go-inn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊɪn/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊˌɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to go in at go v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to go in at go v. Phrasal verbs 1.

colloquial. Now rare.

1. A try, an attempt, a go (at something); (also) a spell of work.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > spell of work or duty

trick1669

time1696

stem1778

turn1793

tour of duty1800

spell1804

shift1809

steek1889

go-in1890

steek1895

stag1931

wink1937

1835 United Service Jrnl. Aug. 499 He..swore whenever he might have the luck to have a ‘go in’ at the Migs. [i.e. Miguelites], it would be ‘war to the knife’ with them.

1841 Med. Times 14 Aug. 233/1 ‘I should very much like to have a go-in at the waltzing,’ observed Swubs.

1860 Empire (Sydney) 16 Feb. 5/5 Mr. Robertson said no member was more desirous than himself to have ‘a fair go in’ on the whole question of railway management.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 321 I was having a go-in at the garden here.

1923 Spectator 26 May 884/2 We may hope that..they are, in fact, prepared to take their coats off and have a real go in to drive their convictions home to the people.

1939 ‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air ii. viii. 147 It was the first real go-in at reading that I'd had since my Dick Donovan days.

2. Frequently with at. An attack, an onslaught; a quarrel, an argument; a ‘set-to’. Cf. run-in n. 2. Chiefly Australian in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by hostile measures or words

bruntc1425

assaultc1449

battery1562

onset1566

brash1573

breach1578

onslaught1613

onfall1646

attack1653

assay?1705

to return to the charge1752

arietation1797

set-to1808

set1829

dead set1835

go-in1858

on-ding1871

hatchet work1938

blitzkrieg1939

blitz1940

carpet bombing1956

bowling1959

1858 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse 27 We used to have a regular go in about once a quarter at the unpaid magistracy.

1873 Brisbane Courier 23 June The first ‘row’ occurred outside the Australian Hotel, where two strangers had a regular go-in.

1913 R. Vansittart Cap & Bells i. 9 He dwelt for about twenty minutes..on the decline of the aristocracy. He had a real go in at Dukes.

1981 A. B. Facey Fortunate Life 61 I heard him say to Mum that her brother was a dirty scoundrel. She didn't like this and they had a real go-in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	go-in
释义	go-inn. Brit. /ˈɡəʊɪn/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊˌɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to go in at go v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to go in at go v. Phrasal verbs 1. colloquial. Now rare. 1. A try, an attempt, a go (at something); (also) a spell of work. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > spell of work or duty trick1669 time1696 stem1778 turn1793 tour of duty1800 spell1804 shift1809 steek1889 go-in1890 steek1895 stag1931 wink1937 1835 United Service Jrnl. Aug. 499 He..swore whenever he might have the luck to have a ‘go in’ at the Migs. [i.e. Miguelites], it would be ‘war to the knife’ with them. 1841 Med. Times 14 Aug. 233/1 ‘I should very much like to have a go-in at the waltzing,’ observed Swubs. 1860 Empire (Sydney) 16 Feb. 5/5 Mr. Robertson said no member was more desirous than himself to have ‘a fair go in’ on the whole question of railway management. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 321 I was having a go-in at the garden here. 1923 Spectator 26 May 884/2 We may hope that..they are, in fact, prepared to take their coats off and have a real go in to drive their convictions home to the people. 1939 ‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air ii. viii. 147 It was the first real go-in at reading that I'd had since my Dick Donovan days. 2. Frequently with at. An attack, an onslaught; a quarrel, an argument; a ‘set-to’. Cf. run-in n. 2. Chiefly Australian in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by hostile measures or words bruntc1425 assaultc1449 battery1562 onset1566 brash1573 breach1578 onslaught1613 onfall1646 attack1653 assay?1705 to return to the charge1752 arietation1797 set-to1808 set1829 dead set1835 go-in1858 on-ding1871 hatchet work1938 blitzkrieg1939 blitz1940 carpet bombing1956 bowling1959 1858 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse 27 We used to have a regular go in about once a quarter at the unpaid magistracy. 1873 Brisbane Courier 23 June The first ‘row’ occurred outside the Australian Hotel, where two strangers had a regular go-in. 1913 R. Vansittart Cap & Bells i. 9 He dwelt for about twenty minutes..on the decline of the aristocracy. He had a real go in at Dukes. 1981 A. B. Facey Fortunate Life 61 I heard him say to Mum that her brother was a dirty scoundrel. She didn't like this and they had a real go-in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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