tussockn.

Brit.

/ˈtʌsək/, U.S.

/ˈtəsək/

Forms: 1500s–1600s tussocke, (1500s thussocke), 1600s–1800s tussuck, 1700s– tussock, (1800s tussack, tussac, tussick).

Etymology: perhaps an altered form of tusk n.² (which is known in 1530), assimilated to diminutives in -ock suffix; but the actual relation of the two forms, as well as their ulterior history, is obscure.

1. A tuft or bunch of hair. Now rare (cf. sense 3).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > [noun] > tuft or ridge of

nosegayc1500

tusk1530

feathera1533

tussock1550

tush1570

flacket1589

tuz1693

coxcomb1843

comb1869

1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Cv If they woulde kepe it [sc. hair]..as they ought to do, there shulde not any suche Tussockes nor tuftes be sene.

1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Cv^v Of these tussocks that are layd out now a dayes, there is no mencyon made in scriptures, because they were not vsed in scripture time. Thei wer not yet come to be so far out of order, as to lay out such tussocks and tufftes.

1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Dviii If theyr heyre wyl not take colour then must they by newe And laye it oute in tussockis this thynge is to true.

1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister (1894) 10 Bushy tussocks of grey eyebrow.

2. A tuft, clump, or matted growth, forming a small hillock, of grass, sedge, or the like; formerly also, a tuft or bunch of leaves, thorns, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > plants collectively > [noun] > tuft, clump, or cluster of plants

hassockc1450

tuft?1523

tusk1530

tush1570

hill1572

dollop1573

clumpa1586

rush1593

trail1597

tussock1607

wreath1610

stool1712

tump1802

sheaf1845

massif1888

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vi. 12 If there be any tussocks of long grasse, rushes, or dead fogge.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. i. ii. 186 The Fruit [Prickle Apple] is remarkable for the several Tussucks or Bunches of Thorns where~with it is armed.

1783 C. Bryant Flora Diætetica 84 It hath a creeping root, from which comes forth a tussuck of long slender leaves.

1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 59 A[ira] cæspitosa is common in marsh-meadows, and occasions those excrescences called tussocks or hassocks which interrupt the progress of the scythe.

1883 Cent. Mag. 26 925 Obliged to pick his way through an unusually soft marsh, springing from tussock to tussock.

1898 Dublin Rev. Jan. 166 Hills..overgrown with prickly plants forming rounded tussocks.

3. Short for tussock-moth n. at Compounds 2 or caterpillar: see Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Lymantriidae > member of genus Orgyia

vapourer moth1782

vapourer1816

tussock1819

tussock-moth1826

1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 247 Lar[ia] pudibunda (pale tussock)... Lar. fascelina (dark tussock).

1911 G. H. Carpenter in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 472/2 The larvae..are very hairy, and often carry dense tufts on some of their segments; hence the name of ‘tussocks’ frequently applied to them.

4. Short for tussock-grass n. Also in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > names applied to various non-British grasses

wiregrass1751

tussock1832

tussock-grass1842

miscanthus1882

1832 C. M. Goodridge Narr. Voy. South Seas 34 The Johnnys build their nests..among the long grass, generally termed Tussick.

1869 M. A. Barker Station Life N.Z. (1874) iv. 25 Tussocks, the tall native grass, has the colour and appearance of hay.

1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Tussocks, Agrostis vulgaris, and A. alba.—Glou[cester].

Compounds

C1. General attributive. (In sense ‘covered with or consisting of tussock-grass’.)

tussock-bog n.

ΚΠ

1847 J. C. Ross Voy. Antarctic Reg. II. 262 A Tussock-bog (for so a tract of land covered with this grass is called).

tussock ground n.

ΚΠ

1843 J. D. Hooker in Gardeners' Chron. 4 Mar. 131/1 These heaps, or tussacks, grow generally apart, but within a few feet of one another,..so that, in walking among them, you are quite hidden from view, and the whole Tussac ground is a perfect labyrinth.

tussock mound n.

ΚΠ

1825 Waddell Voy. 57 They differ from the king penguin..in having nests, which are sometimes in the sides of tussac mounds.

C2. See also tussock-grass n.

tussock-caterpillar n. the larva of the tussock-moth.

tussock land n. Australian and New Zealand uncultivated grassland used for sheep-grazing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture > sheep pasture > types of

lamb's-lease1609

hog-fence1790

twinter1846

tussock land1881

1881 W. Bateman Colonists x. 186 The tussock land abounds in the Middle Island..Prior to breaking up the tussock land the native grass is first burnt.

1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country ii. 17 The journey started across tussock land alive with purling streams.

