water wagn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə waɡ/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌwæɡ/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌwæɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: water-wagtail n.

Etymology: Shortened < water-wagtail n.The dinghy (sense 2) in its original design was first raced in 1887 under the auspices of the Water Wag Association, founded in the same year.

1. Scottish and English regional (northern). = water-wagtail n. 1a. Now rare.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Parulidae (wood warbler) > [noun] > genus Seiurus (water-thrush)

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a1866 W. Anderson Rhymes (1867) 189 To snare The spurgies wi' a trap o' bricks, an' water-wags wi' hair.

1874 Huddersfield Daily Chron. 30 Dec. 4/2 There was a splendid assortment of cases of small birds..including the numerous species of warblers, tits, finches, the hammerer, water-wags, and others.

2. A small sailing dinghy of a kind first used in Dublin Bay, built to a standard design and used for racing.Originally the name of a club formed to sail these boats: see quot. 1887¹.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > pleasure vessel > [noun] > sailing dinghy > types of

water wag1887

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1887 Belfast News-Let. 2 Mar. The boats will be kept together by a primitive association or order of good fellowship, called the ‘Water Wags’.

1887 Irish Times 19 Apr. 7/7 The Water Wags. The second race of these boats was sailed on Saturday in a nice easterly breeze.

1926 Times of India 29 Mar. 13/4 At present the regular class (Dublin Bay Water-wags) consists of four boats only.

2007 Irish Times (Nexis) 12 July 25 The traditional clinker-built Water Wags will compete, just as they did at a similar regatta 100 years ago.

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

单词	water wag
释义	water wagn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə waɡ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌwæɡ/, /ˈwɑdər ˌwæɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: water-wagtail n. Etymology: Shortened < water-wagtail n.The dinghy (sense 2) in its original design was first raced in 1887 under the auspices of the Water Wag Association, founded in the same year. 1. Scottish and English regional (northern). = water-wagtail n. 1a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Parulidae (wood warbler) > [noun] > genus Seiurus (water-thrush) water-wagtail1759 waterthrush1811 ovenbird1831 accentor1841 water waga1866 wagtail1869 wagtail-warbler1884 a1866 W. Anderson Rhymes (1867) 189 To snare The spurgies wi' a trap o' bricks, an' water-wags wi' hair. 1874 Huddersfield Daily Chron. 30 Dec. 4/2 There was a splendid assortment of cases of small birds..including the numerous species of warblers, tits, finches, the hammerer, water-wags, and others. 2. A small sailing dinghy of a kind first used in Dublin Bay, built to a standard design and used for racing.Originally the name of a club formed to sail these boats: see quot. 1887¹. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > pleasure vessel > [noun] > sailing dinghy > types of water wag1887 snipe1931 1887 Belfast News-Let. 2 Mar. The boats will be kept together by a primitive association or order of good fellowship, called the ‘Water Wags’. 1887 Irish Times 19 Apr. 7/7 The Water Wags. The second race of these boats was sailed on Saturday in a nice easterly breeze. 1926 Times of India 29 Mar. 13/4 At present the regular class (Dublin Bay Water-wags) consists of four boats only. 2007 Irish Times (Nexis) 12 July 25 The traditional clinker-built Water Wags will compete, just as they did at a similar regatta 100 years ago. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1866
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