home deliveryn.

Brit.

/ˌhəʊm dᵻˈlɪv(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌhoʊm dəˈlɪv(ə)ri/,

/ˌhoʊm diˈlɪv(ə)ri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, delivery n.

Etymology: < home n.¹ + delivery n. With later use in sense 1 compare home-delivered adj., home-deliver v.

1. The delivery of goods, services, etc., to recipients at their homes; an instance of this.

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1849 Congress. Globe App. 12 Dec. 33/2 The time is to come..when, by the establishment of that system of home delivery in the cities and towns, already matured in England,..a large part of the population will be dispensed from the necessity of ever seeing a post office.

1923 Econ. Jrnl. 33 47 The baker..may, for example, use cheaper grades of wheat, do away with sugar or other non-essential ingredients, abandon home delivery, or reduce the weight of the loaf.

1945 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 27 458 The kind of abstention and self-denial that is involved in curtailing home deliveries of milk.

1967 Winnipeg Free Press 14 June 46 Electronic Paper Proposed... An experiment that could lead to home delivery of newspapers by television will be undertaken.

1998 Town & Country Planning 67 109/3 They should be able to give firms grants for green commuting measures, home deliveries from shops etc.

2005 C. Stross Accelerando ii. 45 The robotized warehouse next door is..frenetically busy, packing parcels for home delivery.

2. The action or process of delivering a baby at the mother's home rather than in a hospital, maternity unit, etc.; an instance of such a birth. Cf. home birth n. (b) at home n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2.

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1874 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 June 749/1 The cost of patients confined in hospitals is considerably greater than of those delivered at their own homes; for we have an expenditure of £835 for 199 labour and 28 special patients, or £46 more than the whole expenditure of the 1,594 home-deliveries.

1921 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 Mar. 414/2 When it comes to the labour itself the advantage of institution management over home delivery is readily seen.

1948 E. Gentry in H. Becker & R. Hill Family, Marriage & Parenthood xv. 446 Toward the end of pregnancy the question of home delivery or hospital delivery comes up.

1988 Mother Apr. 21/1 Psychoprophylaxis classes began to catch on as mums learnt to pant their way through labour pains, yet home deliveries were going out.

2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty iv. 39 The baby was in the ‘breech’ position and a Caesarian section had to be performed, an operation that would never be countenanced in a home delivery today.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	home delivery
释义	home deliveryn. Brit. /ˌhəʊm dᵻˈlɪv(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌhoʊm dəˈlɪv(ə)ri/, /ˌhoʊm diˈlɪv(ə)ri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, delivery n. Etymology: < home n.¹ + delivery n. With later use in sense 1 compare home-delivered adj., home-deliver v. 1. The delivery of goods, services, etc., to recipients at their homes; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1849 Congress. Globe App. 12 Dec. 33/2 The time is to come..when, by the establishment of that system of home delivery in the cities and towns, already matured in England,..a large part of the population will be dispensed from the necessity of ever seeing a post office. 1923 Econ. Jrnl. 33 47 The baker..may, for example, use cheaper grades of wheat, do away with sugar or other non-essential ingredients, abandon home delivery, or reduce the weight of the loaf. 1945 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 27 458 The kind of abstention and self-denial that is involved in curtailing home deliveries of milk. 1967 Winnipeg Free Press 14 June 46 Electronic Paper Proposed... An experiment that could lead to home delivery of newspapers by television will be undertaken. 1998 Town & Country Planning 67 109/3 They should be able to give firms grants for green commuting measures, home deliveries from shops etc. 2005 C. Stross Accelerando ii. 45 The robotized warehouse next door is..frenetically busy, packing parcels for home delivery. 2. The action or process of delivering a baby at the mother's home rather than in a hospital, maternity unit, etc.; an instance of such a birth. Cf. home birth n. (b) at home n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1874 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 June 749/1 The cost of patients confined in hospitals is considerably greater than of those delivered at their own homes; for we have an expenditure of £835 for 199 labour and 28 special patients, or £46 more than the whole expenditure of the 1,594 home-deliveries. 1921 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 Mar. 414/2 When it comes to the labour itself the advantage of institution management over home delivery is readily seen. 1948 E. Gentry in H. Becker & R. Hill Family, Marriage & Parenthood xv. 446 Toward the end of pregnancy the question of home delivery or hospital delivery comes up. 1988 Mother Apr. 21/1 Psychoprophylaxis classes began to catch on as mums learnt to pant their way through labour pains, yet home deliveries were going out. 2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty iv. 39 The baby was in the ‘breech’ position and a Caesarian section had to be performed, an operation that would never be countenanced in a home delivery today. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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