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▪ I. ˈhome-coming, n.
[f. home adv. 8 a.]
A coming home, arrival at home. Also attrib., and with special reference to the Isle of Man.
c1374Chaucer Troylus v. 503 Þat may fynde at myn homcomyng, Crisseide comyn! 1586A. Day Eng. Secretary ii. (1625) 72 Let them rest untill my home comming. 1772Mackenzie Man of World ii. ix. (1823) 475 The maid sat up to wait their home coming. 1820Scott Abbot iii, First to welcome my home-coming. 1894Daily News 12 Nov. 5/7 The homecoming of the Marquis of Hamilton and his bride to the ancestral home of the Abercorn family. 1903Westm. Gaz. 11 Sept. 4/2 The only greens..that there is any reasonable chance of getting on to at St. Andrews are the greens of the home-coming holes. 1926Peel City Guardian 26 June 2/2 The Mayor of Douglas intends to do what he can..to promote a big home-coming of Manx people and their descendants for June of next year. 1927Ibid. 7 May, A meeting of the Executive Committee in connection with the Manx Homecoming movement. 1935Chronicle-News (Trinidad, Colo.) 16 Oct., A ‘Homecoming Dance’ at the Trinidad high school will be held Saturday evening following the Trinidad-Salida football game. 1947R. Allen Home made Banners iii. 17 In the crowded beer parlors they tended to herd together, like old grads on the eve of a homecoming game.
▪ II. ˈhome-coming, a.
[f. home adv. 5, 8 b.]
a. That comes home to one; effective; impressive.
1867A. Thomson Sk. Script. Char. 33 The most valuable and homecoming of all evidences.
b. That comes, or is coming, home.
1898Month Nov. 487 The lowing of the home-coming cattle. |