wild goosen.

Forms: (Also with hyphen.)see wild adj. and goose n.; also 1600s wilgosse.

Etymology: Compare (Middle) High German wildgans, Swedish vildgås, Danish vildgaas.

1. Any wild bird of the goose kind; an undomesticated goose; in Britain usually the greylag ( Anser ferus or cinereus), in North America the Canada goose ( Bernicla canadensis).

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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > wild

wild goosec1050

ridlaik1578

wawa1742

honka1804

c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 364/1 Cente, wilde gos.

c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 165 Jo voy là une owe rossée [gloss a wilde-gos].

c1440 J. Lydgate Horse, Goose & Sheep 171 Whan wilde gees hihe in the ayer vp fleen.

a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xxiv. sig. i.ii A great multytude, somtyme of wylde gees Comunely called Gauntes.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. i. 63 They flocke together in consent, like so many wild-geese .

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. vii. 86 If he be free, why then my taxing like a wild-goose flies Vnclaim'd of any. man.

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 421 We have the wild goose flying over our heads, in the fens of Lincolnshire, in vast flocks.

1845 J. G. Whittier Lumbermen ii O'er us, to the southland heading, Screams the gray wild-goose.

2. figurative.

a. Used of or in reference to a flighty or foolish person: cf. goose n. 1f.

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed

light head1536

cock-brain1556

fiddler1591

wild goose1597

barmy-froth1598

knick-knacker1622

nugator1656

shatter-pate1775

feather-brain1776

whirl-brain1817

feather-head1834

date1914

bubblehead1916

airhead1971

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > capricious persons or animals > capricious or whimsical person

butterflya1500

wild-brain1580

wild-head1583

humorista1586

wild goose1597

barmy-froth1598

whirligig1602

maggot-monger1607

maggot-patea1640

kickshaw1644

whimsy-pate1654

maggot1681

volatilityship1771

whimship1793

vagarist1888

Jack-o'-wisp1896

Hamlet1903

temperamentalist1924

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. iii. 66 Nay if thy wits runne the wildgoose chase, I haue done: for I am sure thou hast more of the goose in one of thy wits, than I haue in al my fiue.

1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 5 Thou art but a wild-goose to question it.

b. English History (plural). A nickname for the Irish Jacobites who went over to the Continent on the abdication of James II and later.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > Jacobitism > adherent of > specific

non-compounder1651

non-abjuror1671

wild goose1843

1843 M. J. Barry in Spirit of Nation (Dublin) (1845) 230 The wild geese—the wild geese,—'tis long since they flew, O'er the billowy ocean's bright bosom of blue.

1845 M. J. Barry in Spirit of Nation 231 (note) The recruits for the Irish Brigade..were entered on the ship's books as ‘wild geese’.

1845 M. O'Conor Milit. Hist. Irish Nation 367 (note) Clare, it may be added, was a great recruiting county for the Brigade. On its stern coast the French used to land smuggled claret, brandy, &c., and take away wool, and, what was more precious, ‘Wild Geese’, for such was the name usually given to the recruits for ‘The bold Brigade.’

1881 J. A. Froude Eng. in Ireland I. ii. iii. 405 In 1715..Tens of thousands of young Irishmen were in the French service, and thousands more were continually recruited under the name of Wild Geese.

1902 in Emily Lawless With the Wild Geese Pref. p. viii The ‘Wild Geese’ was the name given..to the exiles who, like the wild birds..migrated to the Continent before and after the Battle of Aughrim, and the Surrender of Limerick in 1691.

Compounds

C1. attributive. [after wild goose chase n. 2, as apprehended in later use.] Wild, fantastic, very foolish or risky.

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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [adjective] > of fanciful nature

feigned1526

fantasticala1546

conceited1588

capricious1594

fanatical1598

vaporous1605

chimerical1638

chimeric1655

lymphatical1678

chimerian1682

wild goose1770

visionary1777

whimmy1785

whimming1787

Laputan1866

viewy1866

Alice1872

Alice-in-Wonderland1874

fantasied1882

Alician1898

blue-sky1920

pie in the sky1930

rocambolesque1935

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless > specifically of actions, feelings, etc.

recklessOE

racklec1405

savagec1425

rash1533

hot-brained1556

rashful1567

blindfold1593

lavish1600

wretchless1607

blind1615

hand over head1682

wild goose1770

plunging1798

wild cat1890

(like a) bull at a (five-barred) gate1896

1770 R. Cumberland West Indian ii. xi To fit him out upon some wild-goose expedition to the coast of Africa.

1781 W. Cowper Anti-Thelypthora 53 She tutor'd some in Dædalus's art, And promis'd they would act his wildgoose part.

1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter III. vi. 141 ‘All mad wild-goose nonsense,’ said MacGopus.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge iv. 259 He'll..have gone away upon some wild-goose errand, seeking his fortune.

