单词 | down-by |
释义 | down-byadv. Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern). Down there. Also: in the vicinity, nearby. ΚΠ 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xxvi. in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 289 Dinna pit yoursel into a kippage..when ye gang down bye. 1892 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Doon-by, along, or near by. ‘Will ye be doon-by thi neet?’ ‘Aa's gaan doon-by.’ 1907 N. Munro Daft Days xvii. 148 A sale of delft down-by at John Turner's corner. 1929 P. O'Donnell Adrigoole ix. 54 I hae ma eye on a girl in a cottage down-by. 1998 D. Glen Sel. New Poems 13 A man doonby says, slawly ‘It's faur oot the wey, but gey haundy.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1819 |
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