vacn.1
/vak/, U.S. /væk/ colloquial.
Chiefly in University use: = vacation n.
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society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > holidays > formal
vacationc1456
vacancyc1580
lawstead1600
vac1709
feriate1727
statutory holiday1850
1709 Brit. Apollo 30 Sept.–5 Oct. It was very hard in the Vac. without Gains.
1864 M. Creighton in L. Creighton Life & Lett. M. Creighton (1904) I. ii. 11 I shall have all the rest of the Vac. to perpend and meditate on that point.
1871 ‘M. Legrand’ Cambr. Freshman 365 When I was a boy at Harrow, I always hated going home for the ‘vacs’.
1906 Catholic Weekly 18 May 7 Others lectured to working men in the vacs.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
vacn.2
/vak/, U.S. /væk/ colloquial.
= vacuum cleaner n. at vacuum n. Compounds 2.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > vacuum-cleaning > [noun] > vacuum-cleaner
vacuum cleaner1903
vacuum1910
Hoover1934
vac1974
1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry xvii. 164 The brave new indoor world of vacs, mixers, mincers and all the rest.
1976 Star (Sheffield) 20 Nov. (advt.) Cash paid for Washers, Vacs and Fridges in good condition.
1979 Arizona Daily Star 1 Apr. (Advt. Suppl.) Wards has jiffy vacs priced low as 22.88.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
vacv.
/vak/, U.S. /væk/ colloquial.
transitive and intransitive = vacuum v.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > vacuum-cleaning > vacuum-clean [verb (transitive)]
vacuum-clean1912
vacuum1922
vac1942
1942 N. Last Diary 23 July in Nella Last's War (1981) vii. 212 I hurried home to bake my bread, vac the dining~room and dust.
1970 J. Wainwright Prynter's Devil iii. 50 Vac the room first, kiddo. Then start the repaint job.
1971 Guardian 26 Nov. 11/5 Little ladies in nylon overalls were noisily vaccing the deep red carpet.
1981 J. Wainwright Urge for Justice ii. i. 100 My cleaning lady..vacs and polishes around.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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