Paul's Walkn.

Brit.

/ˌpɔːlz ˈwɔːk/, U.S.

/ˈpɔlz ˈwɔk/,

/ˈpɑlz ˈwɑk/

Forms: see Paul's n. and walk n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Paul's n., walk n.¹

Etymology: < Paul's n. + walk n.¹

Now historical.

The nave of old St Paul's Cathedral, known esp. as a meeting place for gossipmongers and idlers in the 16th and 17th centuries.Old St Paul's was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The name Paul's Walk now designates a riverside path along part of the Thames in London.

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society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > nave > [noun] > of St. Paul's, London

Paul's Walk1628

1604 (title) The meeting of gallants at an ordinarie: or, the walkes in Powles.]

1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. liii. sig. I11 Pauls Walke Is the Lands Epitome.

1790 T. Pennant Of London 353 In the reigns of James I. and Charles I. the body of this cathedral..was called Paul's walk.

1859 C. Kingsley Misc. II. 134 If we met such a ruffed and ruffled worthy as used to swagger by hundreds up and down Paul's Walk.

2003 Publishers Weekly Rev. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 44 The author nicely evokes Elizabethan London:..Paul's Walk, the nave of the old St. Paul's church, which has become a place for assignations and booksellers.

Derivatives

ˈPaul's-walker n. a person who frequented the nave of old St Paul's Cathedral as a gossipmonger or idler; (hence) a disreputable or shady character; = Paul's man n. at Paul's n. 1d.

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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place

market beaterc1405

market dasher1440

market runner?c1475

benchera1533

bench-whistler1542

bench-babbler1549

Paul's man1616

Paul's-walker1658

benchwarmer1662

round-towner1775

wharf-rat1823

boulevardier1879

sidewalk superintendent1879

bar-loafer1889

stoepsitter1934

beach bum1962

1658 F. Osborne Mem. Reigns Elizabeth & James in Wks. (1673) 477 Edward Wimark the Pauls-walker.

1854 C. Whitehead Life Sir W. Ralegh vii. 304 The story has often been told of Master Edward Wymark, a wealthy citizen, a great newsmonger, and a constant Paul's-walker (or frequenter of the middle aisle of the cathedral, which was a common resort in those days).

1957 W. Notestein Four Worthies 30 A Paul's-walker he [sc. John Chamberlain] called himself..one of the group of men who stepped back and forth in St. Paul's talking to people and pumping them for information.

ˈPaul's-walking adj. and n.

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1658 F. Osborne Mem. Reigns Elizabeth & James in Wks. (1673) Index 20 The Pauls-walking News-mongers—report Northumberland too..intimate with P. Henry.

1957 W. Notestein Four Worthies 30 Francis Osborne, recalling his own youth, described the business of Paul's-walking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pauls walk
释义	Paul's Walkn. Brit. /ˌpɔːlz ˈwɔːk/, U.S. /ˈpɔlz ˈwɔk/, /ˈpɑlz ˈwɑk/ Forms: see Paul's n. and walk n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Paul's n., walk n.¹ Etymology: < Paul's n. + walk n.¹ Now historical. The nave of old St Paul's Cathedral, known esp. as a meeting place for gossipmongers and idlers in the 16th and 17th centuries.Old St Paul's was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The name Paul's Walk now designates a riverside path along part of the Thames in London. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > nave > [noun] > of St. Paul's, London Paul's Walk1628 1604 (title) The meeting of gallants at an ordinarie: or, the walkes in Powles.] 1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. liii. sig. I11 Pauls Walke Is the Lands Epitome. 1790 T. Pennant Of London 353 In the reigns of James I. and Charles I. the body of this cathedral..was called Paul's walk. 1859 C. Kingsley Misc. II. 134 If we met such a ruffed and ruffled worthy as used to swagger by hundreds up and down Paul's Walk. 2003 Publishers Weekly Rev. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 44 The author nicely evokes Elizabethan London:..Paul's Walk, the nave of the old St. Paul's church, which has become a place for assignations and booksellers. Derivatives ˈPaul's-walker n. a person who frequented the nave of old St Paul's Cathedral as a gossipmonger or idler; (hence) a disreputable or shady character; = Paul's man n. at Paul's n. 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer > in specific place market beaterc1405 market dasher1440 market runner?c1475 benchera1533 bench-whistler1542 bench-babbler1549 Paul's man1616 Paul's-walker1658 benchwarmer1662 round-towner1775 wharf-rat1823 boulevardier1879 sidewalk superintendent1879 bar-loafer1889 stoepsitter1934 beach bum1962 1658 F. Osborne Mem. Reigns Elizabeth & James in Wks. (1673) 477 Edward Wimark the Pauls-walker. 1854 C. Whitehead Life Sir W. Ralegh vii. 304 The story has often been told of Master Edward Wymark, a wealthy citizen, a great newsmonger, and a constant Paul's-walker (or frequenter of the middle aisle of the cathedral, which was a common resort in those days). 1957 W. Notestein Four Worthies 30 A Paul's-walker he [sc. John Chamberlain] called himself..one of the group of men who stepped back and forth in St. Paul's talking to people and pumping them for information. ˈPaul's-walking adj. and n. ΚΠ 1658 F. Osborne Mem. Reigns Elizabeth & James in Wks. (1673) Index 20 The Pauls-walking News-mongers—report Northumberland too..intimate with P. Henry. 1957 W. Notestein Four Worthies 30 Francis Osborne, recalling his own youth, described the business of Paul's-walking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1628
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