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单词 hottery
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hotteryadj.

Brit. /ˈhɒtəri/, U.S. /ˈhɑdəri/, Scottish English /ˈhɔtərɪ/
Forms: see hotter v. and -y suffix1; also Scottish 1900s– hoattery.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hotter v., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < hotter v. + -y suffix1.
Scottish and English regional (northern). Now rare.
Of a road or journey: rough, bumpy. Cf. hotter v. 1. Sc. National Dict. records the word as still in use in Roxburghshire in 1957.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > uneven
hottery1796
1796 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. (ed. 2) II. 326 Hottery, rough, as a road.
1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. 271 Hottery, uneven to walk or ride upon; as a bad pavement, a rough and ill-kept road.
1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby ‘A hottery journey’, said of a course over uneven tracks.
1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 176 Hottery, of a road, etc.: Rough, uneven.
1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 20 It was at ma tung-ruits ti cry on the hoattery affair, for fear it was ma hinmaist chance o a cairrie ti Haaick.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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