单词 | overun |
释义 | overunadj.n. English regional (Isle of Wight). A. adj. Coming from the mainland; not native to the Isle of Wight. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [adjective] > non-native inhabitant aliena1387 transregionate1577 international1851 overun1881 non-indigene1907 non-patrial1971 1881 H. Smith & C. R. Smith Isle of Wight Words 48 Overun, coming from ‘across the water’, from the mainland of the county. 1886 W. H. Long Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 46 Overner, or overun feller, a person whose home is over the water, on the main land; not a native of the Island. 1903 J. D. Robertson in Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 393/1 [Isle of Wight] They'm better than the overun ducks. B. n. A person who comes from the mainland; a person who is not a native of the Isle of Wight; = overner n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > immigrant > types of new chum1828 old chum1838 old hand1839 overer1871 overner1886 overun1889 landed immigrant1910 migrant1922 economic migrant1933 society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > visitor > to the Isle of Wight overner1886 overun1889 1889 F. Cowper Capt. of Wight xiv. 176 That's what I call a hardy knight... 'Tis a pity he's an overrun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1881 |
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