单词 | overgate |
释义 | overgaten. English regional (northern). 1. A place where a wall, stream, etc., may be crossed. Also: a stile or similar construction placed there for this purpose.In quot. 1773 apparently a sort of bridge. ΚΠ 1773 in W. E. Tate Parish Chest (1946) ii. v. 256 6 Overgates to repair the pasture dykes. 1796 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. (ed. 2) II. 336 Owergait, [a] stile place, or imperfect gap, in a hedge; also a ‘stepping’ place, across a brook. 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 122 Ower-gate, a stepping-style in a field. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 91/1 Owergate, oweryat, the way for foot-people over a wall, a stile, but generally stone steps or projecting stones in the wall. 2. Mining. A crossing of overhead air-passages. Cf. air crossing n. at air n.1 Compounds 2. Now rare. ΚΠ 1888 G. C. Greenwell Gloss. Terms Coal Trade Northumberland & Durham (ed. 3) 60 Overcast, Overgate. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words 516 Overgate, an air-way overhead in a pit, where one air-course is carried by a bridge over another. 1920 A. H. Fay Gloss. Mining & Mineral Industry 481/2 Overgate, see Air crossing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † overgateadv. Obsolete. rare. Excessively. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] overlyOE overswitheOE over-micklec1230 overmucha1382 over-measurea1387 overdonec1390 overlargelyc1390 overfara1400 superflue?a1425 overgatea1450 overdonelyc1450 over-highlyc1454 excessivelyc1460 superfluously1528 stinkingly1545 excessive1569 over-greatly1599 unmercifully1611 overgrownly1668 extravagantlya1715 preponderously1835 faultily1855 a1450 (?a1390) J. Mirk Instr. Parish Priests (Claud.) (1974) 1195 (MED) Hast þow I-coueted ouer-gate Worldes worschype or any a-state? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1773adv.a1450 |
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