† bully rookn.

Forms: 1600s bully rooke, 1600s–1800s bully rock, 1600s–1800s bully rook.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bully n.¹, rook n.¹

Etymology: < bully n.¹ + rook n.¹ (compare rook n.¹ 2a). The positive meaning in sense 1 perhaps arose as a playful form of address (compare e.g. rogue n. 3), particularly if (as seems likely) most later use in this sense directly or indirectly echoes quot. 1602.

Obsolete.

1. A good companion; spec. a friend with whom one associates in feasting, drinking, and merrymaking; a goodfellow (goodfellow n. 1). Frequently as a familiar form of address (cf. bully n.¹ 1).

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society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] > pleasant

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1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. iii. 2 What ses my bully Rooke?

1633 J. Shirley Wittie Faire One iii. sig. F Hang feauers, let's to the Tauerne, and inflame our selues, with lusty wine, sucke in the spirit of Sacke, till wee bee Delphicke and prophecie my bully rooke.

1685 G. Meriton Praise of York-shire Ale 2 My Bully Rocks, Ive been experienced long In most of Liquors.

1725 in J. Nichols Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica (1790) VII. 389/2 Great Eugene's bard, that Bully-rock, Drinks, like his mother's milk, Old Hock.

1898 Boys of Eng. 4 Nov. 8/2 ‘You're right there, Anthony, bully rook,’ said a voice behind him.

2. A man given to or characterized by riotous, thuggish, and threatening behaviour; one who behaves in a blustering, swaggering, and aggressive manner; a braggart, a hector (Hector n. 2). Also: a hired thug or ruffian. Cf. bully n.¹ 3.In early use sometimes spec.: a person of this type who is also a cheat or sharper in gambling (see rook n.¹ 2b, and cf. bully n.¹ Compounds 1).

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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun]

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > masterful or bullying > person > hired

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1673 Char. Coffee-house 6 The Bully-Rook makes it his Bubbling pond, where he angles for Fops.

1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. III. 7 It properly belongs to Kings only to..laugh at those bully-rocks.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Wks. i. liv. 215 Ye Bully-rocks, And Rogues.

1768 W. Kenrick Epist. to G. Colman 8 That I, behind some bully rock, Should stalk, like swelling turky-cock.

1871 M. Clarke Old Tales of Young Country 11 He had been the Bohemian, the strolling player, the bon camarado of bully-rooks and swindlers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	bully rook
释义	† bully rookn. Forms: 1600s bully rooke, 1600s–1800s bully rock, 1600s–1800s bully rook. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bully n.¹, rook n.¹ Etymology: < bully n.¹ + rook n.¹ (compare rook n.¹ 2a). The positive meaning in sense 1 perhaps arose as a playful form of address (compare e.g. rogue n. 3), particularly if (as seems likely) most later use in this sense directly or indirectly echoes quot. 1602. Obsolete. 1. A good companion; spec. a friend with whom one associates in feasting, drinking, and merrymaking; a goodfellow (goodfellow n. 1). Frequently as a familiar form of address (cf. bully n.¹ 1). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] > pleasant fellowa1225 bully rook1602 crick1616 bon enfant1836 jollier1896 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. iii. 2 What ses my bully Rooke? 1633 J. Shirley Wittie Faire One iii. sig. F Hang feauers, let's to the Tauerne, and inflame our selues, with lusty wine, sucke in the spirit of Sacke, till wee bee Delphicke and prophecie my bully rooke. 1685 G. Meriton Praise of York-shire Ale 2 My Bully Rocks, Ive been experienced long In most of Liquors. 1725 in J. Nichols Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica (1790) VII. 389/2 Great Eugene's bard, that Bully-rock, Drinks, like his mother's milk, Old Hock. 1898 Boys of Eng. 4 Nov. 8/2 ‘You're right there, Anthony, bully rook,’ said a voice behind him. 2. A man given to or characterized by riotous, thuggish, and threatening behaviour; one who behaves in a blustering, swaggering, and aggressive manner; a braggart, a hector (Hector n. 2). Also: a hired thug or ruffian. Cf. bully n.¹ 3.In early use sometimes spec.: a person of this type who is also a cheat or sharper in gambling (see rook n.¹ 2b, and cf. bully n.¹ Compounds 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] routerc1300 tyrant1377 ruffy?a1513 ruffiana1525 kempy1525 cut-throat1535 slasher1559 cutter1569 hackster1574 hacker1576 cuttle1600 ruffiano1611 bully rook1673 thug1838 Apache1902 ned1910 rough-up1911 goonda1926 hoon1938 messer1942 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > masterful or bullying > person > hired brave1606 bravo1609 myrmidon1647 bully rook1673 bully1703 striker1836 night-rider1856 bully boy1881 strong arm1893 trigger man1930 goon1938 1673 Char. Coffee-house 6 The Bully-Rook makes it his Bubbling pond, where he angles for Fops. 1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. III. 7 It properly belongs to Kings only to..laugh at those bully-rocks. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Wks. i. liv. 215 Ye Bully-rocks, And Rogues. 1768 W. Kenrick Epist. to G. Colman 8 That I, behind some bully rock, Should stalk, like swelling turky-cock. 1871 M. Clarke Old Tales of Young Country 11 He had been the Bohemian, the strolling player, the bon camarado of bully-rooks and swindlers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1602
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