opsittingn.

Brit.

/ˈɒpsɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɑpsɪdɪŋ/, South African English

/ˈɒpsətɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opsit v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < opsit v. + -ing suffix¹; compare sitting n. Compare opsit n.

South African. Now historical.

The action of opsit v.; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1900 H. A. Bryden From Veldt Camp Fires 195 Tobias meant to make a bit of a splash today,..although he was not prepared for the solemnity of an ‘opsitting’ (that all-night form of courtship, dear to the heart of the Boer).

1946 S. Cloete Afr. Portraits 68 The Boers had many customs of their own. The opsitting or courtship was one which persists in many parts of the Backveld to this day.

1969 D. Child Yesterday's Children 111 At the age of seventeen he married a girl named Maria du Plessis. He had to ride nearly two hundred miles for the traditional opsittings (courting by candlelight) with her.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opsitting
释义	opsittingn. Brit. /ˈɒpsɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɑpsɪdɪŋ/, South African English /ˈɒpsətɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opsit v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < opsit v. + -ing suffix¹; compare sitting n. Compare opsit n. South African. Now historical. The action of opsit v.; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1900 H. A. Bryden From Veldt Camp Fires 195 Tobias meant to make a bit of a splash today,..although he was not prepared for the solemnity of an ‘opsitting’ (that all-night form of courtship, dear to the heart of the Boer). 1946 S. Cloete Afr. Portraits 68 The Boers had many customs of their own. The opsitting or courtship was one which persists in many parts of the Backveld to this day. 1969 D. Child Yesterday's Children 111 At the age of seventeen he married a girl named Maria du Plessis. He had to ride nearly two hundred miles for the traditional opsittings (courting by candlelight) with her. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900
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