英语词汇“dung port”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dung port n. now historical and rare a gate or other opening, esp. in the walls of a city, through which dung or other refuse is removed; spec. (a name for) such a gate in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.Cf. dung gate n. 1.

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1535 Bible (Coverdale) Neh. ii. 13 I rode by nighte vnto the valley porte..and to the Dongporte [Wycliffite, E.V. a1382 Douce 369(1) drit ȝate; a1425 L.V. ȝat of drit, a1450 Corpus Cambr. 147 ȝate of dunge].

1753 W. Maitland Hist. Edinb. ii. 139/2 The Ports or Gates in the Town Wall of Edinburgh, till of late, were Nine in Number; but that in Leith Wynd, called the Dung-port, being walled up, they were reduced to eight.

1857 J. T. Barclay City of Great King vi. 149 At the distance of one thousand cubits south of Hippicus, was the Dung Port of Nehemiah.

1939 Jrnl. Western Soc. Engineers Oct. 227/1 [Referring to the description of Jerusalem in Nehemiah] The dung port or sewer outfall was usually located downstream from the city or on the leeward side of the prevailing winds.

单词	dung port
释义	> as lemmas dung port dung port n. now historical and rare a gate or other opening, esp. in the walls of a city, through which dung or other refuse is removed; spec. (a name for) such a gate in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.Cf. dung gate n. 1. ΚΠ 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Neh. ii. 13 I rode by nighte vnto the valley porte..and to the Dongporte [Wycliffite, E.V. a1382 Douce 369(1) drit ȝate; a1425 L.V. ȝat of drit, a1450 Corpus Cambr. 147 ȝate of dunge]. 1753 W. Maitland Hist. Edinb. ii. 139/2 The Ports or Gates in the Town Wall of Edinburgh, till of late, were Nine in Number; but that in Leith Wynd, called the Dung-port, being walled up, they were reduced to eight. 1857 J. T. Barclay City of Great King vi. 149 At the distance of one thousand cubits south of Hippicus, was the Dung Port of Nehemiah. 1939 Jrnl. Western Soc. Engineers Oct. 227/1 [Referring to the description of Jerusalem in Nehemiah] The dung port or sewer outfall was usually located downstream from the city or on the leeward side of the prevailing winds. extracted from dungn.¹ < as lemmas
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