TL;DR - my first idea was "scarecrow". Etymonline confirmed it fit the pattern, and linked to several other examples. I searched for '(v.) (n.)' and read throug

TL;DR - my first idea was "scarecrow". Etymonline confirmed it fit the pattern, and linked to several other examples. I searched for '(v.) (n.)' and read through the first 340 examples to find ones which fit the pattern. Nearly all are from the given time period. One notable exception is "sawbones", for surgeon, from Dickens in 1837. Another intriguing one is "Kellogg", from an old term for butcher ("kill hog") dating to the 1200s. What about scarecrow? "1550s, from scare (v.) + crow (n.). Earliest reference is to a person employed to scare birds." - https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=scarecrow https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=scarecrow . That's in the given period (1550 to 1700). Etymonline adds "For the formation, compare daredevil", at https://www.etymonline.com/word/daredevil?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/daredevil?ref=etymonline_cro... , which says: > For the formation, compare scarecrow, killjoy, dreadnought, pickpocket (n.), cut-throat, also fear-babe a 16c. word for "something that frightens children;" kill-devil "bad rum," sell-soul "one who sells his soul" (1670s). Dreadnought, according to https://www.etymonline.com/word/dreadnought?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/dreadnought?ref=etymonline_c... , "is mentioned as the name of a ship in the Royal Navy as early as c. 1596", which is also in the same time frame. Killjoy is attested from 1776 (see https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=killjoy https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=killjoy ) so a bit outside that range, though it comes from earlier use as "Kill formerly was used with other stems (for example kill-courtesy "boorish person," kill-cow "bully, big man," etc.; also compare Kellogg)." "Kellogg" is from "kill-hog"(!), "attested from late 13c. (Gilbert Kelehog), literally "kill hog," a name for a butcher (compare kill-buck, a medieval surname, also noted as a term of contempt for a butcher)" - https://www.etymonline.com/word/Kellogg?ref=etymonline_crossreference https://www.etymonline.com/word/Kellogg?ref=etymonline_cross... . That's earlier than the given range. I did a search for "(v.) (n.)" to find only entries with a verb and a noun, then read through them to find examples. There's "tosspot", "heavy drinker," 1560s, from toss (v.) + pot (n.1)." - https://www.etymonline.com/word/tosspot#etymonline_v_49568 https://www.etymonline.com/word/tosspot#etymonline_v_49568 Oh! What about "sawbones" described as '"surgeon," 1837 (Dickens), slang, from verbal phrase; see saw (v.) + bone (n.)" - https://www.etymonline.com/word/sawbones#etymonline_v_37669 https://www.etymonline.com/word/sawbones#etymonline_v_37669 . rotgut, described as "also rot-gut, "unwholesome liquor; cheap, adulterated whiskey," 1630s, from rot (v.) + gut (n.)" - https://www.etymonline.com/word/rotgut#etymonline_v_43891 https://www.etymonline.com/word/rotgut#etymonline_v_43891 . breakwater, described as ""any structure serving to break the force of waves and protect a harbor or shore," 1721, from break (v.) + water (n.1)." - https://www.etymonline.com/word/breakwater#etymonline_v_27394 https://www.etymonline.com/word/breakwater#etymonline_v_2739... picklock, described as "1550s, "person who picks locks;" 1590s, "instrument for picking and opening a lock;" from pick (v.) + lock (n.1)." - https://www.etymonline.com/word/picklock#etymonline_v_46295 https://www.etymonline.com/word/picklock#etymonline_v_46295 clingstone, described as ""fruit (generally a peach) having the pulp adhering firmly to the stone," 1722, from cling (v.) + stone (n.). Also as an adjective." - https://www.etymonline.com/word/clingstone#etymonline_v_47730 https://www.etymonline.com/word/clingstone#etymonline_v_4773... . catchpenny, described as ""something of little value but externally attractive and made to sell quickly," 1760, from catch (v.) + penny (n.). Also as an adjective." - https://www.etymonline.com/word/catchpenny#etymonline_v_53260 https://www.etymonline.com/word/catchpenny#etymonline_v_5326... marplot, described as "one who by officious interference defeats a design," 1708, the name of a character in Susanna Centlivre's comedy "The busie body;" from mar (v.) + plot (n.)." - https://www.etymonline.com/word/marplot#etymonline_v_54198 https://www.etymonline.com/word/marplot#etymonline_v_54198 The already-mentioned "spendthrift" "Replaced earlier scattergood (1570s) and spend-all (1550s)." - https://www.etymonline.com/word/spendthrift#etymonline_v_25691 https://www.etymonline.com/word/spendthrift#etymonline_v_256... . cut-throat, defined as "murderer, ruffian, assassin," 1530s, from cut (v.) + throat(n.)." - https://www.etymonline.com/word/cut-throat#etymonline_v_29233 https://www.etymonline.com/word/cut-throat#etymonline_v_2923... turncoat, "1550s, from turn (v.) + coat (n.). The image is of one who attempts to hide the badge of his party or leader." - turncoat (n.) stopgap, "also stop-gap, 1680s, from stop (v.) + gap (n.); the notion probably being of something that plugs a leak, but it may be in part from gap (n.) in a specific military sense "opening or breach in defenses by which attack may be made" (1540s)." - stopgap (n.) Indeed, nearly all of these are from that ~200 year time period!