† costeringn.¹

Forms: see coster n.¹ and -ing suffix¹; also Middle English costrynge.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coster n.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < coster n.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete.

A hanging or curtain.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > a hanging

banker?c1350

coster1395

costeringa1427

hanging1431

ceilingc1450

valent1794

fall1852

a1427 in C. M. Woolgar Househ. Accts. Medieval Eng. (1992) II. 633 Pro costering unius camere pro domino Thoma Beauford et Edmundo fratre suo.

1450 in A. Clark Lincoln Diocese Documents (1914) 41 (MED) I wol that all the Costeringes that longith to the parlour..abyde therin.

1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 118 iiij costerings of wool paled rede and blue.

1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 144 Tapettes other wise called costeringes.

1488 in Jrnl. Brit. Archæol. Assoc. (1877) 33 327 A selur and testur and v costrynges of bokeram.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

costeringn.²

Brit.

/ˈkɒstərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkɑstərɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coster n.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < coster n.² + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier costermongering n. at costermonger n. Derivatives.

Originally colloquial. Now historical and rare.

The work or occupation of a costermonger; costermongering.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [noun] > foodstuffs

victuallership1450

greengrocery1749

pork butchering1816

costermongering1822

costermongery1823

cheesemongering1826

costering1851

pork butchery1852

fishmongering1862

grocery1885

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 366/2 For three or four months of the year half of these ‘go to costering’.

1887 H. Caine Son of Hagar II. iii. xi. 247 Tom..started costering first.

1907 Sat. Evening Post 14 Dec. 8/1 No matter where he turns, from costering to finance, he sees things being done with a sedateness.

2013 L. Biggle Byways to Evil i. 11 They were the failures of their profession, a few of the many for whom costering provided not a living but only another way of starving.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	costering
释义	† costeringn.¹ Forms: see coster n.¹ and -ing suffix¹; also Middle English costrynge. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coster n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < coster n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. A hanging or curtain. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > a hanging banker?c1350 coster1395 costeringa1427 hanging1431 ceilingc1450 valent1794 fall1852 a1427 in C. M. Woolgar Househ. Accts. Medieval Eng. (1992) II. 633 Pro costering unius camere pro domino Thoma Beauford et Edmundo fratre suo. 1450 in A. Clark Lincoln Diocese Documents (1914) 41 (MED) I wol that all the Costeringes that longith to the parlour..abyde therin. 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 118 iiij costerings of wool paled rede and blue. 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 144 Tapettes other wise called costeringes. 1488 in Jrnl. Brit. Archæol. Assoc. (1877) 33 327 A selur and testur and v costrynges of bokeram. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020). costeringn.² Brit. /ˈkɒstərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɑstərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coster n.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < coster n.² + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier costermongering n. at costermonger n. Derivatives. Originally colloquial. Now historical and rare. The work or occupation of a costermonger; costermongering. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [noun] > foodstuffs victuallership1450 greengrocery1749 pork butchering1816 costermongering1822 costermongery1823 cheesemongering1826 costering1851 pork butchery1852 fishmongering1862 grocery1885 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 366/2 For three or four months of the year half of these ‘go to costering’. 1887 H. Caine Son of Hagar II. iii. xi. 247 Tom..started costering first. 1907 Sat. Evening Post 14 Dec. 8/1 No matter where he turns, from costering to finance, he sees things being done with a sedateness. 2013 L. Biggle Byways to Evil i. 11 They were the failures of their profession, a few of the many for whom costering provided not a living but only another way of starving. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1427n.²1851
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