well workingn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛl ˌwəːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɛl ˌwərkɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and working n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well n.², working n.; well adv., working n.

Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < well n.² + working n., and partly (in senses 2 and 3) < well adv. + working n.In sense 3 after well-worked adj.

†1. The action or fact of doing good. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] > right action or well-doing

do-well1362

well-doingc1384

well working1542

rightdoing1556

eupraxy1675

orthopraxy1852

1542 T. Becon Christmas Bankette sig. f. vii The entent and determinacion of well workyng is not in the electe.

1611 in T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Instit. Christian Relig. (new ed.) Table of Contents X xx 1 b Against all them which say that if this doctrine [of Predestination] take place, all endeuour of well working decaieth.

1631 E. Reynolds Three Treat. 205 Well being is the ground of well working.

1712 F. Gordon Ess. Predestination & Grace 22 Attributing their well-working to themselves, they might be proud of their good Deeds as though they were of themselves.

1744 W. Hammond Medulla Ecclesiæ iii. 174 Let those who have this Faith follow the Exhortation..and exert it more and more by well working.

2. Successful activity or operation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [noun]

mainOE

mightOE

strengthOE

efficace?c1225

bootingc1300

effectc1390

powera1393

boota1400

efficacity1430

operationc1450

valure1483

feck1495

efficacy1527

effectualness1545

effectuousnessa1576

validity1593

effectiveness1607

workingness1611

efficaciousnessa1628

operativeness1627

efficiency1633

effectualitya1641

energy1668

availablenessa1676

availment1699

potentialness1727

affectingnessa1774

effectivity1838

efficience1865

well working1879

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Kent 79 Conceit is very contributive to the well working of Physick.

1807 W. Deacon Observ. on Stage-Waggons 80 The well-working, and wearing of all machinery, depends much upon the component parts fitting each other correctly.

1859 T. C. Grattan Civilised Amer. II. xvii. 449 On the formation of the Federal Constitution, very little confidence was entertained of its well-working even by its framers.

1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics vi. §34. 84 The well-working [of pleasure and pain] in essential matters is ignored; and the ill-working in unessential matters is alone recognized.

1917 C. A. Ellwood Introd. Social Psychol. vii. 154 Tolerance of such criticism is therefore the first condition for the well-working of the machinery of conscious social change.

2009 R. Crespo in J. Peil & I. van Staveren Handbk. Econ. & Ethics iii. 19 The well working of the market does not happen in a vacuum but in political society.

3. The action of thoroughly or properly subjecting a material or substance to a particular process or operation; the fact of having been thus dealt with. Formerly also: †the fact of being well made (obsolete). Cf. well-worked adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > forging or shaping

forginga1382

smithing?c1475

forgery1610

well working1667

smithying1842

1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 283 Good Powder differs from bad (besides the well working and mingling of the Materials) in having more Peter and less Coal.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 79 According to the goodness and well working of the Iron, some prove of longer durance than other.

1693 Moxon's Mech. Exercises (ed. 2) 7 The well-working and bonding of Brick-Walls conduces very much to their strength.

1697 J. Pollexfen Disc. Trade & Coyn 98 The expence of all sorts of Goods both at home and abroad depending upon the well Working of them.

1702 F. Povey Sea-gunners Compan. 21 It is certain, that well working of Powder gives strength to it.

1868 Amer. Farmer Feb. 227/2 One of the principal means of growing good vegetables is the well working of the soil, producing a fine tilth.

1904 Jrnl. Agric. & Industry May 598 The chief points that should be followed were a good ploughing at the right time, well working of the fallows during the spring and summer, [etc.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well working
释义	well workingn. Brit. /ˈwɛl ˌwəːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɛl ˌwərkɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and working n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well n.², working n.; well adv., working n. Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < well n.² + working n., and partly (in senses 2 and 3) < well adv. + working n.In sense 3 after well-worked adj. †1. The action or fact of doing good. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > [noun] > right action or well-doing do-well1362 well-doingc1384 well working1542 rightdoing1556 eupraxy1675 orthopraxy1852 1542 T. Becon Christmas Bankette sig. f. vii The entent and determinacion of well workyng is not in the electe. 1611 in T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Instit. Christian Relig. (new ed.) Table of Contents X xx 1 b Against all them which say that if this doctrine [of Predestination] take place, all endeuour of well working decaieth. 1631 E. Reynolds Three Treat. 205 Well being is the ground of well working. 1712 F. Gordon Ess. Predestination & Grace 22 Attributing their well-working to themselves, they might be proud of their good Deeds as though they were of themselves. 1744 W. Hammond Medulla Ecclesiæ iii. 174 Let those who have this Faith follow the Exhortation..and exert it more and more by well working. 2. Successful activity or operation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [noun] mainOE mightOE strengthOE efficace?c1225 bootingc1300 effectc1390 powera1393 boota1400 efficacity1430 operationc1450 valure1483 feck1495 efficacy1527 effectualness1545 effectuousnessa1576 validity1593 effectiveness1607 workingness1611 efficaciousnessa1628 operativeness1627 efficiency1633 effectualitya1641 energy1668 availablenessa1676 availment1699 potentialness1727 affectingnessa1774 effectivity1838 efficience1865 well working1879 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Kent 79 Conceit is very contributive to the well working of Physick. 1807 W. Deacon Observ. on Stage-Waggons 80 The well-working, and wearing of all machinery, depends much upon the component parts fitting each other correctly. 1859 T. C. Grattan Civilised Amer. II. xvii. 449 On the formation of the Federal Constitution, very little confidence was entertained of its well-working even by its framers. 1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics vi. §34. 84 The well-working [of pleasure and pain] in essential matters is ignored; and the ill-working in unessential matters is alone recognized. 1917 C. A. Ellwood Introd. Social Psychol. vii. 154 Tolerance of such criticism is therefore the first condition for the well-working of the machinery of conscious social change. 2009 R. Crespo in J. Peil & I. van Staveren Handbk. Econ. & Ethics iii. 19 The well working of the market does not happen in a vacuum but in political society. 3. The action of thoroughly or properly subjecting a material or substance to a particular process or operation; the fact of having been thus dealt with. Formerly also: †the fact of being well made (obsolete). Cf. well-worked adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > forging or shaping forginga1382 smithing?c1475 forgery1610 well working1667 smithying1842 1667 T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 283 Good Powder differs from bad (besides the well working and mingling of the Materials) in having more Peter and less Coal. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 79 According to the goodness and well working of the Iron, some prove of longer durance than other. 1693 Moxon's Mech. Exercises (ed. 2) 7 The well-working and bonding of Brick-Walls conduces very much to their strength. 1697 J. Pollexfen Disc. Trade & Coyn 98 The expence of all sorts of Goods both at home and abroad depending upon the well Working of them. 1702 F. Povey Sea-gunners Compan. 21 It is certain, that well working of Powder gives strength to it. 1868 Amer. Farmer Feb. 227/2 One of the principal means of growing good vegetables is the well working of the soil, producing a fine tilth. 1904 Jrnl. Agric. & Industry May 598 The chief points that should be followed were a good ploughing at the right time, well working of the fallows during the spring and summer, [etc.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1542
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