set-downn.

(Stress variable.)

Etymology: < verbal phrase set down: see to set down at set v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2.

a. A single drive (ending where the passenger first alights) in a vehicle plying for hire; the distance covered by such a drive. (= French course.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by vehicles plying for hire > [noun] > a single journey

set-down1762

1762 Ann. Reg. 1761 220 A guinea for a set-down from any of the squares..to Westminster abbey.

?1764 J. Bush Hibernia Curiosa 23 The rates of hackney-coaches, and sedans, are established here as in London, for the different distances, or set-downs, as they are called.

1891 Daily News 27 May Cabbies..bargain not to be taken by the hour, or for set downs at long distances.

b. An opportunity of being conveyed some distance on one's way by a passing vehicle; a ‘lift’.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [noun] > by passing vehicle

cast1630

lift1712

set-down1727

1727 J. Swift Let. 29 Feb. in Corr. (1963) III. 268 Mr. Schutz's coach that usd to give you so many a Set-down, is wheeled off to St. James's.

1792 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 30. 239 I have seen a very able disputant very much humbled..by a cold offer, on the part of his wealthy opponent, to give him a set down in his carriage.

1804 M. Edgeworth Lame Jervas vii, in Pop. Tales I. 43 Part of the journey I performed on foot; but wherever I could, I got a set down.

1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 142 I secured a set-down to Zug in our late vehicle.

2. An unexpected and humiliating rebuff. Also, a severe scolding.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > [noun] > instance of

humiliation1526

snub1748

set-down1780

squabash1818

a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1861

throwdown1887

put-down1932

a kick in the pants1933

ass-kicking1943

a kick in the teeth1972

bitch slap1987

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > scolding > instance of

Kyrie15..

Kyrie eleison1528

chide1538

wormwood lecture1640

rant1663

scold1726

trimming1763

blowing up1772

set-to1774

set-down1780

ragging1788

scouting1794

hurl?a1800

hearing1816

heckling1832

twisting1834

downsetting1842

going-over1843

shrewing1847

call1862

tongue-lashing1881

tongue-walking1888

telling-off1893

rousting1900

lumps1935

fourpenny one1936

rucking1958

1780 T. Pasley Jrnl. 1 Aug. in Private Sea Jrnls. (1931) 105 Gave John a set-down for impertinence.

1786 A. M. Bennett Juvenile Indiscretions V. 12 Miss Franklin's..ideas of the..felicity of the marriage state received a most mortifying set down.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 365 The lady then, offended at my words..gave a complete set down to my assurance.

1861 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem III. 143 The home monopolists..have had a notable though not complete set-down.

1867 J. MacGregor Rob Roy on Baltic xviii. 216 I gave him such a hearty set-down in good sound English that he was ashamed of himself.

3. U.S. slang. A sit-down meal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > sit-down meal

set-down1824

sit-down1894

1824 J. R. Anthony Diary 3 Feb. in Z. Pease Life in New Bedford 100 Yrs. Ago (1922) 76 After we had got our fill, returned back to our house with a bowl full [of fried oysters] for the girls. Had a good set down and parted at 12 o'clock.

1858 Harvard Mag. Sept. 281 We Americans think that we cannot live unless we have our three ‘set~downs’..each day, which is absurd.

1900 ‘J. Flynt’ Tramping with Tramps (U.K. ed.) 105 (Farmer) He will almost always give a beggar a set-down.

1907 J. London Road 28 At the very next house I was given a ‘set-down’. Now a ‘set-down’ is the height of bliss.

1914 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 4 Apr. 10/2 That kid don't want no handouts. He gets setdowns. Yes, siree, bo; every time. Setdowns in the kitchen.

1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 48 Set down, good meal.

