brittlingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈbrɪtlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪd(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: see brittle v.¹ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brittle v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < brittle v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

Hunting (now historical).

The cutting up of a deer or boar.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of meat > [noun] > butchery

butcheryc1449

fleshery1483

brittlingc1650

butching1688

butchering1860

c1650 Chevy Chase in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1889) III. vi. 307 To the quyrry then the Perse went, To se the bryttlynge off the deare.

1873 Times 28 Oct. 4/6 The great French lord..rides with his hounds after the stag, and..when it has been run down he presides over the brittling of the deer.

1969 Rev. Eng. Stud. 20 5 Poetic degradation alone makes Lord Percy go to see the brittling of the deer.

1983 Rev. Eng. Stud. 34 324 The brittling of the deer is suggestive in a general and metaphorical way of the penalties for high treason.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† brittlingn.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brittle adj., -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: < brittle adj. + -ling suffix¹, with reference to the tendency of the slow-worm to shed its tail. Compare scientific Latin Anguis fragilis, lit. ‘fragile snake’.

Obsolete. rare.

The slow-worm, Anguis fragilis.

ΚΠ

1836 Mag. Nat. Hist. 9 548 The brittling, or slow worm,..is common in Ireland.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	brittling
释义	brittlingn.¹ Brit. /ˈbrɪtlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbrɪd(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: see brittle v.¹ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brittle v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < brittle v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Hunting (now historical). The cutting up of a deer or boar. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of meat > [noun] > butchery butcheryc1449 fleshery1483 brittlingc1650 butching1688 butchering1860 c1650 Chevy Chase in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1889) III. vi. 307 To the quyrry then the Perse went, To se the bryttlynge off the deare. 1873 Times 28 Oct. 4/6 The great French lord..rides with his hounds after the stag, and..when it has been run down he presides over the brittling of the deer. 1969 Rev. Eng. Stud. 20 5 Poetic degradation alone makes Lord Percy go to see the brittling of the deer. 1983 Rev. Eng. Stud. 34 324 The brittling of the deer is suggestive in a general and metaphorical way of the penalties for high treason. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † brittlingn.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brittle adj., -ling suffix¹. Etymology: < brittle adj. + -ling suffix¹, with reference to the tendency of the slow-worm to shed its tail. Compare scientific Latin Anguis fragilis, lit. ‘fragile snake’. Obsolete. rare. The slow-worm, Anguis fragilis. ΚΠ 1836 Mag. Nat. Hist. 9 548 The brittling, or slow worm,..is common in Ireland. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹c1650n.²1836
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