1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang v. 41 The tussock lands are a peculiar feature of this country.

tussock-moth n. one of various kinds of moth, as those of the genus Orgyia, the larvæ of which have long tufts of hairs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Lymantriidae > member of genus Orgyia

vapourer moth1782

vapourer1816

tussock1819

tussock-moth1826

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxx. 176 In the larva of Tussock moths (Laria pudibunda, fascelina, etc.) the hairs are collected into tufts.

1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 581 The white-marked tussock-moth, and the fall web-worm are the insects discussed.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 6 Sept. 10/2 The New York city parks have lately been invaded by a great army of caterpillars. The cause of all the trouble is the tussock moth.

tussock-sedge n. a species of sedge, Carex stricta, growing in thick clumps.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges

starc1300

carexa1398

float-grassc1440

red sedge1480

sag1531

pry grassa1600

flea-grass1670

star-grass1782

sedge1785

sea sedge1796

sharp-pry-grass1803

blue star grass1807

whip-grass1814

flea-sedge1816

saw-grass1822

mud rush1824

tight-locka1825

nut grass1830

razor grass1834

twig-rush1836

nut rush1843

sand grass1856

mud sedge1859

niggerhead1859

nutsedge1861

pingao1867

sword-rush1875

tupak-grass1884

tussock-sedge1884

sennegrass1897

nigger's-head1921

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Carex stricta, Greater Tufted Sedge, Tussock Sedge.

Derivatives

ˈtussocked adj. /-əkt/ covered with or formed into tussocks; planted, covered, etc. with tussock-grass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > plants collectively > [adjective] > having or forming tufts or clumps

tufty1638

hassockya1650

tussocked1796

tussocky1805

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 540 The marshes..are banked, drained, tussocked, ploughed, and harrowed.

1832 C. M. Goodridge Narr. Voy. South Seas 29 Our domicile..comfortable, in comparison to our boat tussicked up.

1892 Times 27 Dec. 10/1 Sunlight filters through..to promote the growth of the tussocked grass.

ˈtussocker n. slang see quot. 1889.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > vagrancy or vagabondage > vagabond or tramp

harlot?c1225

raikera1400

vacabond1404

vagrant1444

gangrela1450

briber?c1475

palliard1484

vagabondc1485

rogue1489

wavenger1493

hermit1495

gaberlunzie1508

knight of the field1508

loiterer1530

straggler1530

runagate1534

ruffler1535

hedge-creeper1548

Abraham man1567

cursitor1567

runner1567

walker1567

tinker1575

traveller1598

Tartar1602

stravagant1606

wagand1614

Circumcellion1623

meechera1625

hedge-bird1631

gaberlunzie man1649

tramp1664

stroller1681

jockey1685

bird of passage1717

randy1724

tramper1760

stalko1804

vagabondager1813

rintherout1814

piker1838

pikey1838

beachcomber1840

roadster1851

vagabondizer1860

roustabout1862

bum1864

migratory1866

potter1867

sundowner1868

vag1868

walkabout1872

transient1877

Murrumbidgee whaler1878

rouster1882

run-the-hedge1882

whaler1883

shaughraun1884

heather-cat1886

hobo1889

tussocker1889

gay cat1893

overlander1898

stake-man1899

stiff1899

bindle-stiff1900

dingbat1902

stew-bum1902

tired Tim (also Timothy)1906

skipper1925

Strandlooper1927

knight of the road1928

hobohemian1936

plain turkey1955

scrub turkey1955

derro1963

jakey1988

crusty1990

1889 V. Pyke Story Wild Will Enderby x. 148 A ‘sun-downer’ or ‘tussocker’..is..one who loiters about till dusk, and then makes for the nearest station or hut, to beg for shelter and food.

ˈtussocky adj. abounding in or forming tussocks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > plants collectively > [adjective] > having or forming tufts or clumps

tufty1638

hassockya1650

tussocked1796

tussocky1805

the world > life > the body > hair > [adjective] > tuft or ridge of

felled1581

tussocky1805

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [adjective] > full of or abounding in herbaceous plants > of or relating to grass > rough, tufty, thick, etc.

speary1577

three-piled1605

spiny1607

lanka1644

tussocky1805

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 920 The grass [is liable]..to become tussocky, or rise in large tufts.

