waywisern.

Brit.

/ˈweɪˌwʌɪzə/, U.S.

/ˈweɪˌwɑɪzər/

Forms: 1600s– waywiser, 1700s–1800s waywizer.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: way n.¹, wise v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < way n.¹ + wise v.¹ + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare way n.¹ 12a. In sense 2 probably after German Wegweiser (Middle High German wegewīser ); compare Dutch wegwijzer (Middle Dutch wechwiser ), and also Swedish vägvisare (18th cent. or earlier), Danish vejviser (Old Danish weye wiisser ), all denoting a person or object that shows the way (literally or figuratively); compare earlier way-post n. at way n.¹ and int.¹ Compounds 3.

1. An instrument for measuring and indicating distance travelled, esp. by road; spec. a pedometer or odometer. Now historical.In quot. 1801: figurative.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring distances > distance travelled

waywiser1651

perambulator1688

wheel1696

walking wheel1701

odometer1702

pedometer1723

pedometer1728

podometer1728

reel measure1803

viameter1845

roadometer1848

trocheameter1857

trechometer1858

cyclometer1880

pedimeter1890

passometer1902

sledge-meter1902

speedometer1929

mileometer1953

1651 R. Child Large Let. in S. Hartlib Legacie 80 I say 20. Ingenuities have been found even in our dayes, as Watches, Clocks, Way-wisers, [etc.].

a1679 J. Ward Diary (1839) 160 An instrument calld a waywiser, by the motion whereof a man may see how many steps he takes in a-day.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1657 (1955) III. 196 I went to see Coll: Blount who shewed me the application of the Way-Wiser to a Coach, exactly measuring the miles, & shewing it by an Index as one rid along.

1701 T. Tuttell Descr. Math. Instruments in J. Moxon Math. made Easie (ed. 3) 21 Waywiser, for the pocket; a movement, like a Watch to Number or count your steps or paces, in Order to find how far you walk in a day.

a1734 R. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North (1744) 202 I contrived a Way-wiser, and we both wrought upon it hard till it came to Perfection, and was fixed upon a Calash we used.

1801 Monthly Mag. 12 98 It is with the spying-glass of conjecture, not with the way-wiser of record, that the bearing of their sources must be made out.

1802 Port Folio 17 July 223/2 The improved pedometer, or waywiser, which when worn in the pocket, ascertains the distance the wearer walks.

1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester Way-wizer, a pedometer.

1902 A. M. Earle Sun Dials & Roses Yesterday xviii. 408 The waywiser which the doctor had attached to his chaise, by which..he set all the mile-stones on the post-roads.

1969 G. E. Evans Farm & Village xiv. 148 This device works on the same principle as the measuring wheel used by the old road surveyors—a trundle wheel or way-wiser.

2011 B. Johnson Johnson's Life of London 97 He [sc. Robert Hooke] was to be a familiar figure, striding around the ruins with his ‘waywiser’, his own invention for measuring distances.

2. A guide post. Also figurative. Now rare.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > signpost or stone

Mercury's finger1589

signpost1597

mercurial statue1638

way-post1647

mercury1668

mercury's statue1684

mercurial stone1716

waywiser1725

guide-post1761

cross in the hands1762

fingerpost1762

guide stone1762

handpost1764

parson1785

fingerboard1793

direction-post1795

guide-board1810

signboard1829

handing-post1837

directing-post1876

1725 J. F. de la Fond New Syst. Music ii. 38 The Notes which they call Flats and Sharps being disposed in two clusters, two together, and three together, are like two land-marks or way-wisers.

1768 E. Buys New & Compl. Dict. Terms Art I Way-wiser, a Hand in the Road, to shew Travellers the Way.

1855 W. White To Switzerland & Back x. 127 Why should one side of the mountains have all the crosses, and the other all the way-wisers?

