释义 |
ˈoutshift Now dial. [f. out- 3 + shift, of uncertain application in this combination.] In pl. Outskirts (of a town).
1592Nashe P. Penilesse 22 b, In backe lanes, and the out-shiftes of the Citie. 1594― Terrors of Nt. E j b, Not in the heart of the Cittie..but in the skirts and out-shifts. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia s.v., He lives somewhere in the outshifts of the town. |