lay-awayn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪəweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈleɪəˌweɪ/

Forms: Also layaway.

Etymology: to lay away at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

1. Tanning. A vat or pit in which hides are ‘laid away’; = layer n. 4e. Frequently attributive.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with skins or leather > [noun] > tan-vat > types of

bark-vatc1440

bark-cobillc1550

handler1771

grainer1813

roundabout1842

rocker1876

suspender1882

lay-away1885

layer pit1901

1885 A. Watt Art of Leather Manuf. xii. 145 The Layers.—In these pits, which are termed lay-aways by the Americans, the butts are stratified with ground oak-bark.

1885 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather xix. 367 When heat is used on the head leaches the liquor sometimes enters the lay-away yard in a hot condition.

1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 181 The usual size of the lay-away vats for sole leather hides is nine feet long, seven feet wide and eight feet deep.

1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 181 The bark ought not to be shaved too fine for the lay-aways... If the bark is too fine,..the hides..do not come out of the lay-aways fully tanned.

1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 383 The hides are..conveyed to the yard proper, or ‘lay-away’ yard, where the tanning process is completed.

1901 F. T. Addyman tr. A. M. Villon Pract. Treat. Leather Industry 137 Tan-pits or lay-away pits are large vats, sometimes round, and made of oak, bound with iron.

1922 A. Rogers Pract. Tanning x. 303 At this stage..the hides go to the layaways. These are vats large enough to permit the hide being spread out flat.

1922 A. Rogers Pract. Tanning x. 304 All the layaway liquors are not so worked down and out, some being returned to the leach-house to be strengthened and freshened.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 848/1 The goods are moved from the strongest suspender vats to the layaway vats or floaters.

2. North American. = lay-by n. 2b.

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society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > deposit against future purchase

lay-by1930

lay-away1961

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1967 Boston Sunday Herald 26 Mar. 1. 22/3 Her dress for Easter is on layaway... You can get it out. It only costs $5, but I don't own that much now.

1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 32/7 (advt.) No Dealers—All Sales Final—Christmas Lay-A-Ways... Sale at Toronto Warehouse.

1973 Houston Chron. 21 Oct. 2/1 (advt.) Use our layaway plan for Christmas!

Draft additions 1997

b. concrete. (An item of) merchandise that has been reserved for a customer who has paid a deposit.

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society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > quantity of goods bought for specific sum > sum paid by deposit

lay-away1974

1974 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 15 Feb. 11- b/2 (advt.) Unclaimed layaway... Includes 2pc. black vinyl tuxedo sofa and chair.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 23 Oct. 10/5 Under a headline of ‘False Advertising is Stealing’, the ads advise consumers to be chary of familiar phrases such as ‘Unclaimed layaway’, ‘Going out of business’, [etc.].

1977 Washington Post 1 July d9/5 Only supervisory personnel was on hand to take care of layaways and alterations.

1988 N.Y. Times 21 Feb. xi. 21/1 Layaways can be held for two weeks, but with no exchanges or credits.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	lay-away
释义	lay-awayn. Brit. /ˈleɪəweɪ/, U.S. /ˈleɪəˌweɪ/ Forms: Also layaway. Etymology: to lay away at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs. 1. Tanning. A vat or pit in which hides are ‘laid away’; = layer n. 4e. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with skins or leather > [noun] > tan-vat > types of bark-vatc1440 bark-cobillc1550 handler1771 grainer1813 roundabout1842 rocker1876 suspender1882 lay-away1885 layer pit1901 1885 A. Watt Art of Leather Manuf. xii. 145 The Layers.—In these pits, which are termed lay-aways by the Americans, the butts are stratified with ground oak-bark. 1885 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather xix. 367 When heat is used on the head leaches the liquor sometimes enters the lay-away yard in a hot condition. 1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 181 The usual size of the lay-away vats for sole leather hides is nine feet long, seven feet wide and eight feet deep. 1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 181 The bark ought not to be shaved too fine for the lay-aways... If the bark is too fine,..the hides..do not come out of the lay-aways fully tanned. 1897 C. T. Davis Manuf. Leather (ed. 2) 383 The hides are..conveyed to the yard proper, or ‘lay-away’ yard, where the tanning process is completed. 1901 F. T. Addyman tr. A. M. Villon Pract. Treat. Leather Industry 137 Tan-pits or lay-away pits are large vats, sometimes round, and made of oak, bound with iron. 1922 A. Rogers Pract. Tanning x. 303 At this stage..the hides go to the layaways. These are vats large enough to permit the hide being spread out flat. 1922 A. Rogers Pract. Tanning x. 304 All the layaway liquors are not so worked down and out, some being returned to the leach-house to be strengthened and freshened. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 848/1 The goods are moved from the strongest suspender vats to the layaway vats or floaters. 2. North American. = lay-by n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > deposit against future purchase lay-by1930 lay-away1961 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1967 Boston Sunday Herald 26 Mar. 1. 22/3 Her dress for Easter is on layaway... You can get it out. It only costs $5, but I don't own that much now. 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 32/7 (advt.) No Dealers—All Sales Final—Christmas Lay-A-Ways... Sale at Toronto Warehouse. 1973 Houston Chron. 21 Oct. 2/1 (advt.) Use our layaway plan for Christmas! Draft additions 1997 b. concrete. (An item of) merchandise that has been reserved for a customer who has paid a deposit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > quantity of goods bought for specific sum > sum paid by deposit lay-away1974 1974 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 15 Feb. 11- b/2 (advt.) Unclaimed layaway... Includes 2pc. black vinyl tuxedo sofa and chair. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 23 Oct. 10/5 Under a headline of ‘False Advertising is Stealing’, the ads advise consumers to be chary of familiar phrases such as ‘Unclaimed layaway’, ‘Going out of business’, [etc.]. 1977 Washington Post 1 July d9/5 Only supervisory personnel was on hand to take care of layaways and alterations. 1988 N.Y. Times 21 Feb. xi. 21/1 Layaways can be held for two weeks, but with no exchanges or credits. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1885
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