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hitch-hike, v. orig. U.S.|ˈhɪtʃhaɪk|
Also hitchhike.
[f. hitch v. + hike v.]
intr. To travel by means of lifts in vehicles. Also fig. Hence as n., such a journey. Also ˈhitch-hiker, one who hitch-hikes; ˈhitch-hiking vbl. n.
1923Nation 19 Sept. 297/2 Hitch-hiking is always done by twos and threes. 1927New Masses June 15/1 Most young janes have their heads full of a trip to Paris, or a hitch-hike thru New England. 1927Glasgow Herald 6 Sept. 10 There are apparently hitchhikers in the United States who boast they can travel 500 miles free of charge without walking more than 10. 1931‘B. Starke’ Touch & Go iv. 58, I..wondered how Dot would ever dare..tell the people there that she had hitch-hiked home. Ibid. 64 We may charge this wicked hitch-hiker the ten cents extra that she deserves for asking for a bath towel. 1940A. Christie Buckle my Shoe 182 He told amusing stories of his hitch-hikes and tramps in wild places. 1941Auden New Year Let. 68 Kids When their imagination bids Hitch-hike a thousand miles to find The Hesperides that's on their mind. 1945Daily Mirror 27 Sept., Hitch-hiking by air from London to Manila, five British Red Cross welfare sisters arrived in Canberra, Australia. 1958Manch. Guardian 26 Sept. 4/4 He decided to hitch-hike around the world. 1959Times 1 Oct. 9/6 Hitch-hiking appears to have replaced old-fashioned walking and has obviously graduated into a recognized pursuit, ready perhaps to be nurtured and protected by an international organization empowered to negotiate with transport ministers and police chiefs. 1973Black World Apr. 80/1 Walton sees the need for people to realize their own cultural heritage and not hitchhike on somebody else's. |