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单词 west ridinger
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West Ridingern.

Brit. /ˌwɛs(t) ˈrʌɪdɪŋə/, U.S. /ˈˌwɛs(t) ˈraɪdɪŋər/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name West Riding , -er suffix1.
Etymology: < the name of the West Riding of Yorkshire (see riding n.2) + -er suffix1.
Now rare.
A native or inhabitant of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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1847 Morning Post 16 Dec. 5/4 I am a plain West Ridinger.
1857 E. C. Gaskell Life Charlotte Brontë 28 The exceptional traits in the characteristics of these stalwart West-Ridingers, such as they were in the first quarter of this century.
1876 W. Cudworth Round about Bradford 361 Like other West Ridingers, they were self-willed, and many of them made no disguise of their rudeness.
1907 C. M. Gaskell Prose Idyls West Riding xii. 299 With the abruptness of a West Ridinger, he plumped down at once on a vacant chair.
1996 Guardian 14 Mar. 20/4 The West Ridingers were having none of it.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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