† port townn.¹

Forms: see port n.² and town n.; also Middle English portoun.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: port n.², town n.

Etymology: < port n.² + town n.

Obsolete (in later use historical).

A market town or borough; = port n.²

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > market town

port townc1300

market town1449

mart town1736

bourg1840

c1300 St. Michael (Laud) 267 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 307 He fierde ase doth a port-doggue I-norischet in port-toun [a1325 Corpus Cambr. portoun].

1422 in A. T. Bannister Reg. Thome Spofford (1919) 81 (MED) The prioresse..yife no lycence too noon of hur sustres..to go to no port townes..to comyn wakes or fetes.

1854 J. Hunter Founders New Plymouth in D. W. Howe Puritan Republic Mass. Bay (1899) 1 Scrooby..was itself, in the time when Brewster resided there, one of the port towns on the road between London and Bostwick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

port townn.²

Brit.

/ˈpɔːt taʊn/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrt ˌtaʊn/

Forms: see port n.¹ and town n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: port n.¹, town n.

Etymology: < port n.¹ + town n.

A seaport town; = port n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > sea-port town

porteOE

haven townc1400

port town1576

seaport town1705

seaport1849

outport1935

1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 144 Certeine principall pointes, concerning the Port townes, be determinable at Shipwey only.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 100 Gaza a port towne and farther within, Anthedon, and the mountain Angoris.

1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Pref. sig. A2^v He could gain no footing in Italy, but in all that time was forced to waft himself by stealth from one Port-town to another.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. xi. 149 We landed at a small Port-Town.

1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 591/1 Final, in geography, a port town of Italy, subject to Genoa, and situated on the Mediterranean.

a1823 A. Radcliffe Gaston de Blondeville (1826) III. iv. 216 See where some port-town peeps above the tide, With its long, level ramparts, turret-crowned.

1854 S. Rogers Poet. Wks. 284 Some sailing up, some down, and some at rest, Lading, unlading at that small port-town Under the promontory.

1903 Times 7 May 5/2 It is..proposed that the railway should end in a port town, and there is no question of fortifications or naval stations.

1954 Grove's Dict. Music (ed. 5) III. 215/1 When Afro-Cuban dances penetrated the port towns of Cuba they were assimilated by Spanish-Cuban folk music.

1994 Mod. Maturity July 76/2 The joints were admirably sleazy, all that could be wished for a rusty port town in the tropics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	port town
释义	† port townn.¹ Forms: see port n.² and town n.; also Middle English portoun. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: port n.², town n. Etymology: < port n.² + town n. Obsolete (in later use historical). A market town or borough; = port n.² ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > market town port townc1300 market town1449 mart town1736 bourg1840 c1300 St. Michael (Laud) 267 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 307 He fierde ase doth a port-doggue I-norischet in port-toun [a1325 Corpus Cambr. portoun]. 1422 in A. T. Bannister Reg. Thome Spofford (1919) 81 (MED) The prioresse..yife no lycence too noon of hur sustres..to go to no port townes..to comyn wakes or fetes. 1854 J. Hunter Founders New Plymouth in D. W. Howe Puritan Republic Mass. Bay (1899) 1 Scrooby..was itself, in the time when Brewster resided there, one of the port towns on the road between London and Bostwick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2021). port townn.² Brit. /ˈpɔːt taʊn/, U.S. /ˈpɔrt ˌtaʊn/ Forms: see port n.¹ and town n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: port n.¹, town n. Etymology: < port n.¹ + town n. A seaport town; = port n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > sea-port town porteOE haven townc1400 port town1576 seaport town1705 seaport1849 outport1935 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 144 Certeine principall pointes, concerning the Port townes, be determinable at Shipwey only. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 100 Gaza a port towne and farther within, Anthedon, and the mountain Angoris. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Pref. sig. A2^v He could gain no footing in Italy, but in all that time was forced to waft himself by stealth from one Port-town to another. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. xi. 149 We landed at a small Port-Town. 1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 591/1 Final, in geography, a port town of Italy, subject to Genoa, and situated on the Mediterranean. a1823 A. Radcliffe Gaston de Blondeville (1826) III. iv. 216 See where some port-town peeps above the tide, With its long, level ramparts, turret-crowned. 1854 S. Rogers Poet. Wks. 284 Some sailing up, some down, and some at rest, Lading, unlading at that small port-town Under the promontory. 1903 Times 7 May 5/2 It is..proposed that the railway should end in a port town, and there is no question of fortifications or naval stations. 1954 Grove's Dict. Music (ed. 5) III. 215/1 When Afro-Cuban dances penetrated the port towns of Cuba they were assimilated by Spanish-Cuban folk music. 1994 Mod. Maturity July 76/2 The joints were admirably sleazy, all that could be wished for a rusty port town in the tropics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1300n.²1576
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