Enfield

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Enfield revolver, a British handgun manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.

    "Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra."

  2. 2
    A heraldic beast with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolf.

    "Tradition relates, that the O'Kelly crest of “the Enfield” originated at this time, from the circumstance of this animal having issued from the sea, to protect the body of Tadhg from the Danes, 'till rescued by his followers."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locale in England:; A town and London borough in Greater London.
  2. 2
    A locale in England:; A suburban area in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, south of Clayton-le-Moors (OS grid ref SD7530).
  3. 3
    A locale in England:; A district of the town of Redditch, Worcestershire.
  4. 4
    A town in County Meath, Ireland; name adapted from Innfield (after an inn in the area) after the town in England.
  5. 5
    A locale in Australia.; A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; named for the town in England.
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  1. 6
    A locale in Australia.; A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
  2. 7
    A locale in Australia.; A rural locality in Victoria, Australia.
  3. 8
    A suburban community in Nova Scotia, Canada; named for the town in Connecticut.
  4. 9
    A locale in the United States.; A town in Hartford County, Connecticut; named for the town in England.
  5. 10
    A locale in the United States.; A village in White County, Illinois.
  6. 11
    A locale in the United States.; A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  7. 12
    A locale in the United States.; A submerged ghost town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; named for early settler Robert Field.
  8. 13
    A locale in the United States.; A town, village, and census-designated place in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the town in Connecticut.
  9. 14
    A locale in the United States.; A town in Tompkins County, New York.
  10. 15
    A locale in the United States.; A town in Halifax County, North Carolina.
  11. 16
    An English habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms

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lee-enfield

Example

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"Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).

Etymology 2

Possibly a corruption of Irish onchú, denoting a mythical water beast.

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