hometownn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhəʊmtaʊn/,

/ˌhəʊmˈtaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈˌhoʊmˈˌtaʊn/

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

Etymology: < home n.¹ + town n.Compare Old English hāmtūn , lit. ‘home enclosure’, which is attested only as a place name or place-name element in uncertain sense, perhaps ‘enclosure containing a homestead, home farm’ (compare town n. 1), e.g. in Hamtun , Northamptonshire (first half of the 10th cent.; second half of the 11th cent. as Norðhamtun ; now Northampton), Hamtun , Hamtune , Worcestershire (second half of the 11th cent.; now Hampton Lovett). In Middle English difficult to distinguish from the reflexes of Old English hammtūn , lit. ‘water-meadow enclosure’ (compare ham n.²), hēantūne , lit. ‘high enclosure’ (compare high adj.), -hǣmatūn , lit. ‘enclosure of the inhabitants (of a place)’ (compare heme n.); see further A. H. Smith Eng. Place-name Elements (1956) I. 232–3. (The place names Southampton and Wolverhampton , erroneously cited in quot. 1824 beside Northampton, do not show reflexes of Old English hāmtūn, as is proved by their earliest attested forms.)

Originally U.S.

A. n.

The town of one's birth, early life, or permanent residence. Also: the town of one's relatives or ancestors.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > other types of town

country town1598

post town1635

Residenz1824

garden town1835

Residenzstadt1841

hometown1851

tin town1884

ghost town1894

new town1918

shopping strip1935

twin town1955

1824 T. Martin Philol. Gram. Eng. Lang. 368 Nordh-ham-ton and Sudh-ham-ton; the north and south home towns, as Wolverhampton is the home town of Wulfrune, the foundress of the nunnery at that place.]

1851 Brit. Friend Jan. 17/2 We have also appealed to our home town, Worcester [in Massachusetts], and to the county of that name.

1875 G. Haven Our Next-door Neighbor iii. v. 327 Ah, save, oh good fathers of my old home town, save us the Lynde's woods.

1912 Top-Notch Mag. (U.S.) 1 Aug. 64/2 He was killed in a pool-room row in my home town up the State.

1920 Times 9 Sept. 4/2 The home-town of our national dramatist.

1948 Oakhillian Summer 12 The other dignitaries returned to their various hometowns.

2002 E. A. Gargan River's Tale ii. 51 An old friend..recently opened a Tibetan-style hotel in his hometown.

B. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or belonging to one's hometown, esp. as distinct from a city, or from a country or region as a whole; local.

ΚΠ

1888 H. H. Ballard Three Kingdoms xv. 123 They have a great many more books to select from than if the same money was spent on a little home town library.

1919 H. L. Wilson Ma Pettengill xi. 307 Having got the thanks of the French nation and his home-town paper.

1935 R. Frost Let. 21 Aug. (1964) 262 The sordidness..of home-town society all over Russia.

1946 Baltimore Sun 18 Feb. 11/5 Some of the talent has had professional experience; most of it is amateur or home-town, semi-professional.

1973 T. O'Brien If I die in Combat Zone vi. 61 The letters to hometown America were tough to write.

2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 17 Apr. 79/1 Of the 5,100 Union soldiers killed or mortally wounded at Gettysburg, an estimated 1,500 were interred or reinterred in their hometown cemeteries.

2. Sport (originally U.S.). Of a referee, decision, etc.: favouring the home team or local athlete. Cf. homer n.² 3.

ΚΠ

1915 Our Navy (U.S.) June 54/2 The latter held when in danger and the home town referee wouldn't make 'im break.

1918 Bakersfield Californian 30 Mar. 10/1 The judges awarded the bout to Avery after four rounds of exciting milling, and it was truly a ‘home town’ decision.

1940 Boston Daily Globe 4 Mar. 6/6 In the games I have seen I have seen no smart hockey, but a lot of ‘hometown refereeing’. Never has the visiting team received a square deal.

1964 J. Greenway Inevitable Americans viii. 267 The home-town umpire who regularly knocked down the visiting first baseman every time a ball was hit.

1990 Guardian 28 Feb. 14/1 Hayat refused to play the last rally of his match against the Welsh No. 1..in Cardiff and complained it was the ‘worst home-town refereeing I have ever seen’.

