leg-stretchern.

Brit.

/ˈlɛɡstrɛtʃə/, U.S.

/ˈlɛɡˌstrɛtʃər/

Forms: see leg n. and stretcher n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leg n., stretcher n.

Etymology: < leg n. + stretcher n., after to stretch one's legs at leg n. Phrases 3k.

1. A walker. In quots. as a nickname or epithet for the English traveller and writer, Thomas Coryate (?1577–1617).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot

foota1225

footmana1382

walkerc1390

footera1425

ganger1424

trampler1580

foot folk1583

marcher1589

leg-stretcher1612

foot traveller1631

pedestrian1641

ambulator1652

foot walker1751

turnpiker1812

foot passenger1832

ped1863

voetganger1902

jaywalker1917

stepper1934

foot-slogger1956

1612 J. Taylor Laugh & be Fat 12 This worthy man thy fame on high doth heaue, Yet Mounsieur Leg-stretcher [sc. Thomas Coryate], pray giue me leaue.

1616 T. Coryate Traveller for Eng. Wits 42 Your..most obliged Countreyman..the..Legge-stretcher of Odcomb in Somerset, Thomas Coryate.

1697 J. Evelyn Numismata viii. 263 By no means forgetting our Renowned Leg-stretcher, Thomas Coriat of Odcomb.

1870 G. P. R. Pulman Rambles, Roamings & Recoll. 21 The Leg Stretcher wandered about the Holy Land—visiting all he could find of the Seven Churches, and taking ‘great observation’ of Jerusalem.

1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 849/2 These words of the eminent poet..show us best what sort of a man the leg-stretcher was, and best explain his popularity.

2015 A. Parr Renaissance Mad Voy. vi. 181 The eulogy inspired by his own walking trip is..more like some of the less polished panegyrics about Coryat the leg-stretcher.

2. A walk; (sometimes) spec. one taken to stretch the legs after a period of sitting or inactivity. Cf. to stretch one's legs at leg n. Phrases 3k.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking for exercise or recreation > an act of

stretch?1760

rax1790

constitutional1829

leg-stretcher1882

walkies1929

1882 Sunday Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 9 July 1/4 At 10 o'clock he starts on what he calls a ‘little stroll’, which is a leg-stretcher of eight miles at a rapid pace.

1904 Outing Aug. 545/2 The scouts rejoin the boats as they touch shore, and a general changing of places occurs, with a dash up in the field for a leg-stretcher.

1942 ‘M. Home’ House of Shade iii. 57 Marigny was suggesting a leg-stretcher... The two made their way out to the glare of the sun.

1970 Daily Tel. 23 May 9 Now lonely, neglected, and often overgrown, they provide delightful leg-stretchers, on the springy turf, for the motorist with an hour or so to spare.

2003 W. G. Tapply Shadow of Death viii. 75 I took Henry for a leg-stretcher on the Common.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leg-stretcher
释义	leg-stretchern. Brit. /ˈlɛɡstrɛtʃə/, U.S. /ˈlɛɡˌstrɛtʃər/ Forms: see leg n. and stretcher n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leg n., stretcher n. Etymology: < leg n. + stretcher n., after to stretch one's legs at leg n. Phrases 3k. 1. A walker. In quots. as a nickname or epithet for the English traveller and writer, Thomas Coryate (?1577–1617). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot foota1225 footmana1382 walkerc1390 footera1425 ganger1424 trampler1580 foot folk1583 marcher1589 leg-stretcher1612 foot traveller1631 pedestrian1641 ambulator1652 foot walker1751 turnpiker1812 foot passenger1832 ped1863 voetganger1902 jaywalker1917 stepper1934 foot-slogger1956 1612 J. Taylor Laugh & be Fat 12 This worthy man thy fame on high doth heaue, Yet Mounsieur Leg-stretcher [sc. Thomas Coryate], pray giue me leaue. 1616 T. Coryate Traveller for Eng. Wits 42 Your..most obliged Countreyman..the..Legge-stretcher of Odcomb in Somerset, Thomas Coryate. 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata viii. 263 By no means forgetting our Renowned Leg-stretcher, Thomas Coriat of Odcomb. 1870 G. P. R. Pulman Rambles, Roamings & Recoll. 21 The Leg Stretcher wandered about the Holy Land—visiting all he could find of the Seven Churches, and taking ‘great observation’ of Jerusalem. 1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 849/2 These words of the eminent poet..show us best what sort of a man the leg-stretcher was, and best explain his popularity. 2015 A. Parr Renaissance Mad Voy. vi. 181 The eulogy inspired by his own walking trip is..more like some of the less polished panegyrics about Coryat the leg-stretcher. 2. A walk; (sometimes) spec. one taken to stretch the legs after a period of sitting or inactivity. Cf. to stretch one's legs at leg n. Phrases 3k. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking for exercise or recreation > an act of stretch?1760 rax1790 constitutional1829 leg-stretcher1882 walkies1929 1882 Sunday Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 9 July 1/4 At 10 o'clock he starts on what he calls a ‘little stroll’, which is a leg-stretcher of eight miles at a rapid pace. 1904 Outing Aug. 545/2 The scouts rejoin the boats as they touch shore, and a general changing of places occurs, with a dash up in the field for a leg-stretcher. 1942 ‘M. Home’ House of Shade iii. 57 Marigny was suggesting a leg-stretcher... The two made their way out to the glare of the sun. 1970 Daily Tel. 23 May 9 Now lonely, neglected, and often overgrown, they provide delightful leg-stretchers, on the springy turf, for the motorist with an hour or so to spare. 2003 W. G. Tapply Shadow of Death viii. 75 I took Henry for a leg-stretcher on the Common. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612
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