单词 | outriding |
释义 | outridingn. 1. The action or an act of riding out or venturing forth; an excursion; †raiding, marauding (obsolete). In later use also (chiefly British): terrain suitable for riding out. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > out outriding?c1500 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > [noun] > going about with intention of raveninga1398 forage1481 foraging1481 outriding?c1500 marauding1684 maraud1804 ?c1500 J. Blount tr. N. Upton Essent. Portions De Studio Militari (1931) 40 Of generall owte Rydinges. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. I. vii. 185 When the tyme came of her out ryding none sawe her, but her husband. 1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 98 Of these two Frenchmen their foorth outriding We ignorant euerie one retier, Vnto Chauigney. a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 287 The Inhabitants of Thrachonitis..were by him restrained of out-riding, robbing, and spoyling of their neighbours, their ancient practise. 1835 G. Daniel Mod. Dunciad iii. 179 Now for Fêtes and Routs a score, Prom'nades, Balls, Outridings; Bloomfield in a chaise and four, Proclaims the joyful tidings. 1838 J. P. Kennedy Rob of Bowl I. v. 51 In the servant's hall there was an unusual stir occasioned by the preparations which were in train for the outriding of the messengers whom the secretary had put in requisition for the service of the night. 1989 Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. The whole property..is set in 55 acres with loose boxes and foaling boxes, and there are miles of outriding in Bedgebury Forest. 2003 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 11 Jan. 15 The present owners keep horses, cattle, pigs, goats and poultry, and there is excellent outriding nearby. 2. North American. The work of an outrider (outrider n. 4); an instance of this; (also) a period spent riding round the boundaries of a ranch or in the vicinity of a herd rounding up stray cattle, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [noun] > droving > outriding or boundary-riding boundary-riding1890 outriding1907 1907 C. E. Mulford Bar-20 6 Skinny Thompson took his turn at outriding one morning after the season's round-up. 1926 D. Branch Cowboy & his Interpreters 94 Groups of cowboys rode on inspection trips, ‘out-ridings’, to locate the scattered groups of cattle, to note the condition of grass and water [etc.]. 1968 R. F. Adams Western Words (rev. ed.) 214/2 Outriding, performing the duties of an outrider..; also called range riding. 1991 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 13 July c2 Armstrong [is] a two-time World Professional Chuckwagon Association outriding champion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). outridingadj. 1. That rides out or ventures forth, esp. in advance of others; that accompanies or escorts from a peripheral position. Also figurative: set apart or away from the main body; peripheral, outlying. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > sacking, raiding, or looting > [adjective] > going out to outriding1813 1813 W. Scott Let. 1 June (1932) III. 281 His [sc. Robin Hood's] indistinct ideas concerning the doctrine of meum and tuum being no great objection to an outridng [sic] Borderer. 1855 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Feb. 177/2 A bright squadron of fair ladies drew nigh, escorted by certain outriding gallants of Falmouth. 1883 Science 11 May 388/2 To give the whole stability, there are two outriding wheels connected with the main part by springs. 1908 A. Austin Sacred & Profane Love 113 In the lofty dome afar Glimmers one bright outriding star. 1968 N. S. Momaday House made of Dawn 69 The first covered wagons had come into view. In these were the outriding elders of the caravan. 1990 M. Crucefix Beneath Tremendous Rain 48 An outriding white swan—a solitary, paddling the setting stream of golden light and catching its fire. 2. Prosody. Of a syllable: that is an outride (see outride n. 3). Of a metrical foot, rhythm, etc.: containing or characterized by outrides. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > composed in feet > hypermetrical extra-metrical1863 outriding1877 hypermetrical1886 1877 G. M. Hopkins Let. 21 Aug. (1935) 45 An outriding foot is..a recognized extra-metrical effect; it is and it is not part of the metre..not being counted. a1889 G. M. Hopkins Poems (1918) Pref. to Notes 109 Falling pæonic rhythm, sprung and outriding. 1953 W. H. Gardner in G. M. Hopkins Sel. Poems & Prose 224 The rhythm is sprung and outriding. 1992 19th-cent. Lit. 47 36 That tension is supported by the poem's sprung and outriding rhythms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?c1500adj.1813 |
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