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单词 East-end
释义 ˈEast-ˈend
The easterly extremity of anything. In mod. use often spec. the eastern part of London. Hence ˌEast-ˈender, an inhabitant of the East End.
O.E. Chron. an. 893 Se muþa is..æt þæs miclan wuda east ende þe we Andred hatað.c1205Lay. 28305 Þæ wind him gon wende, & stod of þan æst ende.a1300Cursor M. 1251 Toward þe est end of þis dale.1846R. Ford Gatherings from Spain xxi. 297 Our East end tailors' pattern-book of the last new fashion.1867Punch 23 Nov. 216 In the regions of sport and of money, In the circles of East-end and West.1883Black Shandon Bells xxix, What we are doing in the East-end.1884Pall Mall G. 14 Aug. 11/1 The stereotyped East-ender of London.1886Ibid. 28 Apr. 1/1 The East-enders have several advantages..over the West-enders.
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