单词 | jitty |
释义 | jittyn. English regional (midlands and northern). A narrow passage or alley running between buildings, esp. rows of terraced houses; (also) a footpath enclosed on either side by parallel hedges, walls, or fences. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > lane > [noun] > between buildings twitchenOE chare12.. shut1300 alley1360 entryc1405 wyndc1425 vennel1435 trance1545 row1599 ginnel1669 ruelle1679 gangway1785 pend close1819 ope1825 jitty1836 scutchell1847 gully1849 bolt1855 opeway1881 snicket1898 jigger1902 jowler1961 1836 Leicester Chron. 9 Apr. He went into his father's house, against which there was ‘a jitty’ (Anglice—a narrow passage between two houses) where the prisoner left the fowl. 1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. 73 They went into a narrow jetty, leading to Chapel Lane. 1933 ‘E. Cambridge’ Hostages to Fortune ii. i. 81 ‘Where's the cottage?’ she asked. ‘Up the jitty. Third house to the left. She's expecting you.’ 1980 F. Dobson Fungus 73 She led Fungus along narrer passages an' jitties. 2016 H. Moat Peak District iii. 101 Typical of the Peak District mining villages, it's crosscut with little lanes and jitties that lead out on to the hills. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836 |
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