resthousen.

Brit.

/ˈrɛsthaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈrɛstˌ(h)aʊs/

Forms: see rest n.¹ and house n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rest n.¹, house n.¹

Etymology: < rest n.¹ + house n.¹ Compare resting house n. at resting n.¹ Compounds 1b.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 19th cent.

†1. A small building consisting of a single room for sleeping in, a bedchamber. Also in extended use: an animal's den or lair. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Corpus Oxf.) iii. xiv. 202 He þær hæfde ane cyrican & an resthus [eOE Tanner cytan; L. cubiculum] & him geþywe wæs þæt he oft þær wunade.

OE Vitellius Psalter ix. 30 Insidiatur in abscondito quasi leo in spelunca [v.r. cubili] sua : syrwað uel sætað on diglum swa leo on resthuse his.

2. Originally: a house or small hotel offering accommodation for travellers, esp. for colonial officials. Later also in extended use: any small establishment offering lodgings for travellers.Originally used of official travellers' lodges in South Asia, and later also for similar establishments in South East Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > lodging-place > temporary > for travellers, pilgrims, etc.

schooleOE

hospitalc1300

khanc1400

xenodochy?c1550

posting inn1556

vent1577

caravanserai1585

yam1587

serai1609

venta1610

post-house1611

xenodochium1612

imaret1613

seraglio1617

rancho1648

hospitium1650

watering-house1664

choultry1698

accommodation house1787

stage-house1788

spital1794

stand1805

resthouse1807

hospice1818

resting1879

stopping house1883

truck stop1961

1807 J. Cordiner Descr. Ceylon I. 205 The children assemble in the rest-house, as their parish school has fallen a sacrifice to the ravages of time.

1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 26 45 There is moreover an empty rest-house or two, merely sufficient to shelter the weary traveller from the rays of the sun.

1871 H. Alabaster Wheel of Law 280 Half that distance is accomplished, which we know by finding a rest-house in the jungle.

1922 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 21 296 There was also a dilapidated rest-house, which the elephants had played pitch and toss with, throwing the grass thatch and rafters everywhere.

1958 A. H. Anderson Brief Sketch Brit. Honduras 92 Government has a Rest House in each administrative centre for the use of officials and other persons travelling on official business.

1966 D. Forbes Heart of Malaya iii. 43 He..drove to Belinggu and took Abigail to the rest house there.

1972 Guardian 22 Sept. 9/1 My night at the Rest House—a hang-over from the colonial days, where Government officials could stay when travelling across country—was interrupted by the distant sound of a gong.

2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 37/3 Mweya, overlooking Lake Alfred,..hosts a large swanky hotel, as well as a cheaper hostel, resthouse and campsite.

3. An establishment catering for people requiring rest and recreation; a retreat.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > rest house

resthousea1826

rest1866

a1826 R. Tyler in Landmark Anthol. (1829) II. 52 And this rest house is that the which he built, Lamented Jack!

1899 Lancet 28 Jan. 252/1 Instead of being..a place where the really deserving poor can end their days in comfort—a resthouse in short and not a workhouse—it has come to be looked upon as a place of disgrace and discomfort.

1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song iii. ii. 231 I feel I should be ever so much more interested if I ran a place of my own in the country—a sort of rest-house that I could make attractive for girls who wanted air and that.

1991 Tablet 21 Dec. 1574/2 They put their money into a trust to buy the old farm cottages. Barbara turned hers into a ‘rest house’ for long-term retreats, while Peter began making wooden toys in his garage.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 2), as resthouse garden, resthouse keeper.

ΚΠ

1836 J. Selkirk 1 Jan. in Recoll. Ceylon (1844) xi. 462 We arrived at Avisavella about one p.m., and remained only about half an hour, as there was no rest-house keeper to be found, and no one came near us.

1883 S. E. Boggs tr. E. Haeckel India & Ceylon x. 122 My new protector led the way through the gate into the pretty rest-house garden, which is enclosed by a white wall.

1909 Athenæum 24 Apr. 492/1 I dislike the ramshackle rest-house, and its rude indifferent rest-house-keeper.

1973 ‘B. Mather’ Snowline xv. 183 I withdrew into the resthouse garden again.

