† Welshman's hosen.

Forms:

α. late Middle English Walshmannes hose, 1500s Walshemannys hoos, 1500s Walshmans hose, 1500s Welchmans hose, 1500s Welschemanis hois (Scottish), 1600s Welshman's hose, 1600s Welshmans hose.

β. 1500s Wealchman hose.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Welshman n., hose n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of Welshman n. + hose n. In β. forms < Welshman n. + hose n.

Obsolete.

The hose (hose n. 1a) of a Welshman, regarded as easily stretched; (figurative) a statement that may be forced to suit a person's purpose (chiefly in phrases, see Phrases 1, Phrases 2). Cf. shipman's hose n. at shipman n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

?1457 J. Hardyng Chron. (Lansd.) in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1912) 27 750 (MED) The lawe is lyke vnto a Walshmannes hose, To eche mannes legge that shapen is and mete.

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1239 And after conueyauns as the world goos, It is no foly to vse the Walshemannys hoos.

Phrases

†P1. to make a Welshman's hose of and variants: to interpret (a word, text, etc.) to suit oneself; to make a nonsense of; to muddle. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > pervert or distort [verb (transitive)]

crooka1340

deprave1382

pervertc1390

strainc1449

drawc1450

miswrest?a1475

bewrya1522

wry?1521

to make a Welshman's hose ofa1529

writhea1533

wrest1533

invert1534

wring?1541

depravate1548

rack1548

violent1549

wrench1549

train1551

wreathe1556

throw1558

detorta1575

shuffle1589

wriggle1593

distortc1595

to put, set, place, etc. on the rack1599

twine1600

wire-draw1610

monstrify1617

screw1628

corrupt1630

gloss1638

torture1648

force1662

vex1678

refract1700

warp1717

to put a force upon1729

twist1821

ply1988

a1529 J. Skelton Colyn Cloute (?1545) sig. C.iii A thousand thousande other That..make a walshmans hose Of the texte and of the glose.

1571 Disc. tviching Estait sig. B.iiij Mony ministeris..outher for feir or than flattrie keipis thame selfis sa indifferent, that of thair doctrine..thay may mak ane Welsche manis hois.

1675 Accompt Dispute betwixt Students of Divinity & Quakers Aberdene 76 Have not some of our antagonists been observed to make a Welsh man's hose of the first chapter of Genesis?

1689 W. Jameson Verus Patroclus iii. 135 Which supplement denudeth the Text of sense, making a Welshmans hose thereof.

†P2. to make (also turn) (a word, text, etc.) like a Welshman's hose: = to make a Welshman's hose of at Phrases 1. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Tresilian xi And wurds that wer most plaine whan thei by vs wer skande, We turned by construction lyke a welch~mans hose.

?a1600 ( R. Sempill Legend Bischop St. Androis in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlv. 377 Of omnigatherine now his glose: He maid it lyk a Wealchman hose: Tempora mutantur was his text.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	welshmans hose
释义	† Welshman's hosen. Forms: α. late Middle English Walshmannes hose, 1500s Walshemannys hoos, 1500s Walshmans hose, 1500s Welchmans hose, 1500s Welschemanis hois (Scottish), 1600s Welshman's hose, 1600s Welshmans hose. β. 1500s Wealchman hose. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Welshman n., hose n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of Welshman n. + hose n. In β. forms < Welshman n. + hose n. Obsolete. The hose (hose n. 1a) of a Welshman, regarded as easily stretched; (figurative) a statement that may be forced to suit a person's purpose (chiefly in phrases, see Phrases 1, Phrases 2). Cf. shipman's hose n. at shipman n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ ?1457 J. Hardyng Chron. (Lansd.) in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1912) 27 750 (MED) The lawe is lyke vnto a Walshmannes hose, To eche mannes legge that shapen is and mete. 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1239 And after conueyauns as the world goos, It is no foly to vse the Walshemannys hoos. Phrases †P1. to make a Welshman's hose of and variants: to interpret (a word, text, etc.) to suit oneself; to make a nonsense of; to muddle. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > pervert or distort [verb (transitive)] crooka1340 deprave1382 pervertc1390 strainc1449 drawc1450 miswrest?a1475 bewrya1522 wry?1521 to make a Welshman's hose ofa1529 writhea1533 wrest1533 invert1534 wring?1541 depravate1548 rack1548 violent1549 wrench1549 train1551 wreathe1556 throw1558 detorta1575 shuffle1589 wriggle1593 distortc1595 to put, set, place, etc. on the rack1599 twine1600 wire-draw1610 monstrify1617 screw1628 corrupt1630 gloss1638 torture1648 force1662 vex1678 refract1700 warp1717 to put a force upon1729 twist1821 ply1988 a1529 J. Skelton Colyn Cloute (?1545) sig. C.iii A thousand thousande other That..make a walshmans hose Of the texte and of the glose. 1571 Disc. tviching Estait sig. B.iiij Mony ministeris..outher for feir or than flattrie keipis thame selfis sa indifferent, that of thair doctrine..thay may mak ane Welsche manis hois. 1675 Accompt Dispute betwixt Students of Divinity & Quakers Aberdene 76 Have not some of our antagonists been observed to make a Welsh man's hose of the first chapter of Genesis? 1689 W. Jameson Verus Patroclus iii. 135 Which supplement denudeth the Text of sense, making a Welshmans hose thereof. †P2. to make (also turn) (a word, text, etc.) like a Welshman's hose: = to make a Welshman's hose of at Phrases 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Tresilian xi And wurds that wer most plaine whan thei by vs wer skande, We turned by construction lyke a welch~mans hose. ?a1600 ( R. Sempill Legend Bischop St. Androis in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlv. 377 Of omnigatherine now his glose: He maid it lyk a Wealchman hose: Tempora mutantur was his text. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.?1457
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