townsfolkn.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊnzfəʊk/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊnzˌfoʊk/

Forms: 1500s townesfolk, 1600s– townsfolk; also Scottish 1600s tounds foke, 1600s townisfolk (Scottish), 1900s– toonsfowk (Scottish), 1900s– toon’s fowk (Scottish).

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

Etymology: < the genitive of town n. + folk n. Compare earlier town folk n. Compare also earlier townsman n. 2 and slightly later townspeople n.

1. The inhabitants of a town; townspeople; town dwellers. Cf. town folk n.Quot. 1562 may show a genitive form of the mass noun (see sense 1b).

a. In plural. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun]

borough-manc1000

city mana1400

townsman1433

town manc1475

town dweller1484

oppidan?1548

burgher?1555

townsfolk1562

townsfolk1592

townswoman1612

town liver1620

town folk1679

citess1685

citizeness1754

citizette1798

townie1825

urban1835

townskip1837

townsperson1840

urbanite1892

burgheress1901

1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 16^v The bounty of the fryer and wisdom hath so wonne The townes folks herts, that welnigh all to fryer Lawrence tonne.

1638 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1876) I. 388 Thair suld be no woovis wovin of townis folkis thairin be thair servandis in hurt and prejudice of the said friemen.

1679 R. Carleton Diana i. 5 I, as your Highness Bayliff this year of the Village..raised the Towns folks.

1737 J. Swift Let. 30 Apr. in Wks. (1824) XIX. 68 That the townsfolks and tenants of the estate round Colrane would be content to double the rent.

1773 H. Mackenzie Man of World II. xx. 198 I was thrown into prison, where I should have been in danger of starving, had not the curiosity of some of the townsfolks induced them to visit me.

1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. i The new banker..could not know so much of the characters of the townsfolks as he who had lived among them.

1864 Harper's Mag. Jan. 202/1 She was an orphan; but the towns-folks had loved her father, and she did not lack for friends.

1903 Daily Mail 8 Oct. 3/4 The newest feature of the ‘Daily Mail’ which reflects for townsfolks..the changing aspects of the seasons.

1994 Thousand Islands Sun Vacationer (N.Y.) 17 Aug. 3/2 There will be townsfolks dressed in 1800s period costumes.

b. As a mass noun.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun]

borough-manc1000

city mana1400

townsman1433

town manc1475

town dweller1484

oppidan?1548

burgher?1555

townsfolk1562

townsfolk1592

townswoman1612

town liver1620

town folk1679

citess1685

citizeness1754

citizette1798

townie1825

urban1835

townskip1837

townsperson1840

urbanite1892

burgheress1901

1592 R. Wilson Three Ladies of London (new ed.) sig. A3^v Thou makst townes folk [1584 townes folkes] beleeue thou art an honest man in the country.

1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. vii^*. 156 in Church-hist. Brit. A convenient place was assigned to the Townsfolk.

1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 71 In the afternoon all the towns-folk and neighbours..convened to the great house.

1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 30 Aug. 179 The townsfolk and countryfolk of Derbyshire.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxvii. 653 Some common market in which the agent for the townsfolk purchased country produce.

1915 W. S. Churchill Let. 20 Dec. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) vi. 139 Then off he went with a guard of honour, saluting officers, cheering soldiers and townsfolk.

1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 12 The townsfolk knew that the preacher was off his rocker.

2006 Field July 62/3 The townsfolk know nowt about countryside.

2. As a mass noun or in plural, with possessive adjective: the inhabitants of one's own town.In later use rarely in plural (chiefly U.S. colloquial).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > fellow townsman

concitizen1428

co-citizen1488

comburgess1517

fellow citizen1550

townsman1562

conscive1578

town's bairn?1591

comburgher1605

townsfolk1614

townschild1621

city mana1661

townsboy1699

town folk1805

townie1824

townsfellow1830

homeboy1861

homie1929

homes1971

1614 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Bethulians Rescue iv. in Parl. Vertues Royal 158 Wants, Labours, Dangers, and the deep Affright My fellow Towns-folk suffer day and night.

1664 C. Cotton Scarronides 79 Pluck up your Hearts, and rest you merry, Our Towns-folks here are something wary.

1735 J. Swift Lett. (1768) VI. 5 I hope none of your Townsfolks are Bub ling [sic] you.

1792 Mod. Miniature II. xiii. 227 I was then in my eighteenth year, and what our townsfolk called a pretty girl.

1833 Knickerbacker May 287 He commanded a company, composed principally of his own neighbors and townsfolks, which did good service at Bennington.

1850 ‘L. Mariotti’ Scenes from Ital. Life 82 Old Micco, the fowler, as his towns-folk by courtesy called him, an arrant poacher.., had met with an untimely end.

1937 Manch. Guardian 20 May 13/1 Gracie Fields came home to Rochdale to-day..and was met with a quite remarkable outburst of friendly high spirits from her townsfolk.

1960 Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune 30 June 1/3 His townsfolks testified they have confidence in him.

