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According to N&Q (5s:6 (1876), 24), it was the custom for the mother of a newly christened baby in 19th-century Cumberland to give a tea to her neighbours. When they were ready to leave, a bucket was placed in the doorway which all the women had to jump over. If they stumbled or tripped it was taken as a sign that they were pregnant. Over 50 years later, but referring to the ‘old days’, another reference to Cumberland (Folk-Lore 40 (1929), 279) describes a similar situation but with the different detail that the bucket held a lighted candle, and if the draught of a woman's skirts put the candle out ‘it was taken as an omen she would be the next to require the midwife’. Another variant was for a besom to be placed across two buckets, and jumped over. The link between pregnancy and the domestic bucket is confirmed by a comment from a young Yorkshire woman reported in Opie and Tatem—‘Jump over a bucket to bring on labour’.
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- Opie and Tatem, 1989: 46
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From later Bronze Age times through to the early medieval period, metal buckets of various kinds were important accoutrements and probably status objects throughout Europe. The earliest examples are of situla shape, made of sheet bronze, and date to the 8th century bc, imitating vessels found in the Mediterranean world still earlier. The association of buckets and also sheet-metal cauldrons with flesh-hooks suggests that they had a central role in feasting ceremonies where the chief would apportion particular cuts of meat from the communal cooking vessel according to rank, status, or privilege. Wooden buckets with elaborate ornamental metal fittings are known through Iron Age times and outside the Roman world in northern Europe through the early 1st millennium AD. They reappear again very visibly over much of northwest Europe in the mid 1st millennium ad when examples are deposited in pagan Saxons graves.
Dansk (Danish)
n. - spand, spandfuld
v. tr. - øse, hente
v. intr. - bumpe, rasle
idioms:
- bucket down øse ned, vælte ned
- bucket seat bucket seat
- bucket shop outsidervekselerers kontor
Nederlands (Dutch)
emmer, grijper, schoep, (mv) zeeën (figuurlijk), plenzen, zigzaggen
Français (French)
n. - seau, (Tech) godet, piston, auget (d'une roue)
v. tr. - pleuvoir à seaux
v. intr. - cahoter
idioms:
- bucket down pleuvoir à seaux, cahoter
- bucket seat siège-baquet
- bucket shop (Fin) bureau ou maison de contrepartie, organisme de vente de billets d'avion à prix réduits
Deutsch (German)
n. - Eimer, (tech.) Schaufelkammer
v. - in Strömen gießen, holpern
idioms:
- bucket down in Strömen gießen
- bucket seat Schalensitz
- bucket shop (ugs.) (nicht ganz seriöses) Maklerbüro, (ugs.) Reisebüro für Billigflüge
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάδος, κουβάς
v. - αντλώ/μεταφέρω με κάδο, οδηγώ αυτοκίνητο με λαγουδάκια (σκιρτήματα)
idioms:
- bucket down (για βροχή) πέφτω με τη σέσουλα
- bucket seat βαθύ κάθισμα οδηγού αυτοκινήτου ή πιλότου
- bucket shop (ΗΠΑ) παραχρηματιστηριακό γραφείο, ταξιδιωτικό γραφείο που προμηθεύει φτηνά αεροπορικά εισιτήρια
Italiano (Italian)
piovere a catinelle, secchio
idioms:
- bucket down piovere a catinelle
- bucket seat sedile ribaltabile
- bucket shop agenzia di borsa illegale
- kick the bucket tirare le cuoia
Português (Portuguese)
n. - balde (m)
v. - mover-se irregularmente
idioms:
- bucket down chover muito
- bucket seat poltrona (f) de avião
- bucket shop lugar (f) que vende passagens aéreas a preços reduzidos
- kick the bucket morrer (gír.)
Русский (Russian)
скакать, литься, ведро, черпак, колымага, корыто
idioms:
- bucket down литься как из ведра
- bucket seat чашеобразное сиденье
- bucket shop туристическое агентство
- kick the bucket умереть
Español (Spanish)
n. - cubo, balde
v. tr. - diluviar
v. intr. - llover a cántaros, llover a baldes
idioms:
- bucket down llover a cántaros
- bucket seat asiento de coche deportivo
- bucket shop agencia de viajes que vende billetes de avión a bajo precio
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - puts, hink, hisskopa, pumpkolv
v. - ösa ner
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
桶子, 屁股, 铲头, 用桶提, 驾驶, 催拼命跑, 利用买空卖空, 下倾盆大雨, 乱跑, 急速行进, 驾车飞驶
idioms:
- bucket down 倾盆大雨
- bucket seat 飞机或汽车上之凹背摺椅
- bucket shop 投机商号
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 桶子, 屁股, 鏟頭
v. tr. - 用桶提, 駕駛, 催拼命跑, 利用買空賣空
v. intr. - 下傾盆大雨, 亂跑, 急速行進, 駕車飛駛
idioms:
- bucket down 傾盆大雨
- bucket seat 飛機或汽車上之凹背摺椅
- bucket shop 投機商號
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 물통
v. tr. - ~을 통으로 푸다, ~을 난폭하게 몰다
v. intr. - 난폭하게 달리다, 서두르다
idioms:
- bucket down 비가 마구 퍼붓다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バケツ, 手桶, 大量
v. - バケツで汲む, 土砂降りに降る, 乱暴に飛ばす, 急ピッチでこぐ, バケツでくむ
idioms:
- bucket down 激しく降る
- bucket seat バケットシート
- bucket shop もぐり仲買店, から相場店, 酒場
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) سطل أو دلو (فعل) يحمل بالدلو, يركب (حصان) بقوة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - דלי, כמויות גדולות של נוזלים, תא ליד גלגל-מים, מעלית-גרעינים
v. tr. - נסע בטלטולים
v. intr. - נסע בטלטולים, רכב במהירות, ירד בשפע (גשם)
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