† town-takingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., taking n.

Etymology: < town n. + taking n. Compare earlier town-taker n.

Obsolete.

The action of capturing a town or towns; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > capturing

winningc1330

intaking1637

town-taking1760

capturing1800

1760 T. Smollett Contin. Compl. Hist. Eng. II. 340 In a word, the Prussians were not very expert in the art of town-taking.

1874 R. Black tr. F. Guizot Hist. France III. xxxv. 519 You will not get out of such matters but by multiplicity of town-takings, quantity of fights, signal victories and great bloodshed.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 76/2 Their campaign was wasted on isolated movements and town-taking, while William of Orange fell back unmolested to Antwerp.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	town-taking
释义	† town-takingn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., taking n. Etymology: < town n. + taking n. Compare earlier town-taker n. Obsolete. The action of capturing a town or towns; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > capturing winningc1330 intaking1637 town-taking1760 capturing1800 1760 T. Smollett Contin. Compl. Hist. Eng. II. 340 In a word, the Prussians were not very expert in the art of town-taking. 1874 R. Black tr. F. Guizot Hist. France III. xxxv. 519 You will not get out of such matters but by multiplicity of town-takings, quantity of fights, signal victories and great bloodshed. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 76/2 Their campaign was wasted on isolated movements and town-taking, while William of Orange fell back unmolested to Antwerp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1760
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