touch-holen.

Brit.

/ˈtʌtʃhəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈtətʃˌ(h)oʊl/

Forms: 1500s tutch-hoale, 1500s tutch-hole, 1500s–1600s touche-hole, 1500s–1600s tuch-hole, 1500s– touch-hole, 1600s toutchole; also Scottish pre-1700 touch-holl, pre-1700 tuiche-hole, pre-1700 tuicholl, pre-1700 tuicholle, pre-1700 twiche-hole, pre-1700 twych-hole.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: touch n., touch v., hole n.

Etymology: < touch n. (or perhaps touch v.) + hole n. Compare slightly earlier touch-powder n. and discussion at that entry.

1. A small hole or channel near the breech of an early firearm, through which the powder is ignited; the vent. Now historical.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > breech > vent

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1501 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 25 Item, for casting of the erd fra Mons [Meg] and to turne hir and lay the twych hole vp,..iij s. ij d.

1562 P. Whitehorne Certain Waies Orderyng Souldiers f. 33, in tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre Putting sum poulder in the touchehole & aboute the touchhole, the Gunne is then charged.

1618 M. Pring Acct. 18 Mar. in W. Foster Eng. Factories in India 1618–21 (1906) 31 The fire out of hir toutchole (as yt is most likely) tooke hold of the bandeleros.

1672 J. Lacey tr. A. Tacquet Mil. Archit. xxiv. 50 in T. Venn Mil. & Maritine Discipline ii If they cannot carry away their Guns, they must spike them up, by driving Nails in their Touch-holes.

1709 W. Dampier Contin. Voy. New-Holland ii. 81 Six bad Guns..whose Touch-holes..are so enlarg'd..that a great part of the strength of the Powder flies away there.

1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. x. 56 He would march up to the mouth of a cannon, though he saw the lighted match at the very touch-hole.

1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville I. xxii. 216 Some of the more knowing Crows..contrived to stop the touch-holes of the fieldpieces with dirt.

1898 Cosmopolitan Oct. 684/1 I will pour powder into the touchhole until there is enough behind the ball to enable me to make this last shot for the honor of my flag and my mother-land.

1959 P. O'Brian Unknown Shore v. 113 With a grunt he clapped the linstock to the touchhole.

2004 N. Stephenson Syst. World (2005) viii. 781 White, with a grin, was putting fire to the touch-hole of a fully loaded and ready-to-go Haubitz.

2. The vagina; the anus. Typically in sexual contexts, in early use usually as part of an extended metaphor of sense 1. Now rare.

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the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > vagina

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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > large intestine > rectum > anus

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1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. C3 The match..will presently set fire to the touch-hole of intemperance.

1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell ii. sig. E2^v Trim. The first was your roaring Meg: Ch. Meg? Then 'twas a woman was the first roarer: Trim. I, a fire of her tuch-hole, 'that cost many a proper mans life.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Custome of Countrey iii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bb2^v/2 Hee's foule i'th touch-hole; and recoiles againe.

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. ii. 126 Like linstock to the Horse's touch-hole.

1710 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. II. xvii. 336 The Light'ning that the Touch-hole Ear takes in, Fires all, and blows up Vertue's Magazine.

a1827 T. Rowlandson in G. Schiff Amorous Illustr. T. Rowlandson (1969) 38 His fingers to her touch hole sent Alas to give her small content.

1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags I. viii. 166 The instinct..only comes to light when the match of danger is applied to the touchhole.

c1930 Confessions of Virtuous Wife 59 He grabbed his prick in his hand..[and] charged her touch hole with a death dealing drive.

