| 释义 |
linhay s.w. dial.|ˈlɪnɪ|
Also linn(e)y.
[Of obscure origin; the first element may possibly be the stem of OE. hlinian lean v.]
A shed or other farm building open in front, usually with a lean-to roof.
1695Phil. Trans. XIX. 30 Backward in the Court there was a Linny that rested upon a wall. 1768Toplady Wks. (1794) I. 41 The dwelling-house, the barn, the linhays, the stable, &c...were..all in flames at once. 1800Chron. in Ann. Reg. 25/1 Nearly the whole of the dwelling-house, offices, extensive barns, stables, linneys, &c. were consumed. 1837Cottle Remin. i. 9 The sties for their pigs, and the linnies for their cattle. 1864T. Q. Couch E. Cornw. Gloss. in Jrnl. Roy. Inst. Cornw. I. 17 Linhay, a shed consisting of a roof resting on a wall at the back, and supported in front by pillars. 1893Q. [Couch] Delectable Duchy 291 Run up to the linhay an' fetch a rope. |