4. The action or an instance of landing in or from an aircraft.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing

landing1784

alighting1914

air landing1919

touchdown1935

dead-stick landing1946

set-down1951

1951 Sun (Baltimore) (B ed.) 28 May 28/4 The pilot had called in to report his ‘set down’.

1968 O. Wynd Sumatra Seven Zero xii. 183 Would it surprise him to know..that he had been under observation from the moment of set down?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	set-down
释义	set-downn. (Stress variable.) Etymology: < verbal phrase set down: see to set down at set v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2. 1. a. A single drive (ending where the passenger first alights) in a vehicle plying for hire; the distance covered by such a drive. (= French course.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by vehicles plying for hire > [noun] > a single journey set-down1762 1762 Ann. Reg. 1761 220 A guinea for a set-down from any of the squares..to Westminster abbey. ?1764 J. Bush Hibernia Curiosa 23 The rates of hackney-coaches, and sedans, are established here as in London, for the different distances, or set-downs, as they are called. 1891 Daily News 27 May Cabbies..bargain not to be taken by the hour, or for set downs at long distances. b. An opportunity of being conveyed some distance on one's way by a passing vehicle; a ‘lift’. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [noun] > by passing vehicle cast1630 lift1712 set-down1727 1727 J. Swift Let. 29 Feb. in Corr. (1963) III. 268 Mr. Schutz's coach that usd to give you so many a Set-down, is wheeled off to St. James's. 1792 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 30. 239 I have seen a very able disputant very much humbled..by a cold offer, on the part of his wealthy opponent, to give him a set down in his carriage. 1804 M. Edgeworth Lame Jervas vii, in Pop. Tales I. 43 Part of the journey I performed on foot; but wherever I could, I got a set down. 1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 142 I secured a set-down to Zug in our late vehicle. 2. An unexpected and humiliating rebuff. Also, a severe scolding. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > [noun] > instance of humiliation1526 snub1748 set-down1780 squabash1818 a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1861 throwdown1887 put-down1932 a kick in the pants1933 ass-kicking1943 a kick in the teeth1972 bitch slap1987 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > scolding > instance of Kyrie15.. Kyrie eleison1528 chide1538 wormwood lecture1640 rant1663 scold1726 trimming1763 blowing up1772 set-to1774 set-down1780 ragging1788 scouting1794 hurl?a1800 hearing1816 heckling1832 twisting1834 downsetting1842 going-over1843 shrewing1847 call1862 tongue-lashing1881 tongue-walking1888 telling-off1893 rousting1900 lumps1935 fourpenny one1936 rucking1958 1780 T. Pasley Jrnl. 1 Aug. in Private Sea Jrnls. (1931) 105 Gave John a set-down for impertinence. 1786 A. M. Bennett Juvenile Indiscretions V. 12 Miss Franklin's..ideas of the..felicity of the marriage state received a most mortifying set down. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 365 The lady then, offended at my words..gave a complete set down to my assurance. 1861 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem III. 143 The home monopolists..have had a notable though not complete set-down. 1867 J. MacGregor Rob Roy on Baltic xviii. 216 I gave him such a hearty set-down in good sound English that he was ashamed of himself. 3. U.S. slang. A sit-down meal. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > sit-down meal set-down1824 sit-down1894 1824 J. R. Anthony Diary 3 Feb. in Z. Pease Life in New Bedford 100 Yrs. Ago (1922) 76 After we had got our fill, returned back to our house with a bowl full [of fried oysters] for the girls. Had a good set down and parted at 12 o'clock. 1858 Harvard Mag. Sept. 281 We Americans think that we cannot live unless we have our three ‘set~downs’..each day, which is absurd. 1900 ‘J. Flynt’ Tramping with Tramps (U.K. ed.) 105 (Farmer) He will almost always give a beggar a set-down. 1907 J. London Road 28 At the very next house I was given a ‘set-down’. Now a ‘set-down’ is the height of bliss. 1914 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 4 Apr. 10/2 That kid don't want no handouts. He gets setdowns. Yes, siree, bo; every time. Setdowns in the kitchen. 1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 48 Set down, good meal. 4. The action or an instance of landing in or from an aircraft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing landing1784 alighting1914 air landing1919 touchdown1935 dead-stick landing1946 set-down1951 1951 Sun (Baltimore) (B ed.) 28 May 28/4 The pilot had called in to report his ‘set down’. 1968 O. Wynd Sumatra Seven Zero xii. 183 Would it surprise him to know..that he had been under observation from the moment of set down? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas set-down set-down adj. ΚΠ a1850 D. G. Rossetti Dante & Circle (1874) ii. 281 'Tis no set-down sickness that I have, Nor are my pains set down. 1884 J. Ruskin Bible of Amiens i. 9 (note) The first fixed and set-down footsteps. extracted from setadj.¹ set-down set-down adj. described in books, recognized.Apparently an isolated use. extracted from setadj.¹ < n.1727 as lemmas
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