a2007 J. Gardner Moriarty (2008) iii. 38 Don't think she can ever've washed. Smelled like a badger's touch hole.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	touch-hole
释义	touch-holen. Brit. /ˈtʌtʃhəʊl/, U.S. /ˈtətʃˌ(h)oʊl/ Forms: 1500s tutch-hoale, 1500s tutch-hole, 1500s–1600s touche-hole, 1500s–1600s tuch-hole, 1500s– touch-hole, 1600s toutchole; also Scottish pre-1700 touch-holl, pre-1700 tuiche-hole, pre-1700 tuicholl, pre-1700 tuicholle, pre-1700 twiche-hole, pre-1700 twych-hole. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: touch n., touch v., hole n. Etymology: < touch n. (or perhaps touch v.) + hole n. Compare slightly earlier touch-powder n. and discussion at that entry. 1. A small hole or channel near the breech of an early firearm, through which the powder is ignited; the vent. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > breech > vent touch-hole1501 vent1667 bouche1862 ventage1875 1501 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 25 Item, for casting of the erd fra Mons [Meg] and to turne hir and lay the twych hole vp,..iij s. ij d. 1562 P. Whitehorne Certain Waies Orderyng Souldiers f. 33, in tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre Putting sum poulder in the touchehole & aboute the touchhole, the Gunne is then charged. 1618 M. Pring Acct. 18 Mar. in W. Foster Eng. Factories in India 1618–21 (1906) 31 The fire out of hir toutchole (as yt is most likely) tooke hold of the bandeleros. 1672 J. Lacey tr. A. Tacquet Mil. Archit. xxiv. 50 in T. Venn Mil. & Maritine Discipline ii If they cannot carry away their Guns, they must spike them up, by driving Nails in their Touch-holes. 1709 W. Dampier Contin. Voy. New-Holland ii. 81 Six bad Guns..whose Touch-holes..are so enlarg'd..that a great part of the strength of the Powder flies away there. 1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. x. 56 He would march up to the mouth of a cannon, though he saw the lighted match at the very touch-hole. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville I. xxii. 216 Some of the more knowing Crows..contrived to stop the touch-holes of the fieldpieces with dirt. 1898 Cosmopolitan Oct. 684/1 I will pour powder into the touchhole until there is enough behind the ball to enable me to make this last shot for the honor of my flag and my mother-land. 1959 P. O'Brian Unknown Shore v. 113 With a grunt he clapped the linstock to the touchhole. 2004 N. Stephenson Syst. World (2005) viii. 781 White, with a grin, was putting fire to the touch-hole of a fully loaded and ready-to-go Haubitz. 2. The vagina; the anus. Typically in sexual contexts, in early use usually as part of an extended metaphor of sense 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > vagina quaintc1330 quivera1382 tailc1390 mousetrapc1500 cunnigar1550 placket1595 buttonhole1600 bumble broth1602 touch-hole1602 case1606 keyhole1607 vagina1612 nicka1625 nunquam satis1633 lock1640 twat1656 cockpit1658 Whitechapel portion?1695 tuzzy-muzzy1710 niche1749 can1772 bumbo1774 fuckhole1893 jelly roll1895 mole-catcher1896 manhole1916 vag1967 stank1980 pum-pum1983 punani1987 the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > large intestine > rectum > anus fundamentc1325 tewelc1386 arseholea1400 hindwina1400 eyec1405 anus?a1425 nachec1440 bung-hole?a1560 siege1561 vent1587 touch-hole1602 nockhole1610 bumhole1611 dung gate1619 asshole1865 cornholec1920 okole1938 chuff1945 ring1949 ring-piece1949 buttholea1960 rump1959 brown eye1967 poephol1969 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. C3 The match..will presently set fire to the touch-hole of intemperance. 1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell ii. sig. E2^v Trim. The first was your roaring Meg: Ch. Meg? Then 'twas a woman was the first roarer: Trim. I, a fire of her tuch-hole, 'that cost many a proper mans life. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Custome of Countrey iii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bb2^v/2 Hee's foule i'th touch-hole; and recoiles againe. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. ii. 126 Like linstock to the Horse's touch-hole. 1710 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. II. xvii. 336 The Light'ning that the Touch-hole Ear takes in, Fires all, and blows up Vertue's Magazine. a1827 T. Rowlandson in G. Schiff Amorous Illustr. T. Rowlandson (1969) 38 His fingers to her touch hole sent Alas to give her small content. 1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags I. viii. 166 The instinct..only comes to light when the match of danger is applied to the touchhole. c1930 Confessions of Virtuous Wife 59 He grabbed his prick in his hand..[and] charged her touch hole with a death dealing drive. a2007 J. Gardner Moriarty (2008) iii. 38 Don't think she can ever've washed. Smelled like a badger's touch hole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1501
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