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单词 tomnorry
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Tomnorryn.

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α. 1700s–1800s Tomnorry.

β. 1800s Tam Norie.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Tom , norie n.1
Etymology: < the male forename Tom (see Tom n.1) + norie n.1, probably after tammie norie n. (compare forms at that entry). Compare Tomnoddy n.The β. forms show alteration after the male forename Tam (Scots variant of Tom : see Tom n.1).
Scottish. Obsolete.
The puffin, Fratercula arctica; = Tomnoddy n. 1.
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1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. V. 189 Tomnorries, lyres, calloos.
1806 P. Neill Tour Orkney & Shetl. 197 In Shetland it is called tomnorry.
1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Tommy Noddie, Tom-Noddy, The Puffin, S. Orkn. The Tam Norie of the Bass.
1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Shetland Islands iii. 401 Numberless flocks of birds, such as gulls and scarfs; and along with these,..the Tomnorry.
1832 Edinb. Encycl. (U.S. ed.) XVII. 108/1 The taller cliffs as of Eshaness, Fair-Isle, Papa Stour or Foula, abound with other kinds, as gulls, scarfs, the tomnorry, the kittywake, maws, lyres, sea parrots or guillemots.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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