1863 Spring Lapl. 54 We saw..rough tussocky meadows.

1880 H. Seebohm Siberia in Europe 180 The tussocky ridges between the little bogs.

1908 Daily Chron. 24 Dec. 1/3 A girl who has..a piece of his tussocky brown hair in a little locket on her breast.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tussock
释义	tussockn. Brit. /ˈtʌsək/, U.S. /ˈtəsək/ Forms: 1500s–1600s tussocke, (1500s thussocke), 1600s–1800s tussuck, 1700s– tussock, (1800s tussack, tussac, tussick). Etymology: perhaps an altered form of tusk n.² (which is known in 1530), assimilated to diminutives in -ock suffix; but the actual relation of the two forms, as well as their ulterior history, is obscure. 1. A tuft or bunch of hair. Now rare (cf. sense 3). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > [noun] > tuft or ridge of nosegayc1500 tusk1530 feathera1533 tussock1550 tush1570 flacket1589 tuz1693 coxcomb1843 comb1869 1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Cv If they woulde kepe it [sc. hair]..as they ought to do, there shulde not any suche Tussockes nor tuftes be sene. 1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Cv^v Of these tussocks that are layd out now a dayes, there is no mencyon made in scriptures, because they were not vsed in scripture time. Thei wer not yet come to be so far out of order, as to lay out such tussocks and tufftes. 1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Dviii If theyr heyre wyl not take colour then must they by newe And laye it oute in tussockis this thynge is to true. 1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister (1894) 10 Bushy tussocks of grey eyebrow. 2. A tuft, clump, or matted growth, forming a small hillock, of grass, sedge, or the like; formerly also, a tuft or bunch of leaves, thorns, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > plants collectively > [noun] > tuft, clump, or cluster of plants hassockc1450 tuft?1523 tusk1530 tush1570 hill1572 dollop1573 clumpa1586 rush1593 trail1597 tussock1607 wreath1610 stool1712 tump1802 sheaf1845 massif1888 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vi. 12 If there be any tussocks of long grasse, rushes, or dead fogge. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. i. ii. 186 The Fruit [Prickle Apple] is remarkable for the several Tussucks or Bunches of Thorns where~with it is armed. 1783 C. Bryant Flora Diætetica 84 It hath a creeping root, from which comes forth a tussuck of long slender leaves. 1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 59 A[ira] cæspitosa is common in marsh-meadows, and occasions those excrescences called tussocks or hassocks which interrupt the progress of the scythe. 1883 Cent. Mag. 26 925 Obliged to pick his way through an unusually soft marsh, springing from tussock to tussock. 1898 Dublin Rev. Jan. 166 Hills..overgrown with prickly plants forming rounded tussocks. 3. Short for tussock-moth n. at Compounds 2 or caterpillar: see Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Lymantriidae > member of genus Orgyia vapourer moth1782 vapourer1816 tussock1819 tussock-moth1826 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 247 Lar[ia] pudibunda (pale tussock)... Lar. fascelina (dark tussock). 1911 G. H. Carpenter in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 472/2 The larvae..are very hairy, and often carry dense tufts on some of their segments; hence the name of ‘tussocks’ frequently applied to them. 4. Short for tussock-grass n. Also in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > names applied to various non-British grasses wiregrass1751 tussock1832 tussock-grass1842 miscanthus1882 1832 C. M. Goodridge Narr. Voy. South Seas 34 The Johnnys build their nests..among the long grass, generally termed Tussick. 1869 M. A. Barker Station Life N.Z. (1874) iv. 25 Tussocks, the tall native grass, has the colour and appearance of hay. 1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Tussocks, Agrostis vulgaris, and A. alba.—Glou[cester]. Compounds C1. General attributive. (In sense ‘covered with or consisting of tussock-grass’.) tussock-bog n. ΚΠ 1847 J. C. Ross Voy. Antarctic Reg. II. 262 A Tussock-bog (for so a tract of land covered with this grass is called). tussock ground n. ΚΠ 1843 J. D. Hooker in Gardeners' Chron. 4 Mar. 131/1 These heaps, or tussacks, grow generally apart, but within a few feet of one another,..so that, in walking among them, you are quite hidden from view, and the whole Tussac ground is a perfect labyrinth. tussock mound n. ΚΠ 1825 Waddell Voy. 57 They differ from the king penguin..in having nests, which are sometimes in the sides of tussac mounds. C2. See also tussock-grass n. tussock-caterpillar n. the larva of the tussock-moth. tussock land n. Australian and New Zealand uncultivated grassland used for sheep-grazing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture > sheep pasture > types of lamb's-lease1609 hog-fence1790 twinter1846 tussock land1881 1881 W. Bateman Colonists x. 186 The tussock land abounds in the Middle Island..Prior to breaking up the tussock land the native grass is first burnt. 