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car-pool (n.)[car-pool 词源字典]: also carpool, 1942, American English, from car + pool (n.2). As a verb from 1962. Related: Carpooled; carpooling.[car-pool etymology, car-pool origin, 英语词源]
ear-muff (n.): also earplug, 1859, from ear (n.1) + muff (n.).
ear-plug (n.): also earplug, 1841, from ear (n.1) + plug (n.).
ear-worm (n.): 1880, "boll-worm, corn parasite" (corn-ear-worm attested from 1855), from ear (n.2) + worm (n.). Also an old alternative name for "earwig" (from ear (n.1)); from 1881 as "secret counselor." From 1989 as "annoyingly unforgettable pop song or part of a song."
far-away (adj.): also faraway, "distant, remote," 1816, from far + away.
far-fetched (adj.): also far fetched, farfetched, 1560s, "brought from afar," from far (adv.) + past participle of fetch (v.). An earlier form was far fet (1530s). Figurative sense is from c. 1600.
far-flung (adj.): 1828, mainly in poetry, from far (adv.) + past tense of fling (v.).
far-off (adj.): also faroff, "distant, remote," 1590s, from adverbial phrase, from far (adv.) + off (adv.).
far-out (adj.): also far out, 1887, "remote, distant;" from adverbial phrase, from far (adv.) + out (adv.). Slang sense of "excellent, wonderful," is from 1954, originally in jazz talk.
far-reaching (adj.): 1808, from far (adv.) + present participle of reach (v.).
far-sighted (adj.): also farsighted, 1640s, "forecasting, prescient;" 1878 in reference to a defect of the eyes (hypermetropic); see far (adv.) + sight (v.). Related: Farsightedness.
near-sighted (adj.): also nearsighted, 1680s, from near + sight. Figurative use from 1856. Related: Nearsightedly; nearsightedness.
rear-end (n.): "buttocks," 1937, from rear (adj.) + end (n.). As a verb, "to collide (with another vehicle) from behind," from 1976. Related: Rear-ended; rear-ending.
smear-case (n.): 1829, semi-translation of German Schmier-käse; see smear (v.) + cheese (n.).
spear-head (n.): c. 1400, from spear (n.1) + head (n.). Figurative sense of "leading element" (of an attack, movement, etc.) is attested from 1893; the verb in this sense is recorded from 1938. Related: Spearheaded; spearheading.
star-fruit (n.): Damasonium stellatum, 1857, from star (n.) + fruit (n.). So called for its shape.
star-gazer (n.): 1550s, from star (n.) + agent noun from gaze (v.). Related: Star-gazing (n., 1570s); star-gaze (v., 1620s).
star-lit (adj.): 1813, from star (n.) + lit (adj.).
star-shine (n.): 1580s, from star (n.) + shine (n.).
star-spangled (adj.): 1590s, from star (n.) + spangle (v.); Star-Spangled Banner "United States flag" is 1814, from Francis Scott Key's poem (printed in the "Baltimore Patriot" Sept. 20).
sugar-coat (v.): also sugarcoat, 1870, originally of medicine; figuratively, "make more palatable," from 1910; from sugar (n.) + coat (v.). Related: Sugarcoated; sugarcoating.
sugar-plum (n.): c. 1600, figurative, "something sweet or agreeable;" see sugar (n.) + plum (n.). As a type of small, round, flavored candy, from 1660s.
swear-word (n.): 1873, American English colloquial, from swear (v.) + word (n.).
tear-drop (n.): also teardrop, 1799, from tear (n.1) + drop (n.).
tear-jerker (n.): 1911, in reference to newspaper stories about tragic situations, on model of soda-jerker and perhaps especially beer-jerker, from tear (n.1) + jerk (v.).
war-path (n.): also warpath, 1775, in reference to North American Indians, from war (n.) + path (n.).
war-song (n.): 1757, from war (n.) + song (n.).
war-time (n.): late 14c., from war (n.) + time (n.).
year-long (adj.): also yearlong, 1813, from year + -long.
year-round (adj.): 1917, from (all) the year round; see year (n.) + round (adj.). As an adverb from 1948.