单词 | roading |
释义 | roadingn.1 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > types of racing steeple-hunting1772 quarter-racing1779 roading1787 pony racing1809 steeplechasing1816 steeple running1818 steeple racing1840 horse-trotting1857 plating1865 trotting1883 chasing1886 flat-racing1886 harness racing1901 flapping1911 flapper1928 point-to-pointing1952 pointing1976 1787 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Norfolk I. 44 The young men who took delight in the diversion of ‘roading’. Many waggons, and some necks, having been broken by this dangerous amusement. b. U.S. A horse's performance on the road; the action of a horse travelling (at a specific speed) on the road. See road v.1 2b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > for riding > in particular place (miscellaneous) > on the road > performance on roading1887 1887 30th Ann. Rep. Maine Board Agric. 1886–7 242 They must possess certain roading qualities,..capable of moving off with ease at the rate of from six to ten miles per hour. 1890 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 524/1 She accomplished forty-three miles in three hours and twenty-five minutes. This was great roading. 1903 W. H. Gocher Wet Sundays 105 The horse..was a regular steam engine when it came to roading. 2. concrete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > part where vehicles run road1720 coach-way1735 carriageway1739 roadway1750 roading1836 1836 Ipswich Jrnl. 7 May 2/5 John Grimwood..who while walking on the roading leading from Little Blakenham to Somersham, was seized with a fit of apoplexy, and..expired. 1841 John Bull 30 Aug. 420/3 They had not proceeded far when they came to a turn in the roading, leading from the Turnbridge Wells to the Maidstone road. 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 416 Went soss on his rig ont' roading. b. The surface of a road esp. with regard to its material; (also) the material itself. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > [noun] > paving paving1352 pathing1416 pavage1553 roading1853 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > surface roading1853 surfacing1897 carpet1920 wearing course1940 1853 A. Bunn Old Eng. & New Eng. II. v. 167 His..speed was from ten to twelve miles per hour, over a fine coating of roading, and rarely less than eight over a bad one. 1857 J. E. Ritchie Night Side of London 5 The cost of this paved roading was 14 millions. 1906 C. B. Breed & G. L. Hosmer Princ. & Pract. Surv. ii. ix. 224 Walks..are laid out with a liberal grass-plot between the sidewalk and the roadway,..leaving room for an increase in width of roading if afterwards needed. 1915 Med. Rev. of Reviews 21 92/1 All the shell roading in and about the said town has been supplemented by either asphalt, stone and tar, macadam, or a similar paving. 2007 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 4 May 17 Paving, two times thicker than normal roading, was laid..to enable all container storage to be moved to one area. 3. a. The action or process of building a road or roads; provision of roads. Now chiefly New Zealand.In quot. 1883: the maintaining of underground roads or railway tracks in a mine (see road n. 4c). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > [noun] > road-building road-making1763 road building1833 roading1838 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > [noun] > road maintenance or repair emending1411 roading1883 1838 Rep. of Land Agent 9 in Documents Printed by Order of Legislature of State of Maine Mr. Fish has adopted the most approved method of roading, and has expended the money received for this purpose to the best possible advantage. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Roading, repairing and maintaining roads. 1895 Daily News 21 Nov. 5/5 Instances of bad roading or lack of sanding. 1914 R. Stout & J. L. Stout in A. J. Herbertson & O. J. R. Howarth Oxf. Surv. Brit. Empire: Australasia xiii. 451 Purchased lands now leased to Crown tenants,..which have been improved by roading and subdivision. 1983 R. Lambert Illustr. Hist. Taranaki 106 The Waimate West County achieved a New Zealand first in roading, by tar-sealing roads in their area in 1914. 2007 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Aug. 18 Good roading into, out of and around Hamilton was vital to attract..businesses and increase Hamilton's manufacturing base. b. spec. The construction of purpose-built ways through forest areas for the harvesting of timber.In early use probably not distinct from sense 3a. ΚΠ 1888 C. Y. Michie Pract. of Forestry vii. 169 The roading was done by contract, the width specified to be 16 feet, and all trees, heath and whins cleared off. 1986 S. Kamieniecki et al. Controv. in Environmental Policy ii. 52 The Forest Service was expanding an already marginal timber program into 419,000 acres of roadless areas where roading costs alone exceed the stumpage value of the lumber. 2008 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 19 Dec. a18 The relentless logging and roading has conspired to deprive mountain caribou of their preferred foods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). roadingn.2 Hunting. Now rare. The action of a dog in following up game by tracking a scent. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > [noun] > tracking by scent scenting1855 roading1869 1869 W. N. Hutchinson Dog Breaking (ed. 5) xii. 195 (note) Independently, however, of want of pace and practice in roading, it never would be fair to take a dog direct from the Lowlands to contend on the Highlands. 1897 Badminton Mag. Apr. 461 The ranging, the set, the roading and backing, the kill, the reloading. 1906 W. Arkwright Pointer & his Predecessors (ed. 2) vii. 166 The strain of walking alongside the dog, watching his roading from the tail of your eye. 1922 Outing Nov. 74 There is no ‘roading’, pointing,..or fine angles of bird work for the setter or pointer such as is found in quail, prairie-chicken, and ruffed grouse shooting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). roadingadj. Hunting. Now rare. Of a dog: that ‘roads’ or tracks game by scent. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > [adjective] restayeda1425 setting1551 retrieving1634 scenting1749 tying1781 break-covert1820 roadingc1880 c1880 ‘Pathfinder’ Breaking & Training Dogs 8 A cross between a good roading foxhound and a..Gordon setter. 1896 Outing June 53 The silent, cat-like movement of the roading dog. 1925 Bull. Mus. Compar. Zoöl. Harvard 66 226 Occasionally a bird ran so fast and so far that I could not overtake [it],..although following it as long as the patiently ‘roading’ dog. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11787n.21869adj.c1880 |
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