trouserv.

Brit.

/ˈtraʊzə/, U.S.

/ˈtraʊzər/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English trouser , trousers n.

Etymology: < trouser, singular of trousers n. (compare β. forms at that entry). With sense 1 compare earlier pocket v. 1. With sense 2 compare earlier trousered adj. and trousering n.

1. transitive. Chiefly British colloquial. To put (money, etc.) into one's trouser pocket; (hence figurative) to receive, accept, or take (something, esp. money) for oneself, often in a manner regarded as dishonest or morally dubious. Cf. pocket v. 1.Recorded earliest in representations of American speech by British writers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > insert or put in [verb (transitive)] > into a pocket, purse, or pouch

pursea1400

imbursec1530

poucha1566

pocket1588

impouch1611

budget1618

impocket1728

fob1818

trouser1865

1865 G. A. Sala My Diary in Amer. II. i. 63 Not a clerk in the Custom House..drew his pay without being contemplated by some candidate for office, muttering: ‘Next year, or the year after next, I shall trouser the dollars of that cuss, I guess.’

1867 E. Yates Black Sheep I. iv. 122 I have a great man to broke for me... I have given him the writings, and am going to see him on Tuesday, at two, when I shall trouser the dollars to the tune of fifteen thousand and odd, if the markets hold up.

c1890 G. H. Kingsley Sport & Trav. (1900) vi. 183 [With reference to the payment of a fine.] The sheriff trousered the dollars!

1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas (2001) xix. 187 He trousered the notebook, shoved the other leg over the sill, and was gone.

1996 Guardian 10 Apr. 18/2 The firm's primary adviser, investment banker SBC Warburg, is trousering a cool £5.1 million out of the total £9.5 million expenses bill for the operation.

2011 Independent 5 Sept. (Viewspaper section) 8/5 Perhaps he is worth it. In financial terms News Corps is doing pretty well. But should he have trousered the bonus?

2. transitive. To dress (a person) in trousers; to provide with trousers. Chiefly reflexive. Cf. earlier trousering n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > with specific garments > trousers

breech1468

trouser1867

bloomerize1885

1867 W. S. Gilbert in Fun 5 Oct. 35/2 I showed him where to buy his hat, To coat him, trouser him, and boot him; But no—he wouldn't hear of that—‘He didn't think the style would suit him!’

1886 H. G. H. Blackwood Jrnl. 18 Feb. in Our Viceregal Life in India (1890) I. vii. 324 One time she thought trousers made a good dress for women, so they set to work and trousered the whole Court.

1955 C. Sykes Dates & Parties ii. 45 Fifteen years earlier.., she..would have weighted her ears with brass rings, and draped or trousered herself in a fashion reserved to artists.

2007 S. C. Rogers Sinner xiv. 274 Cyril hastily trousered himself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	trouser
释义	trouserv. Brit. /ˈtraʊzə/, U.S. /ˈtraʊzər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English trouser , trousers n. Etymology: < trouser, singular of trousers n. (compare β. forms at that entry). With sense 1 compare earlier pocket v. 1. With sense 2 compare earlier trousered adj. and trousering n. 1. transitive. Chiefly British colloquial. To put (money, etc.) into one's trouser pocket; (hence figurative) to receive, accept, or take (something, esp. money) for oneself, often in a manner regarded as dishonest or morally dubious. Cf. pocket v. 1.Recorded earliest in representations of American speech by British writers. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > insert or put in [verb (transitive)] > into a pocket, purse, or pouch pursea1400 imbursec1530 poucha1566 pocket1588 impouch1611 budget1618 impocket1728 fob1818 trouser1865 1865 G. A. Sala My Diary in Amer. II. i. 63 Not a clerk in the Custom House..drew his pay without being contemplated by some candidate for office, muttering: ‘Next year, or the year after next, I shall trouser the dollars of that cuss, I guess.’ 1867 E. Yates Black Sheep I. iv. 122 I have a great man to broke for me... I have given him the writings, and am going to see him on Tuesday, at two, when I shall trouser the dollars to the tune of fifteen thousand and odd, if the markets hold up. c1890 G. H. Kingsley Sport & Trav. (1900) vi. 183 [With reference to the payment of a fine.] The sheriff trousered the dollars! 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas (2001) xix. 187 He trousered the notebook, shoved the other leg over the sill, and was gone. 1996 Guardian 10 Apr. 18/2 The firm's primary adviser, investment banker SBC Warburg, is trousering a cool £5.1 million out of the total £9.5 million expenses bill for the operation. 2011 Independent 5 Sept. (Viewspaper section) 8/5 Perhaps he is worth it. In financial terms News Corps is doing pretty well. But should he have trousered the bonus? 2. transitive. To dress (a person) in trousers; to provide with trousers. Chiefly reflexive. Cf. earlier trousering n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > with specific garments > trousers breech1468 trouser1867 bloomerize1885 1867 W. S. Gilbert in Fun 5 Oct. 35/2 I showed him where to buy his hat, To coat him, trouser him, and boot him; But no—he wouldn't hear of that—‘He didn't think the style would suit him!’ 1886 H. G. H. Blackwood Jrnl. 18 Feb. in Our Viceregal Life in India (1890) I. vii. 324 One time she thought trousers made a good dress for women, so they set to work and trousered the whole Court. 1955 C. Sykes Dates & Parties ii. 45 Fifteen years earlier.., she..would have weighted her ears with brass rings, and draped or trousered herself in a fashion reserved to artists. 2007 S. C. Rogers Sinner xiv. 274 Cyril hastily trousered himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < v.1865
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