in-townn.adj.adv.

Etymology: < in adv. + town n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈin-ˌtown.

1. Scottish. = infield n. and adv. Chiefly attributive, as intown pasture; intown multure n. = insucken adj. multure. intown weed n. ‘a weed common in pastures, an annual weed’ (Jamieson 1880).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [adjective] > inlying or outlying land

in-town1538

infield corn1606

outfield1823

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for privilege > [noun] > of grinding corn

toll-corn12..

mill mail1287

multure?a1300

knaveshipa1350

multure corn1546

moliture1656

intown multure1818

1538 Aberd. Reg. V. 16 (Jam.) Ane pleucht of the intowne of Ardlayr.

1812 J. Henderson Gen. View Agric. Sutherland vi. 62 The milk cows are fed on the in-town pasture, until the farmer removes them..to distant shealings.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i. (note) in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 23 The lock and gowpen, or small quantity and handful, payable in thirlage cases, as in-town multure.

1820 W. Scott Monastery II. i. 5 The cultivators of each barony or regality..in Scotland, are obliged to bring their corn to be grinded at the mill of the territory, for which they pay a heavy charge, called intown multures.

2. adj.adv. Within (the central part of) a town.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adjective] > within a town

in-town1817

midtown1891

downtown1914

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adverb] > within a town

in-town1941

1817 J. Keats Let. 16 May (1958) I. 147 I am glad to hear of M^r T's health and of the Wellfare of the In-town-stayers.

1941 W. Stevens Let. 25 Mar. (1967) 388 Today, as I walked in-town, I heard..song sparrows.

1958 S. Spender Engaged in Writing i. 24 A concourse of canals that formed a minute intown harbour.

1967 Boston Herald 1 Apr. 22/1 Three intown congregations..will join in worship here at 11 a.m. Sunday.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	in-town
释义	in-townn.adj.adv. Etymology: < in adv. + town n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈin-ˌtown. 1. Scottish. = infield n. and adv. Chiefly attributive, as intown pasture; intown multure n. = insucken adj. multure. intown weed n. ‘a weed common in pastures, an annual weed’ (Jamieson 1880). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [adjective] > inlying or outlying land in-town1538 infield corn1606 outfield1823 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for privilege > [noun] > of grinding corn toll-corn12.. mill mail1287 multure?a1300 knaveshipa1350 multure corn1546 moliture1656 intown multure1818 1538 Aberd. Reg. V. 16 (Jam.) Ane pleucht of the intowne of Ardlayr. 1812 J. Henderson Gen. View Agric. Sutherland vi. 62 The milk cows are fed on the in-town pasture, until the farmer removes them..to distant shealings. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i. (note) in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 23 The lock and gowpen, or small quantity and handful, payable in thirlage cases, as in-town multure. 1820 W. Scott Monastery II. i. 5 The cultivators of each barony or regality..in Scotland, are obliged to bring their corn to be grinded at the mill of the territory, for which they pay a heavy charge, called intown multures. 2. adj.adv. Within (the central part of) a town. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adjective] > within a town in-town1817 midtown1891 downtown1914 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adverb] > within a town in-town1941 1817 J. Keats Let. 16 May (1958) I. 147 I am glad to hear of M^r T's health and of the Wellfare of the In-town-stayers. 1941 W. Stevens Let. 25 Mar. (1967) 388 Today, as I walked in-town, I heard..song sparrows. 1958 S. Spender Engaged in Writing i. 24 A concourse of canals that formed a minute intown harbour. 1967 Boston Herald 1 Apr. 22/1 Three intown congregations..will join in worship here at 11 a.m. Sunday. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.adj.adv.1538
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