water-wagtailn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəˌwaɡteɪl/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌwæɡˌteɪl/,

/ˈwɑdərˌwæɡˌteɪl/

Forms: see water n. and wagtail n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., wagtail n.

Etymology: < water n. + wagtail n.

a. A wagtail of the genus Motacilla, often found in the vicinity of water. Frequently with distinguishing word.In quot. 1593 humorously as part of a sexual metaphor; see G. Williams Dict. Sexual Lang. & Imagery in Shakespearean & Stuart Lit. (1994) II., at wagtail.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Motacillidae > genus Motacilla > motacilla alba (pied wagtail)

washerc1325

washstarta1400

wevesterte14..

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dishwasher1575

water-wagtail1593

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washerwoman1817

wash-dish1825

moll-washer1847

deviling1853

devil's bird1853

tinner1866

peggy1885

1593 ‘P. Foulface’ Bacchus Bountie sig. C2^v With him he caried a water Wagtaile, readie to flie at the fairest goose in Winchester.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Hausse-queue, the yellow Water-wagtaile.

1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 90 Motacilla..the washer, or water-wagtail.

1676 F. Willughby & J. Ray Ornithologiæ ii. xvii. 171 Motacilla alba. The white Water-wagtail.

1734 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds II. 54 The common black and white Water-Wagtail.

1758 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. I. 105 The Grey Water-wagtail.

1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 14 June (1939) 186 As blythe as a water-wagtail.

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile vi. 138 The sparrows and water-wagtails perch familiarly on the awnings and hop about the deck.

1894 R. B. Sharpe Hand-bk. Birds Great Brit. I. 92 The Wagtail of Madagascar, M. flaviventris, and the Grey Wagtail of Europe, M. melanope, are ‘Water’ Wagtails, with the colouring of Yellow Wagtails.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1343 Water-wagtails are fond of the little freshwater snail that cradles the larvae of the liver-fluke.

2008 L. Tracy Postmaster's Daughter i. 17 A water-wagtail skipped nimbly from rock to rock in the shallows.

b. figurative. A person likened to a water-wagtail, esp. in being flighty, appealing, or delicate. Cf. wagtail n. 3. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > [noun]

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son of manOE

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Snooks1860

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1694 J. Crowne Married Beau v. 61 If my old Water-wagtail will only hop about the brinks of Marriage, and never step in, I'll drive him away.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife v. 67 Why now, my pretty Pall; My Goldfinch; My little Waterwagtail—you must know that.

1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical vi. 57 In a word, the generality of Women are Peacocks when they Walk; Water-Wagtails when they are within Doors, and Turtles when they meet Face to Face.

1763 I. Bickerstaff Love in Village ii. xv. 54 What my little water wagtail, the very couple I wished to meet, come hither both of you.

1840 E. Howard Jack Ashore I. vii. 150 Ah! my water-wagtail—but you know I never game.

1890 G. Meredith in Fortn. Rev. Nov. 800 Fenellan..had put a picture on the departing Skepsey, as observed from an end of the Lakelands upper terrace-walk: ‘Queer little water-wagtail it is!’

1947 D. Chandos Abbie 33 Oh, look at that water wagtail, isn't she a nice little person?

2. Chiefly U.S. A waterthrush (genus Parkesia). Cf. wagtail n. 2a. Now rare.Waterthrushes bob their tails as they walk.

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

1759 tr. M. Venegas Nat. & Civil Hist. Calif. I. 40 About the harbour of Monte-Rey are..water-wagtails.

1871 J. Burroughs Wake-robin 57 The water-wagtail (Seiurus noveboracensis)—erroneously called water-thrush.

1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. III. 153/1 Like the Oven-bird it also bobs its tail as it proceeds, a peculiarity from which it derives its popular name of Water Wagtail.

