ridgeworthn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪdʒwə(ː)θ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪdʒˌwərθ/

Forms:

α. Middle English reggewytth, Middle English rigwith, Middle English rugwitthe, Middle English rygwyth, Middle English rygwythe, 1500s ridgwyth; English regional (Cheshire) 1700s ridgewith, 1800s– ridgwith.

β. English regional 1800s ridgoth (Northamptonshire), 1800s– ridgerth (Cheshire), 1800s– ridgeuth (Cheshire).

γ. Chiefly English regional (north-west midlands) 1800s– ridgeworth, 1800s– ridgworth.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ridge n.¹, withe n.

Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + withe n. The β. forms show reduction of the second syllable and the γ. forms remodelling by association with compounds in -worth (compare e.g. halfpennyworth n., pennyworth n. and forms at those entries). Compare later rigwithe n., rigwiddie n., rigwithy n.

English regional (chiefly north-west midlands) in later use. Now rare.

1. A ridge-band for a cart. Cf. rigwithe n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > backband

ridgewortha1300

rigtowc1310

ridge ropea1333

rigband1408

ridge-band1418

rigwithy1419

rigwiddie1513

backband?1523

rigwithe1570

back-rope1711

rig-ropea1728

ridger1733

ridge chain1757

straddle-band1901

a1300 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Bodl.) f. 1/2 En les lymons va le limoner Ki porte a doos vn Doser [glossed] rugwitthe.

c1350 in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 880 Dosser,..rigwith.

1499–1500 in D. Dymond Reg. Thetford Priory (1995) I. 120 Pro regge wytthys.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Ridgwyth for a cart.

c1700 Kennet in MS. Lansd. 1033 f. 322 A Ridge-with, the rope that is fastned to the rods, and goes over the saddle of the Fillar. Chesh.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 171 Ridgoth, the chain that passes over the saddle on a horse's back, to connect or support the shafts of a cart or waggon.

1863 B. Brierley Tales & Sketches Lancs. Life ii. 124 A watch-chain that would have been strong enough for a ‘ridgeworth’, swung from his fob.

a1876 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire (1877) 169 Ridgwith, the back band in cart harneses.

1885 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) 287 Ridge-uth, the chain back band which goes over the saddle of a carthorse, and supports the shafts.

1904 P. N. Hasluck Harness Making ii. 43 The special leather also must be got for the saddle flaps, the pieces lying against the ribs of the horse under the ridgworth.

†2. The shaft of a cart. Obsolete. rare.Apparently arising from confusion between the shaft of a cart and the band or rope used to support this.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 593 Limo,..a rygwythe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ridgeworth
释义	ridgeworthn. Brit. /ˈrɪdʒwə(ː)θ/, U.S. /ˈrɪdʒˌwərθ/ Forms: α. Middle English reggewytth, Middle English rigwith, Middle English rugwitthe, Middle English rygwyth, Middle English rygwythe, 1500s ridgwyth; English regional (Cheshire) 1700s ridgewith, 1800s– ridgwith. β. English regional 1800s ridgoth (Northamptonshire), 1800s– ridgerth (Cheshire), 1800s– ridgeuth (Cheshire). γ. Chiefly English regional (north-west midlands) 1800s– ridgeworth, 1800s– ridgworth. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ridge n.¹, withe n. Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + withe n. The β. forms show reduction of the second syllable and the γ. forms remodelling by association with compounds in -worth (compare e.g. halfpennyworth n., pennyworth n. and forms at those entries). Compare later rigwithe n., rigwiddie n., rigwithy n. English regional (chiefly north-west midlands) in later use. Now rare. 1. A ridge-band for a cart. Cf. rigwithe n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > backband ridgewortha1300 rigtowc1310 ridge ropea1333 rigband1408 ridge-band1418 rigwithy1419 rigwiddie1513 backband?1523 rigwithe1570 back-rope1711 rig-ropea1728 ridger1733 ridge chain1757 straddle-band1901 a1300 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Bodl.) f. 1/2 En les lymons va le limoner Ki porte a doos vn Doser [glossed] rugwitthe. c1350 in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 880 Dosser,..rigwith. 1499–1500 in D. Dymond Reg. Thetford Priory (1995) I. 120 Pro regge wytthys. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Ridgwyth for a cart. c1700 Kennet in MS. Lansd. 1033 f. 322 A Ridge-with, the rope that is fastned to the rods, and goes over the saddle of the Fillar. Chesh. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 171 Ridgoth, the chain that passes over the saddle on a horse's back, to connect or support the shafts of a cart or waggon. 1863 B. Brierley Tales & Sketches Lancs. Life ii. 124 A watch-chain that would have been strong enough for a ‘ridgeworth’, swung from his fob. a1876 E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire (1877) 169 Ridgwith, the back band in cart harneses. 1885 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) 287 Ridge-uth, the chain back band which goes over the saddle of a carthorse, and supports the shafts. 1904 P. N. Hasluck Harness Making ii. 43 The special leather also must be got for the saddle flaps, the pieces lying against the ribs of the horse under the ridgworth. †2. The shaft of a cart. Obsolete. rare.Apparently arising from confusion between the shaft of a cart and the band or rope used to support this.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 593 Limo,..a rygwythe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1300
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