lettyn.

Brit.

/ˈlɛti/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdi/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian, combined with an English element. Etymons: Italian letto , -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < Italian letto bed (a1250; < classical Latin lectus bed, couch: see lectisternium n.) + -y suffix⁶.

Showmen's slang.

A bed; a lodging. Cf. to scarper the letty at scarper v. b.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > bed in lodging house

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1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 71 While the old rum cull..cannot wag from his Letty,..the accumulation of dirt thrives monstrously.

1875 T. Frost Circus Life xvi. 279 ‘Letty’ is used both as a noun and a verb, signifying ‘lodging’ and ‘to lodge’.

1933 E. Seago Circus Company v. 80 All the people of the smaller show dwell in wagons of their own, and do not seek for ‘letties’ in the town.

1957 J. Osborne Entertainer iii. 77 Jean: We can't all spend our time nailing our suitcases to the floor, and shin out of the window. Archie: Scarper the letty.

1997 R. Marshall in V. E. Toulmin Fun without Vulgarity (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Sheffield) 257 ‘Letty’ is the room or the bed, so if you scarper the letty, it's to do a bunk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

lettyadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛti/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdi/

Forms: 1600s lette, 1600s 1800s– letty.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: let v.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < let v.² + -y suffix¹.

Now English regional (Somerset).

That lets or hinders. Chiefly of weather: making outdoor work difficult; rainy.

ΚΠ

a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 114 When there is any lette weather in harvest time.

1653 T. Hilder Conjugall Counsell 91 That sin of a womans in mispending her time in an idle and letty way.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Letty-weather, showery; rainy; lit. hindering weather—i.e. hindering harvesting or out-door work.

1996 G. Goodland Littoral 12 (heading) Lyme to Sidmouth. Letty weather.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	letty
释义	lettyn. Brit. /ˈlɛti/, U.S. /ˈlɛdi/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian, combined with an English element. Etymons: Italian letto , -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < Italian letto bed (a1250; < classical Latin lectus bed, couch: see lectisternium n.) + -y suffix⁶. Showmen's slang. A bed; a lodging. Cf. to scarper the letty at scarper v. b. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > bed in lodging house doss1789 letty1846 kip1879 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 71 While the old rum cull..cannot wag from his Letty,..the accumulation of dirt thrives monstrously. 1875 T. Frost Circus Life xvi. 279 ‘Letty’ is used both as a noun and a verb, signifying ‘lodging’ and ‘to lodge’. 1933 E. Seago Circus Company v. 80 All the people of the smaller show dwell in wagons of their own, and do not seek for ‘letties’ in the town. 1957 J. Osborne Entertainer iii. 77 Jean: We can't all spend our time nailing our suitcases to the floor, and shin out of the window. Archie: Scarper the letty. 1997 R. Marshall in V. E. Toulmin Fun without Vulgarity (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Sheffield) 257 ‘Letty’ is the room or the bed, so if you scarper the letty, it's to do a bunk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). lettyadj. Brit. /ˈlɛti/, U.S. /ˈlɛdi/ Forms: 1600s lette, 1600s 1800s– letty. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: let v.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < let v.² + -y suffix¹. Now English regional (Somerset). That lets or hinders. Chiefly of weather: making outdoor work difficult; rainy. ΚΠ a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 114 When there is any lette weather in harvest time. 1653 T. Hilder Conjugall Counsell 91 That sin of a womans in mispending her time in an idle and letty way. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Letty-weather, showery; rainy; lit. hindering weather—i.e. hindering harvesting or out-door work. 1996 G. Goodland Littoral 12 (heading) Lyme to Sidmouth. Letty weather. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846adj.a1642
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