1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country ii. 17 The journey started across tussock land alive with purling streams. 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang v. 41 The tussock lands are a peculiar feature of this country. tussock-moth n. one of various kinds of moth, as those of the genus Orgyia, the larvæ of which have long tufts of hairs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Lymantriidae > member of genus Orgyia vapourer moth1782 vapourer1816 tussock1819 tussock-moth1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxx. 176 In the larva of Tussock moths (Laria pudibunda, fascelina, etc.) the hairs are collected into tufts. 1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 581 The white-marked tussock-moth, and the fall web-worm are the insects discussed. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 6 Sept. 10/2 The New York city parks have lately been invaded by a great army of caterpillars. The cause of all the trouble is the tussock moth. tussock-sedge n. a species of sedge, Carex stricta, growing in thick clumps. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges starc1300 carexa1398 float-grassc1440 red sedge1480 sag1531 pry grassa1600 flea-grass1670 star-grass1782 sedge1785 sea sedge1796 sharp-pry-grass1803 blue star grass1807 whip-grass1814 flea-sedge1816 saw-grass1822 mud rush1824 tight-locka1825 nut grass1830 razor grass1834 twig-rush1836 nut rush1843 sand grass1856 mud sedge1859 niggerhead1859 nutsedge1861 pingao1867 sword-rush1875 tupak-grass1884 tussock-sedge1884 sennegrass1897 nigger's-head1921 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Carex stricta, Greater Tufted Sedge, Tussock Sedge. Derivatives ˈtussocked adj. /-əkt/ covered with or formed into tussocks; planted, covered, etc. with tussock-grass. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > plants collectively > [adjective] > having or forming tufts or clumps tufty1638 hassockya1650 tussocked1796 tussocky1805 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 540 The marshes..are banked, drained, tussocked, ploughed, and harrowed. 1832 C. M. Goodridge Narr. Voy. South Seas 29 Our domicile..comfortable, in comparison to our boat tussicked up. 1892 Times 27 Dec. 10/1 Sunlight filters through..to promote the growth of the tussocked grass. ˈtussocker n. slang see quot. 1889. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [noun] > without fixed aim or wandering > vagrancy or vagabondage > vagabond or tramp harlot?c1225 raikera1400 vacabond1404 vagrant1444 gangrela1450 briber?c1475 palliard1484 vagabondc1485 rogue1489 wavenger1493 hermit1495 gaberlunzie1508 knight of the field1508 loiterer1530 straggler1530 runagate1534 ruffler1535 hedge-creeper1548 Abraham man1567 cursitor1567 runner1567 walker1567 tinker1575 traveller1598 Tartar1602 stravagant1606 wagand1614 Circumcellion1623 meechera1625 hedge-bird1631 gaberlunzie man1649 tramp1664 stroller1681 jockey1685 bird of passage1717 randy1724 tramper1760 stalko1804 vagabondager1813 rintherout1814 piker1838 pikey1838 beachcomber1840 roadster1851 vagabondizer1860 roustabout1862 bum1864 migratory1866 potter1867 sundowner1868 vag1868 walkabout1872 transient1877 Murrumbidgee whaler1878 rouster1882 run-the-hedge1882 whaler1883 shaughraun1884 heather-cat1886 hobo1889 tussocker1889 gay cat1893 overlander1898 stake-man1899 stiff1899 bindle-stiff1900 dingbat1902 stew-bum1902 tired Tim (also Timothy)1906 skipper1925 Strandlooper1927 knight of the road1928 hobohemian1936 plain turkey1955 scrub turkey1955 derro1963 jakey1988 crusty1990 1889 V. Pyke Story Wild Will Enderby x. 148 A ‘sun-downer’ or ‘tussocker’..is..one who loiters about till dusk, and then makes for the nearest station or hut, to beg for shelter and food. ˈtussocky adj. abounding in or forming tussocks. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > plants collectively > [adjective] > having or forming tufts or clumps tufty1638 hassockya1650 tussocked1796 tussocky1805 the world > life > the body > hair > [adjective] > tuft or ridge of felled1581 tussocky1805 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > herb or herbaceous plant > [adjective] > full of or abounding in herbaceous plants > of or relating to grass > rough, tufty, thick, etc. speary1577 three-piled1605 spiny1607 lanka1644 tussocky1805 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 920 The grass [is liable]..to become tussocky, or rise in large tufts. 1863 Spring Lapl. 54 We saw..rough tussocky meadows. 1880 H. Seebohm Siberia in Europe 180 The tussocky ridges between the little bogs. 1908 Daily Chron. 24 Dec. 1/3 A girl who has..a piece of his tussocky brown hair in a little locket on her breast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1550
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