1870 H. MacCormac Sc. Minister 137 Labour, indeed, apart from some heavenly waywiser, alone will never ensure genius.

1974 J. Needham Sci. & Civilisation in China V. i. Author's Note p. xxv We have often given a few words of help to the prospective reader, intended as a sort of waywiser to guide him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	waywiser
释义	waywisern. Brit. /ˈweɪˌwʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈweɪˌwɑɪzər/ Forms: 1600s– waywiser, 1700s–1800s waywizer. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: way n.¹, wise v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < way n.¹ + wise v.¹ + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare way n.¹ 12a. In sense 2 probably after German Wegweiser (Middle High German wegewīser ); compare Dutch wegwijzer (Middle Dutch wechwiser ), and also Swedish vägvisare (18th cent. or earlier), Danish vejviser (Old Danish weye wiisser ), all denoting a person or object that shows the way (literally or figuratively); compare earlier way-post n. at way n.¹ and int.¹ Compounds 3. 1. An instrument for measuring and indicating distance travelled, esp. by road; spec. a pedometer or odometer. Now historical.In quot. 1801: figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring distances > distance travelled waywiser1651 perambulator1688 wheel1696 walking wheel1701 odometer1702 pedometer1723 pedometer1728 podometer1728 reel measure1803 viameter1845 roadometer1848 trocheameter1857 trechometer1858 cyclometer1880 pedimeter1890 passometer1902 sledge-meter1902 speedometer1929 mileometer1953 1651 R. Child Large Let. in S. Hartlib Legacie 80 I say 20. Ingenuities have been found even in our dayes, as Watches, Clocks, Way-wisers, [etc.]. a1679 J. Ward Diary (1839) 160 An instrument calld a waywiser, by the motion whereof a man may see how many steps he takes in a-day. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1657 (1955) III. 196 I went to see Coll: Blount who shewed me the application of the Way-Wiser to a Coach, exactly measuring the miles, & shewing it by an Index as one rid along. 1701 T. Tuttell Descr. Math. Instruments in J. Moxon Math. made Easie (ed. 3) 21 Waywiser, for the pocket; a movement, like a Watch to Number or count your steps or paces, in Order to find how far you walk in a day. a1734 R. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North (1744) 202 I contrived a Way-wiser, and we both wrought upon it hard till it came to Perfection, and was fixed upon a Calash we used. 1801 Monthly Mag. 12 98 It is with the spying-glass of conjecture, not with the way-wiser of record, that the bearing of their sources must be made out. 1802 Port Folio 17 July 223/2 The improved pedometer, or waywiser, which when worn in the pocket, ascertains the distance the wearer walks. 1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester Way-wizer, a pedometer. 1902 A. M. Earle Sun Dials & Roses Yesterday xviii. 408 The waywiser which the doctor had attached to his chaise, by which..he set all the mile-stones on the post-roads. 1969 G. E. Evans Farm & Village xiv. 148 This device works on the same principle as the measuring wheel used by the old road surveyors—a trundle wheel or way-wiser. 2011 B. Johnson Johnson's Life of London 97 He [sc. Robert Hooke] was to be a familiar figure, striding around the ruins with his ‘waywiser’, his own invention for measuring distances. 2. A guide post. Also figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > signpost or stone Mercury's finger1589 signpost1597 mercurial statue1638 way-post1647 mercury1668 mercury's statue1684 mercurial stone1716 waywiser1725 guide-post1761 cross in the hands1762 fingerpost1762 guide stone1762 handpost1764 parson1785 fingerboard1793 direction-post1795 guide-board1810 signboard1829 handing-post1837 directing-post1876 1725 J. F. de la Fond New Syst. Music ii. 38 The Notes which they call Flats and Sharps being disposed in two clusters, two together, and three together, are like two land-marks or way-wisers. 1768 E. Buys New & Compl. Dict. Terms Art I Way-wiser, a Hand in the Road, to shew Travellers the Way. 1855 W. White To Switzerland & Back x. 127 Why should one side of the mountains have all the crosses, and the other all the way-wisers? 1870 H. MacCormac Sc. Minister 137 Labour, indeed, apart from some heavenly waywiser, alone will never ensure genius. 1974 J. Needham Sci. & Civilisation in China V. i. Author's Note p. xxv We have often given a few words of help to the prospective reader, intended as a sort of waywiser to guide him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1651
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