight with 38, followed by a three~way tie at 41 between Ann Pearsall, Lori Emery and Mary Stewart. 1983 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 21/2 A three-way merger among property groups could result in a new company with combined assets of around £700 million. b. Of a loudspeaker: having three separate drive units for different frequency ranges. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [adjective] > loudspeaker loud-speaking1855 two-way1950 three-way1960 1960 C. Brown Introd. Hi-Fi iv. 91 Small horn~loaded diaphragm loudspeakers are used in some two- and three-way systems of the direct radiator type (i.e. all units facing the listener). 1972 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. 10/4 (advt.) One of the finest 3-way speaker systems available... Contains a 10″ woofer, 5″ direct radiating mid-range element and Sonodome ultra-tweeter. Draft additions July 2009 slang (originally U.S.). a. Designating a woman (esp. a prostitute) known for engaging in vaginal, anal, and oral sex. Chiefly in three-way girl. ΚΠ 1935 J. T. Farrell Guillotine Party 51 Listen brother do you want me to fix you up with a real broad..a three-way doll. 1941 ‘S. G. Wolsey’ Call House Madam (rev. ed.) 330 Three-way girls, for men, were thirty-five though. 1967 S. Harris Hellhole xi. 254 You tell him what terrific figures they have, that they're all colors and nationalities, and also that they're, you know, man, three-way girls, they'll do anything. 2002 V. Coren & C. Skelton Once more, with Feeling xxix. 209 We agreed (on the understanding that Angelique will also find us a Nurse Keno and a three-way girl) to hand her the total sum of nine thousand guilders at the end of the shoot. b. Designating sexual activity involving three people. Cf. three-way n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [adjective] > involving more than two people three-way1960 troilist1976 1960 V. McManus Not for Love i. 23 Over the tub was a mural depicting a three-way sex act. 1971 R. Atcheson Bearded Lady ii. 205 A three-way sexual consummation had been exhaustively discussed. 1993 R. D. Newman Transgressions of Reading vi. 120 Lisa's youthful discovery of her mother, aunt and uncle in three-way sex. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Jan. ii. 22/1 The night after her boyfriend's death, she goes to a holiday party with Lanna, gets drunk, has three-way sex. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1939adj.1587
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