1941 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 July 12/1 J. Bamford, the professional, approaching the tenth green, killed 2 water wagtails.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	water-wagtail
释义	water-wagtailn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌwaɡteɪl/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌwæɡˌteɪl/, /ˈwɑdərˌwæɡˌteɪl/ Forms: see water n. and wagtail n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., wagtail n. Etymology: < water n. + wagtail n. 1. a. A wagtail of the genus Motacilla, often found in the vicinity of water. Frequently with distinguishing word.In quot. 1593 humorously as part of a sexual metaphor; see G. Williams Dict. Sexual Lang. & Imagery in Shakespearean & Stuart Lit. (1994) II., at wagtail. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Motacillidae > genus Motacilla > motacilla alba (pied wagtail) washerc1325 washstarta1400 wevesterte14.. water swallow1544 dishwasher1575 water-wagtail1593 dishwater1674 seed bird1675 pied wagtail1744 willy wagtail1780 washerwoman1817 wash-dish1825 moll-washer1847 deviling1853 devil's bird1853 tinner1866 peggy1885 1593 ‘P. Foulface’ Bacchus Bountie sig. C2^v With him he caried a water Wagtaile, readie to flie at the fairest goose in Winchester. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Hausse-queue, the yellow Water-wagtaile. 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 90 Motacilla..the washer, or water-wagtail. 1676 F. Willughby & J. Ray Ornithologiæ ii. xvii. 171 Motacilla alba. The white Water-wagtail. 1734 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds II. 54 The common black and white Water-Wagtail. 1758 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. I. 105 The Grey Water-wagtail. 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 14 June (1939) 186 As blythe as a water-wagtail. 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile vi. 138 The sparrows and water-wagtails perch familiarly on the awnings and hop about the deck. 1894 R. B. Sharpe Hand-bk. Birds Great Brit. I. 92 The Wagtail of Madagascar, M. flaviventris, and the Grey Wagtail of Europe, M. melanope, are ‘Water’ Wagtails, with the colouring of Yellow Wagtails. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1343 Water-wagtails are fond of the little freshwater snail that cradles the larvae of the liver-fluke. 2008 L. Tracy Postmaster's Daughter i. 17 A water-wagtail skipped nimbly from rock to rock in the shallows. b. figurative. A person likened to a water-wagtail, esp. in being flighty, appealing, or delicate. Cf. wagtail n. 3. Now rare. 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Crowne Married Beau v. 61 If my old Water-wagtail will only hop about the brinks of Marriage, and never step in, I'll drive him away. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife v. 67 Why now, my pretty Pall; My Goldfinch; My little Waterwagtail—you must know that. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical vi. 57 In a word, the generality of Women are Peacocks when they Walk; Water-Wagtails when they are within Doors, and Turtles when they meet Face to Face. 1763 I. Bickerstaff Love in Village ii. xv. 54 What my little water wagtail, the very couple I wished to meet, come hither both of you. 1840 E. Howard Jack Ashore I. vii. 150 Ah! my water-wagtail—but you know I never game. 1890 G. Meredith in Fortn. Rev. Nov. 800 Fenellan..had put a picture on the departing Skepsey, as observed from an end of the Lakelands upper terrace-walk: ‘Queer little water-wagtail it is!’ 1947 D. Chandos Abbie 33 Oh, look at that water wagtail, isn't she a nice little person? 2. Chiefly U.S. A waterthrush (genus Parkesia). Cf. wagtail n. 2a. Now rare.Waterthrushes bob their tails as they walk. 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 1759 tr. M. Venegas Nat. & Civil Hist. Calif. I. 40 About the harbour of Monte-Rey are..water-wagtails. 1871 J. Burroughs Wake-robin 57 The water-wagtail (Seiurus noveboracensis)—erroneously called water-thrush. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. III. 153/1 Like the Oven-bird it also bobs its tail as it proceeds, a peculiarity from which it derives its popular name of Water Wagtail. 1941 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 July 12/1 J. Bamford, the professional, approaching the tenth green, killed 2 water wagtails. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1593
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