2010 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 19 Aug. 42 If the good citizens of Camelot can't shame or intimidate Cummins into a few home-town calls then they might as well give it away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hometown
释义	hometownn.adj. Brit. /ˈhəʊmtaʊn/, /ˌhəʊmˈtaʊn/, U.S. /ˈˌhoʊmˈˌtaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, town n. Etymology: < home n.¹ + town n.Compare Old English hāmtūn , lit. ‘home enclosure’, which is attested only as a place name or place-name element in uncertain sense, perhaps ‘enclosure containing a homestead, home farm’ (compare town n. 1), e.g. in Hamtun , Northamptonshire (first half of the 10th cent.; second half of the 11th cent. as Norðhamtun ; now Northampton), Hamtun , Hamtune , Worcestershire (second half of the 11th cent.; now Hampton Lovett). In Middle English difficult to distinguish from the reflexes of Old English hammtūn , lit. ‘water-meadow enclosure’ (compare ham n.²), hēantūne , lit. ‘high enclosure’ (compare high adj.), -hǣmatūn , lit. ‘enclosure of the inhabitants (of a place)’ (compare heme n.); see further A. H. Smith Eng. Place-name Elements (1956) I. 232–3. (The place names Southampton and Wolverhampton , erroneously cited in quot. 1824 beside Northampton, do not show reflexes of Old English hāmtūn, as is proved by their earliest attested forms.) Originally U.S. A. n. The town of one's birth, early life, or permanent residence. Also: the town of one's relatives or ancestors. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > other types of town country town1598 post town1635 Residenz1824 garden town1835 Residenzstadt1841 hometown1851 tin town1884 ghost town1894 new town1918 shopping strip1935 twin town1955 1824 T. Martin Philol. Gram. Eng. Lang. 368 Nordh-ham-ton and Sudh-ham-ton; the north and south home towns, as Wolverhampton is the home town of Wulfrune, the foundress of the nunnery at that place.] 1851 Brit. Friend Jan. 17/2 We have also appealed to our home town, Worcester [in Massachusetts], and to the county of that name. 1875 G. Haven Our Next-door Neighbor iii. v. 327 Ah, save, oh good fathers of my old home town, save us the Lynde's woods. 1912 Top-Notch Mag. (U.S.) 1 Aug. 64/2 He was killed in a pool-room row in my home town up the State. 1920 Times 9 Sept. 4/2 The home-town of our national dramatist. 1948 Oakhillian Summer 12 The other dignitaries returned to their various hometowns. 2002 E. A. Gargan River's Tale ii. 51 An old friend..recently opened a Tibetan-style hotel in his hometown. B. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or belonging to one's hometown, esp. as distinct from a city, or from a country or region as a whole; local. ΚΠ 1888 H. H. Ballard Three Kingdoms xv. 123 They have a great many more books to select from than if the same money was spent on a little home town library. 1919 H. L. Wilson Ma Pettengill xi. 307 Having got the thanks of the French nation and his home-town paper. 1935 R. Frost Let. 21 Aug. (1964) 262 The sordidness..of home-town society all over Russia. 1946 Baltimore Sun 18 Feb. 11/5 Some of the talent has had professional experience; most of it is amateur or home-town, semi-professional. 1973 T. O'Brien If I die in Combat Zone vi. 61 The letters to hometown America were tough to write. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 17 Apr. 79/1 Of the 5,100 Union soldiers killed or mortally wounded at Gettysburg, an estimated 1,500 were interred or reinterred in their hometown cemeteries. 2. Sport (originally U.S.). Of a referee, decision, etc.: favouring the home team or local athlete. Cf. homer n.² 3. ΚΠ 1915 Our Navy (U.S.) June 54/2 The latter held when in danger and the home town referee wouldn't make 'im break. 1918 Bakersfield Californian 30 Mar. 10/1 The judges awarded the bout to Avery after four rounds of exciting milling, and it was truly a ‘home town’ decision. 1940 Boston Daily Globe 4 Mar. 6/6 In the games I have seen I have seen no smart hockey, but a lot of ‘hometown refereeing’. Never has the visiting team received a square deal. 1964 J. Greenway Inevitable Americans viii. 267 The home-town umpire who regularly knocked down the visiting first baseman every time a ball was hit. 1990 Guardian 28 Feb. 14/1 Hayat refused to play the last rally of his match against the Welsh No. 1..in Cardiff and complained it was the ‘worst home-town refereeing I have ever seen’. 2010 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 19 Aug. 42 If the good citizens of Camelot can't shame or intimidate Cummins into a few home-town calls then they might as well give it away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1851
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