单词 | back-gate |
释义 | back-gaten. A gate at the back of, or leading to the rear part of, a house or other premises. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > opening which may be passed through > gate or gateway > side- or back-gate postela1225 posternc1300 postern gatea1375 hinder gatec1400 back-gate1442 side gate1600 1442 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 9 Al man that has back yettes close thaim. 1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry iv. sig. H4v Let the Coach be brought To the backe gate. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 45 I was let in at the Back-gate of a lovely House. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. i. 20 You may bring him to the little back gate. 1873 E. Eggleston Myst. Metropolisville xxxvi. 307 When Mrs. Ferret came home from prayer-meeting she entered by the back gate. 1905 J. London War of Classes 274 I battered on the drag and slammed back gates with them, or shivered with them in box cars and city parks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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