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Henley|ˈhɛnlɪ|
The name of a town on the Thames, in Oxfordshire, used alone or attrib. to designate the annual regatta held there since 1839. Hence ˈHenleyite, a Henley enthusiast.
1839Times 6 June 3/5 Henley Regatta..takes place on Friday, the 14th. 1861T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. 218 You know the Leander are to be at Henley... There will be a splendid race for the cup. 1868Broadway I. 104/2 Roland rowed his man—a Henley winner—down. 1887[see regatta 2 attrib.]. 1893Isis 29 Apr. 130/2, I have heard nothing more about the Henley arrangements. Ibid. 3 June 207/2 The Oxford arrangements for Henley are now getting into rather a more settled condition. 1901Westm. Gaz. 2 July 7/2 Henleyites..will be depressed to hear that the Meteorological Office forecasts..rainy and colder weather. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 307/1 A motion was proposed at the October meeting of the Henley Stewards to exclude foreign crews from the regatta. 1959Chamber's Encycl. VII. 13/2 Henley Royal Regatta (1851― formerly Henley Regatta, 1839). |