roosting placen.

Brit.

/ˈruːstɪŋ ˌpleɪs/, U.S.

/ˈrustɪŋ ˌpleɪs/

Forms: see roosting n.² and place n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roosting n.², place n.¹

Etymology: < roosting n.² + place n.¹ Compare earlier roost n.¹ 2.

1. The place where a bird roosts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habitat > habitat > [noun] > dwelling place or shelter > roosting place

roosting place1577

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > enclosure for poultry > poultry-house

roostlOE

hencote1371

henhouse1429

poultry house1552

hen roosta1567

roosting place1577

hennery1833

scratching-shed1902

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 162^v Agaynst euery nest and rousting place, place steppes and boordes to come vp by.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Poultry Being wont in a Morning early, to go out of the Hen-House or Roosting-Place.

1789 G. White Let. in Nat. Hist. Selborne 292 The poultry dared not to stir out of their roosting places.

1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting xxiv. 245 When their feeding-grounds and roosting-places are near together.

1937 J. F. Dobie in J. F. Dobie & M. C. Boatright Straight Texas 9 Before a house was built on the Rio Grande between these two locations the mottes were noted nesting and roosting places for Mexican eagles.

1992 B. Unsworth Sacred Hunger xlviii. 528 There began the evening clamour of the marsh birds rising to their roosting places.

2. A resting place, now usually a temporary one.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > position or situation > [noun] > where one takes up a position, residence, etc.

space?a1400

standa1400

stance1532

settling1582

station1587

consistory1592

roosting place1643

pitch1699

standing place1736

terrain1832

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > lodging-place > temporary

harbourc1300

sojourna1375

restinga1382

resting placea1382

sojourninga1400

diversoryc1410

deversaryc1485

inn1529

roost1607

peregrination1610

roosting place1643

harbourage1651

séjour1769

pied-à-terre1823

hoochie1952

1643 T. Coleman in R. L'Estrange Dissenters Sayings, Pt. 2 (1681) 24 Our Cathedralls are in a Great part of late become the Nest of Idle Drones, and the Roosting Place of Superstitious Formalities.

1795 Asylum 22 July 326 John takes up his roosting place in the kitchen, or is stuffed into the turn-up seat in the passage.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. xiii. 120 I..slunk to my roosting-place, where I fell asleep.

1844 A. R. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury I. iii. 35 Jack quitted his roosting-place amongst the baggage.

1950 R. M. MacIver Ramparts we Guard ii. vii. 64 Most of the time the home itself is a place he leaves in the morning and returns to at night—a roosting place.

1995 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Nov. 727/3 He has overturned boulders and persistently chipped away at rocks to provide roosting places for a token sample of the world's exotic plants.

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

单词	roosting place
释义	roosting placen. Brit. /ˈruːstɪŋ ˌpleɪs/, U.S. /ˈrustɪŋ ˌpleɪs/ Forms: see roosting n.² and place n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roosting n.², place n.¹ Etymology: < roosting n.² + place n.¹ Compare earlier roost n.¹ 2. 1. The place where a bird roosts. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > habitat > [noun] > dwelling place or shelter > roosting place roosting place1577 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > enclosure for poultry > poultry-house roostlOE hencote1371 henhouse1429 poultry house1552 hen roosta1567 roosting place1577 hennery1833 scratching-shed1902 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 162^v Agaynst euery nest and rousting place, place steppes and boordes to come vp by. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Poultry Being wont in a Morning early, to go out of the Hen-House or Roosting-Place. 1789 G. White Let. in Nat. Hist. Selborne 292 The poultry dared not to stir out of their roosting places. 1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting xxiv. 245 When their feeding-grounds and roosting-places are near together. 1937 J. F. Dobie in J. F. Dobie & M. C. Boatright Straight Texas 9 Before a house was built on the Rio Grande between these two locations the mottes were noted nesting and roosting places for Mexican eagles. 1992 B. Unsworth Sacred Hunger xlviii. 528 There began the evening clamour of the marsh birds rising to their roosting places. 2. A resting place, now usually a temporary one. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > position or situation > [noun] > where one takes up a position, residence, etc. space?a1400 standa1400 stance1532 settling1582 station1587 consistory1592 roosting place1643 pitch1699 standing place1736 terrain1832 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > lodging-place > temporary harbourc1300 sojourna1375 restinga1382 resting placea1382 sojourninga1400 diversoryc1410 deversaryc1485 inn1529 roost1607 peregrination1610 roosting place1643 harbourage1651 séjour1769 pied-à-terre1823 hoochie1952 1643 T. Coleman in R. L'Estrange Dissenters Sayings, Pt. 2 (1681) 24 Our Cathedralls are in a Great part of late become the Nest of Idle Drones, and the Roosting Place of Superstitious Formalities. 1795 Asylum 22 July 326 John takes up his roosting place in the kitchen, or is stuffed into the turn-up seat in the passage. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. xiii. 120 I..slunk to my roosting-place, where I fell asleep. 1844 A. R. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury I. iii. 35 Jack quitted his roosting-place amongst the baggage. 1950 R. M. MacIver Ramparts we Guard ii. vii. 64 Most of the time the home itself is a place he leaves in the morning and returns to at night—a roosting place. 1995 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Nov. 727/3 He has overturned boulders and persistently chipped away at rocks to provide roosting places for a token sample of the world's exotic plants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1577
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