Ohio
(əʊˈhaɪəʊ)
the name of a North American river, a tributary of the Mississippi, and one of the United States, used attrib. in Ohio bluebell, Ohio buck-eye, Ohio sandstone; Ohio fever, spread (see quots.).
| 1842 C. M. Kirkland Forest Life II. xxxix. 142 A beautiful perennial, here called the Ohio bluebell, a far larger plant than the one we know by that name. |
| 1810 F. A. Michaux Hist. Arbres Forestiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale I. 38 Ohio buck eye.., nom donné par moi. 1832 D. J. Browne Sylva Amer. 227 It is called Buckeye by the inhabitants,..but..we have denominated it Ohio Buckeye, because it is more abundant on the banks of this river. 1948 Chicago Sun-Times 20 Apr. 32/2 The Ohio buckeye..is the first of all the big trees to burst forth with leaves. |
| 1816 in T. W. Robinson Hist. Morrill (1944) 155 The ‘Ohio Fever’ took away many of our best farmers. 1831 T. Buttrick Voyages 57 The ‘Ohio fever’ became a well known expression for this desire to move West. 1835 Knickerbocker V. 274 Such..as some fifteen years since happened to reside in any part of New-England where what was called the ‘Ohio fever’ prevailed. 1881 Harper's Mag. Apr. 711/1 Lime stone..and gray Ohio sandstone are much used in construction. 1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 111 Ohio spread, a trailer with a separation of eight feet between the axles. |