downspoutn.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnspaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌspaʊt/

Forms: see down adj. and spout n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adj., spout n.

Etymology: < down adj. + spout n. Compare slightly earlier downpipe n.

A pipe to carry rainwater from a roof to a drain or to ground level; a downpipe.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > downpipe(s)

roan1383

rone1750

fallpipe1846

downpipe1849

downspout1850

rainwater goods1897

1850 Public Health Act: Rep. Gen. Board Health on Inq. Sewerage Stoke-upon-Trent 78 Proper and sufficient means of ventilation may be afforded by inserting the down-spouts from the houses and leaving all such untrapped.

1880 Burlington (Iowa) Daily Hawk-eye 29 June While the rain water down-spout is connected with the sewer just above the trap, great assistance will be rendered in preventing deposits.

1912 M. Nicholson Hoosier Chron. xxxiv. 592 Mr. Harwood had to put a new downspout on the kitchen.

1969 Morning Star 26 Aug. 2 Special non-drying paint is being put on the upper end of school downspouts in an attempt to stop vandalism.

1997 D. Hansen Sole Survivor ix. 111 The murmur of wind in the trees up on the ridge, the rattle of her downspout, the scratch of tea tree on window-pane.

2010 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 6 Aug. 20/1 I found a dead youngster beneath the downspout where the swallows' nest was built.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downspout
释义	downspoutn. Brit. /ˈdaʊnspaʊt/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌspaʊt/ Forms: see down adj. and spout n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adj., spout n. Etymology: < down adj. + spout n. Compare slightly earlier downpipe n. A pipe to carry rainwater from a roof to a drain or to ground level; a downpipe. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > downpipe(s) roan1383 rone1750 fallpipe1846 downpipe1849 downspout1850 rainwater goods1897 1850 Public Health Act: Rep. Gen. Board Health on Inq. Sewerage Stoke-upon-Trent 78 Proper and sufficient means of ventilation may be afforded by inserting the down-spouts from the houses and leaving all such untrapped. 1880 Burlington (Iowa) Daily Hawk-eye 29 June While the rain water down-spout is connected with the sewer just above the trap, great assistance will be rendered in preventing deposits. 1912 M. Nicholson Hoosier Chron. xxxiv. 592 Mr. Harwood had to put a new downspout on the kitchen. 1969 Morning Star 26 Aug. 2 Special non-drying paint is being put on the upper end of school downspouts in an attempt to stop vandalism. 1997 D. Hansen Sole Survivor ix. 111 The murmur of wind in the trees up on the ridge, the rattle of her downspout, the scratch of tea tree on window-pane. 2010 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 6 Aug. 20/1 I found a dead youngster beneath the downspout where the swallows' nest was built. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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