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单词 throughgang
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throughgangn.adj.

Brit. /ˈθruːˌɡaŋ/, U.S. /ˈθruˌɡæŋ/, Scottish English /ˈθruˌɡaŋ/
Forms: see through- prefix and gang n.; also pre-1700 thruchgand, 1900s– troughgeng (Orkney and Shetland), 1900s– troughgeong (Orkney and Shetland).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: through- prefix, gang n.
Etymology: < through- prefix + gang n. Compare earlier throughway n. 1, and also thoroughfare n.Compare Old Frisian thruchgung (West Frisian trochgong ), Middle Dutch dōreganc (Dutch doorgang ), Middle Low German dörchganc , Old High German duruhgang (Middle High German durchganc , German Durchgang ). In the Older Scots form thruchgand the second element apparently shows alteration after forms of the present participle of go v. (compare Forms 6 at that entry, and also (later) throughgand at throughgoing adj. Forms).
Scottish.
A. n.
A way or route through; an entrance; a thoroughfare; esp. a narrow passageway forming a route between two other roads or streets, or between two places.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun] > through
throughwayOE
throughgangc1400
thoroughfarec1405
throughgate1457
through-passage1575
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > highway or public road
headwayOE
high streetOE
wayOE
port highwayOE
port-streetOE
port-wayOE
highway1257
high gate1324
thoroughfare1540
open road1656
rum pad1665
country road1669
toby lay1807
high toby spice1811
throughgang1856
c1400 Burgh Laws (Bute) c. 69, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Throuchgang Mysal man..sal nocht ga dure be dure both thai sal syt at the thruch gangys of the toun and thare thai sal ask almows fra furth passand men and entrand.
1463 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 22 The througang is set to William Met for 8s., on his own security.
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. viii. 80 Secrete throwgangs are schawin.
1587 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 205 In the portche or throwgang of the said West Kirk dure.
1611 in A. O. Ewing View Merchants House Glasgow (1866) 108 Ye throwgang of ye clois pertening to Johne Wilsoun.
1715 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1974) IX. at Throu The entry or thro'-gang of the said Andrew Leitch's [courtyard].
1856 H. S. Riddell Gospel St. Matthew vi. 19 Dinna tout ane trumpit afore thee, as the hypocrites do in the synigogues an' in the throwgangs.
1893 Glasgow Herald 7 Aug. 4/3 An arched pen through the Virginia Street front, and a through-gang to Miller Street.
1914 Canad. Law Times Apr. 340 The Lord Advocate..from whose residence in the Advocates' Close, Edinburgh, that famous ‘throw-gang’ derives its name.
1975 J. Strawhorn Ayrshire vii. 52 Sometimes there was a throughgang (or passage) to a yard door at the rear.
B. adj.
That provides a way or route through; (in early use) designating a window, room, etc., which opens on to or leads to another room or area; (later) designating a street or passageway which is open at both ends, as opposed to a cul-de-sac or dead end. Cf. throughgoing adj. 1b. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [adjective] > through
thorough?a1425
throughgang1523
1523 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1903) V. 220 For ane band to the throuchgang windo of the quenis chalmer.
1581 Argyll Munim. (Argyll Arch., Inverary Castle) in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Throuchgang To ane messone for pending of the throwgane ȝeit of the clois in Stirveling.
1650–1 in F. Roberts & I. M. M. Macphail Dumbarton Common Good Accts. (1972) 177 The litle throw gang sellar..taken..to imprisoun Jonet Ewing.
1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) A throwgang close is an open passage, by which one may go from one street to another, as opposed to a blind alley.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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