C2.

wild-goose plum n. = wild-goose rye n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > plum-tree > types of

damson treea1398

bullace-treec1440

bullester1500

bullace1616

lote-tree1640

Catherine plum1691

white plum1696

bullet-bush1732

lotus1760

wild plum1838

wild-goose plum1909

apricot plum1957

1909 Month Dec. 599 A well-known American plum is called the ‘wild-goose’ plum, because a plum-stone from which the whole race has been raised was found in the stomach of such a bird.

wild-goose rye n. names for North American varieties of those plants raised from seeds found in the crops of wild geese.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > rye > rye plants

ryea1325

Secale1584

wild-goose rye1884

1884 Lisbon (Dakota Territory) Star 15 Aug. The introduction of wild goose rye into Dakota.

wild-goose race n. = wild goose chase n.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking

wild-goose race1594

wild goose chase1597

fool's erranda1629

job1680

water haul1823

rainbow chase1840

Sisyphism1846

blind alley1854

fool's gold1870

mug's game1900

Saltash luck1914

dead end1922

boondoggle1947

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim > capricious action

conceitc1520

giddiness1593

wild-goose race1594

wild goose chase1597

tricka1616

vagary1711

cantrip1719

quipa1822

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > types of racing > types of race

wild-goose race1594

wild goose chase1597

bell-course1607

Palio1673

stake1696

paddock course1705

handicap1751

by-match1759

pony race1765

give and take plate1769

sweepstake1773

steeplechase1793

mile-heat1802

steeple race1809

welter1820

trotting-race1822

scurry1824

walkover1829

steeple hunt1831

set-to1840

sky race1840

flat race1848

trot1856

grind1857

feeler1858

nursery1860

waiting race1868

horse-trot1882

selling plate1888

flying milea1893

chase1894

flying handicap1894

prep1894

selling race1898

point-to-point1902

seller1922

shoo-in1928

daily double1930

bumper1946

selling chase1965

tiercé1981

1594 Willobie his Auisa xl. f. 37 As weary of this wild-goose race, That led askance, I know not where.

1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 145 As one running the wild goose race, he windeth backe to a passage in the former argument.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	wild goose
释义	wild goosen. Forms: (Also with hyphen.)see wild adj. and goose n.; also 1600s wilgosse. Etymology: Compare (Middle) High German wildgans, Swedish vildgås, Danish vildgaas. 1. Any wild bird of the goose kind; an undomesticated goose; in Britain usually the greylag ( Anser ferus or cinereus), in North America the Canada goose ( Bernicla canadensis). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > [noun] > member of subfamily Anserinea (goose) > wild wild goosec1050 ridlaik1578 wawa1742 honka1804 c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 364/1 Cente, wilde gos. c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 165 Jo voy là une owe rossée [gloss a wilde-gos]. c1440 J. Lydgate Horse, Goose & Sheep 171 Whan wilde gees hihe in the ayer vp fleen. a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xxiv. sig. i.ii A great multytude, somtyme of wylde gees Comunely called Gauntes. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. i. 63 They flocke together in consent, like so many wild-geese . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. vii. 86 If he be free, why then my taxing like a wild-goose flies Vnclaim'd of any. man. View more context for this quotation 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 421 We have the wild goose flying over our heads, in the fens of Lincolnshire, in vast flocks. 1845 J. G. Whittier Lumbermen ii O'er us, to the southland heading, Screams the gray wild-goose. 2. figurative. a. Used of or in reference to a flighty or foolish person: cf. goose n. 1f. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed light head1536 cock-brain1556 fiddler1591 wild goose1597 barmy-froth1598 knick-knacker1622 nugator1656 shatter-pate1775 feather-brain1776 whirl-brain1817 feather-head1834 date1914 bubblehead1916 airhead1971 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > capricious persons or animals > capricious or whimsical person butterflya1500 wild-brain1580 wild-head1583 humorista1586 wild goose1597 barmy-froth1598 whirligig1602 maggot-monger1607 maggot-patea1640 kickshaw1644 whimsy-pate1654 maggot1681 volatilityship1771 whimship1793 vagarist1888 Jack-o'-wisp1896 Hamlet1903 temperamentalist1924 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. iii. 66 Nay if thy wits runne the wildgoose chase, I haue done: for I am sure thou hast more of the goose in one of thy wits, than I haue in al my fiue. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 5 Thou art but a wild-goose to question it. b. English History (plural). A nickname for the Irish Jacobites who went over to the Continent on the abdication of James II and later. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > Jacobitism > adherent of > specific non-compounder1651 non-abjuror1671 wild goose1843 1843 M. J. Barry in Spirit of Nation (Dublin) (1845) 230 The wild geese—the wild geese,—'tis long since they flew, O'er the billowy ocean's bright bosom of blue. 1845 M. J. Barry in Spirit of Nation 231 (note) The recruits for the Irish Brigade..were entered on the ship's books as ‘wild geese’. 1845 M. O'Conor Milit. Hist. Irish Nation 367 (note) Clare, it may be added, was a great recruiting county for the Brigade. On its stern coast the French used to land smuggled claret, brandy, &c., and take away wool, and, what was more precious, ‘Wild Geese’, for such was the name usually given to the recruits for ‘The bold Brigade.’ 1881 J. A. Froude Eng. in Ireland I. ii. iii. 405 In 1715..Tens of thousands of young Irishmen were in the French service, and thousands more were continually recruited under the name of Wild Geese. 1902 in Emily Lawless With the Wild Geese Pref. p. viii The ‘Wild Geese’ was the name given..to the exiles who, like the wild birds..migrated to the Continent before and after the Battle of Aughrim, and the Surrender of Limerick in 1691. Compounds C1. attributive. [after wild goose chase n. 2, as apprehended in later use.] Wild, fantastic, very foolish or risky. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [adjective] > of fanciful nature feigned1526 fantasticala1546 conceited1588 capricious1594 fanatical1598 vaporous1605 chimerical1638 chimeric1655 lymphatical1678 chimerian1682 wild goose1770 visionary1777 whimmy1785 whimming1787 Laputan1866 viewy1866 Alice1872 Alice-in-Wonderland1874 fantasied1882 Alician1898 blue-sky1920 pie in the sky1930 rocambolesque1935 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless > specifically of actions, feelings, etc. recklessOE racklec1405 savagec1425 rash1533 hot-brained1556 rashful1567 blindfold1593 lavish1600 wretchless1607 blind1615 hand over head1682 wild goose1770 plunging1798 wild cat1890 (like a) bull at a (five-barred) gate1896 1770 R. Cumberland West Indian ii. xi To fit him out upon some wild-goose expedition to the coast of Africa. 1781 W. Cowper Anti-Thelypthora 53 She tutor'd some in Dædalus's art, And promis'd they would act his wildgoose part. 1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter III. vi. 141 ‘All mad wild-goose nonsense,’ said MacGopus. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge iv. 259 He'll..have gone away upon some wild-goose errand, seeking his fortune. C2. wild-goose plum n. = wild-goose rye n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > plum-tree > types of damson treea1398 bullace-treec1440 bullester1500 bullace1616 lote-tree1640 Catherine plum1691 white plum1696 bullet-bush1732 lotus1760 wild plum1838 wild-goose plum1909 apricot plum1957 1909 Month Dec. 599 A well-known American plum is called the ‘wild-goose’ plum, because a plum-stone from which the whole race has been raised was found in the stomach of such a bird. wild-goose rye n. names for North American varieties of those plants raised from seeds found in the crops of wild geese. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > rye > rye plants ryea1325 Secale1584 wild-goose rye1884 1884 Lisbon (Dakota Territory) Star 15 Aug. The introduction of wild goose rye into Dakota. wild-goose race n. = wild goose chase n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 fool's erranda1629 job1680 water haul1823 rainbow chase1840 Sisyphism1846 blind alley1854 fool's gold1870 mug's game1900 Saltash luck1914 dead end1922 boondoggle1947 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim > capricious action conceitc1520 giddiness1593 wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 tricka1616 vagary1711 cantrip1719 quipa1822 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > types of racing > types of race wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 bell-course1607 Palio1673 stake1696 paddock course1705 handicap1751 by-match1759 pony race1765 give and take plate1769 sweepstake1773 steeplechase1793 mile-heat1802 steeple race1809 welter1820 trotting-race1822 scurry1824 walkover1829 steeple hunt1831 set-to1840 sky race1840 flat race1848 trot1856 grind1857 feeler1858 nursery1860 waiting race1868 horse-trot1882 selling plate1888 flying milea1893 chase1894 flying handicap1894 prep1894 selling race1898 point-to-point1902 seller1922 shoo-in1928 daily double1930 bumper1946 selling chase1965 tiercé1981 1594 Willobie his Auisa xl. f. 37 As weary of this wild-goose race, That led askance, I know not where. 1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 145 As one running the wild goose race, he windeth backe to a passage in the former argument. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.c1050
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