2004 N. de Silva Far Spent Day 56 The resthouse keeper was an immensely fat man with a round hairless head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	resthouse
释义	resthousen. Brit. /ˈrɛsthaʊs/, U.S. /ˈrɛstˌ(h)aʊs/ Forms: see rest n.¹ and house n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rest n.¹, house n.¹ Etymology: < rest n.¹ + house n.¹ Compare resting house n. at resting n.¹ Compounds 1b.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 19th cent. †1. A small building consisting of a single room for sleeping in, a bedchamber. Also in extended use: an animal's den or lair. Obsolete. ΚΠ OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Corpus Oxf.) iii. xiv. 202 He þær hæfde ane cyrican & an resthus [eOE Tanner cytan; L. cubiculum] & him geþywe wæs þæt he oft þær wunade. OE Vitellius Psalter ix. 30 Insidiatur in abscondito quasi leo in spelunca [v.r. cubili] sua : syrwað uel sætað on diglum swa leo on resthuse his. 2. Originally: a house or small hotel offering accommodation for travellers, esp. for colonial officials. Later also in extended use: any small establishment offering lodgings for travellers.Originally used of official travellers' lodges in South Asia, and later also for similar establishments in South East Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > lodging-place > temporary > for travellers, pilgrims, etc. schooleOE hospitalc1300 khanc1400 xenodochy?c1550 posting inn1556 vent1577 caravanserai1585 yam1587 serai1609 venta1610 post-house1611 xenodochium1612 imaret1613 seraglio1617 rancho1648 hospitium1650 watering-house1664 choultry1698 accommodation house1787 stage-house1788 spital1794 stand1805 resthouse1807 hospice1818 resting1879 stopping house1883 truck stop1961 1807 J. Cordiner Descr. Ceylon I. 205 The children assemble in the rest-house, as their parish school has fallen a sacrifice to the ravages of time. 1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 26 45 There is moreover an empty rest-house or two, merely sufficient to shelter the weary traveller from the rays of the sun. 1871 H. Alabaster Wheel of Law 280 Half that distance is accomplished, which we know by finding a rest-house in the jungle. 1922 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 21 296 There was also a dilapidated rest-house, which the elephants had played pitch and toss with, throwing the grass thatch and rafters everywhere. 1958 A. H. Anderson Brief Sketch Brit. Honduras 92 Government has a Rest House in each administrative centre for the use of officials and other persons travelling on official business. 1966 D. Forbes Heart of Malaya iii. 43 He..drove to Belinggu and took Abigail to the rest house there. 1972 Guardian 22 Sept. 9/1 My night at the Rest House—a hang-over from the colonial days, where Government officials could stay when travelling across country—was interrupted by the distant sound of a gong. 2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 37/3 Mweya, overlooking Lake Alfred,..hosts a large swanky hotel, as well as a cheaper hostel, resthouse and campsite. 3. An establishment catering for people requiring rest and recreation; a retreat. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > rest house resthousea1826 rest1866 a1826 R. Tyler in Landmark Anthol. (1829) II. 52 And this rest house is that the which he built, Lamented Jack! 1899 Lancet 28 Jan. 252/1 Instead of being..a place where the really deserving poor can end their days in comfort—a resthouse in short and not a workhouse—it has come to be looked upon as a place of disgrace and discomfort. 1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song iii. ii. 231 I feel I should be ever so much more interested if I ran a place of my own in the country—a sort of rest-house that I could make attractive for girls who wanted air and that. 1991 Tablet 21 Dec. 1574/2 They put their money into a trust to buy the old farm cottages. Barbara turned hers into a ‘rest house’ for long-term retreats, while Peter began making wooden toys in his garage. Compounds General attributive (in sense 2), as resthouse garden, resthouse keeper. ΚΠ 1836 J. Selkirk 1 Jan. in Recoll. Ceylon (1844) xi. 462 We arrived at Avisavella about one p.m., and remained only about half an hour, as there was no rest-house keeper to be found, and no one came near us. 1883 S. E. Boggs tr. E. Haeckel India & Ceylon x. 122 My new protector led the way through the gate into the pretty rest-house garden, which is enclosed by a white wall. 1909 Athenæum 24 Apr. 492/1 I dislike the ramshackle rest-house, and its rude indifferent rest-house-keeper. 1973 ‘B. Mather’ Snowline xv. 183 I withdrew into the resthouse garden again. 2004 N. de Silva Far Spent Day 56 The resthouse keeper was an immensely fat man with a round hairless head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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