1999 Daily Mirror 20 May 31/1 Mr McNally went immediately to the aid of his townsfolk and worked tirelessly.

2003 G. W. Bush in Public Papers Presidents U.S.: G. W. Bush 2001 ii. 1496/1 A lot of your townsfolks were out there to greet us.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	townsfolk
释义	townsfolkn. Brit. /ˈtaʊnzfəʊk/, U.S. /ˈtaʊnzˌfoʊk/ Forms: 1500s townesfolk, 1600s– townsfolk; also Scottish 1600s tounds foke, 1600s townisfolk (Scottish), 1900s– toonsfowk (Scottish), 1900s– toon’s fowk (Scottish). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., folk n. Etymology: < the genitive of town n. + folk n. Compare earlier town folk n. Compare also earlier townsman n. 2 and slightly later townspeople n. 1. The inhabitants of a town; townspeople; town dwellers. Cf. town folk n.Quot. 1562 may show a genitive form of the mass noun (see sense 1b). a. In plural. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] borough-manc1000 city mana1400 townsman1433 town manc1475 town dweller1484 oppidan?1548 burgher?1555 townsfolk1562 townsfolk1592 townswoman1612 town liver1620 town folk1679 citess1685 citizeness1754 citizette1798 townie1825 urban1835 townskip1837 townsperson1840 urbanite1892 burgheress1901 1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 16^v The bounty of the fryer and wisdom hath so wonne The townes folks herts, that welnigh all to fryer Lawrence tonne. 1638 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1876) I. 388 Thair suld be no woovis wovin of townis folkis thairin be thair servandis in hurt and prejudice of the said friemen. 1679 R. Carleton Diana i. 5 I, as your Highness Bayliff this year of the Village..raised the Towns folks. 1737 J. Swift Let. 30 Apr. in Wks. (1824) XIX. 68 That the townsfolks and tenants of the estate round Colrane would be content to double the rent. 1773 H. Mackenzie Man of World II. xx. 198 I was thrown into prison, where I should have been in danger of starving, had not the curiosity of some of the townsfolks induced them to visit me. 1833 H. Martineau Berkeley the Banker i. i The new banker..could not know so much of the characters of the townsfolks as he who had lived among them. 1864 Harper's Mag. Jan. 202/1 She was an orphan; but the towns-folks had loved her father, and she did not lack for friends. 1903 Daily Mail 8 Oct. 3/4 The newest feature of the ‘Daily Mail’ which reflects for townsfolks..the changing aspects of the seasons. 1994 Thousand Islands Sun Vacationer (N.Y.) 17 Aug. 3/2 There will be townsfolks dressed in 1800s period costumes. b. As a mass noun. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] borough-manc1000 city mana1400 townsman1433 town manc1475 town dweller1484 oppidan?1548 burgher?1555 townsfolk1562 townsfolk1592 townswoman1612 town liver1620 town folk1679 citess1685 citizeness1754 citizette1798 townie1825 urban1835 townskip1837 townsperson1840 urbanite1892 burgheress1901 1592 R. Wilson Three Ladies of London (new ed.) sig. A3^v Thou makst townes folk [1584 townes folkes] beleeue thou art an honest man in the country. 1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. vii^. 156 in Church-hist. Brit.* A convenient place was assigned to the Townsfolk. 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 71 In the afternoon all the towns-folk and neighbours..convened to the great house. 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 30 Aug. 179 The townsfolk and countryfolk of Derbyshire. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxvii. 653 Some common market in which the agent for the townsfolk purchased country produce. 1915 W. S. Churchill Let. 20 Dec. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) vi. 139 Then off he went with a guard of honour, saluting officers, cheering soldiers and townsfolk. 1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 12 The townsfolk knew that the preacher was off his rocker. 2006 Field July 62/3 The townsfolk know nowt about countryside. 2. As a mass noun or in plural, with possessive adjective: the inhabitants of one's own town.In later use rarely in plural (chiefly U.S. colloquial). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > fellow townsman concitizen1428 co-citizen1488 comburgess1517 fellow citizen1550 townsman1562 conscive1578 town's bairn?1591 comburgher1605 townsfolk1614 townschild1621 city mana1661 townsboy1699 town folk1805 townie1824 townsfellow1830 homeboy1861 homie1929 homes1971 1614 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Bethulians Rescue iv. in Parl. Vertues Royal 158 Wants, Labours, Dangers, and the deep Affright My fellow Towns-folk suffer day and night. 1664 C. Cotton Scarronides 79 Pluck up your Hearts, and rest you merry, Our Towns-folks here are something wary. 1735 J. Swift Lett. (1768) VI. 5 I hope none of your Townsfolks are Bub ling [sic] you. 1792 Mod. Miniature II. xiii. 227 I was then in my eighteenth year, and what our townsfolk called a pretty girl. 1833 Knickerbacker May 287 He commanded a company, composed principally of his own neighbors and townsfolks, which did good service at Bennington. 1850 ‘L. Mariotti’ Scenes from Ital. Life 82 Old Micco, the fowler, as his towns-folk by courtesy called him, an arrant poacher.., had met with an untimely end. 1937 Manch. Guardian 20 May 13/1 Gracie Fields came home to Rochdale to-day..and was met with a quite remarkable outburst of friendly high spirits from her townsfolk. 1960 Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune 30 June 1/3 His townsfolks testified they have confidence in him. 1999 Daily Mirror 20 May 31/1 Mr McNally went immediately to the aid of his townsfolk and worked tirelessly. 2003 G. W. Bush in Public Papers Presidents U.S.: G. W. Bush 2001 ii. 1496/1 A lot of your townsfolks were out there to greet us. 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