round-the-housesn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌraʊn(d)ðəˈhaʊzᵻz/, U.S.

/ˌraʊn(d)(ð)əˈhaʊzəz/

Forms:

α. 1800s round-me-houses.

β. see round adv. and prep. and the adj., pron.², and n.¹ and house n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round prep., the adj., house n.¹, English me , my adj.

Etymology: < round prep. + the adj. + the plural of house n.¹ Originally (as noun) rhyming slang for trousers n. In α. forms < round prep. + me, variant of my adj. (see discussion at that entry) + the plural of house n.¹

British.

A. n.

slang. Trousers. Cf. rounds n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers

trouse1678

trousers1681

kicks1699

trousiesa1713

brogues1748

inexpressibles1790

unmentionable1791

et cetera1794

indescribable1794

kickseys1819

ineffables1823

indispensablesa1828

unimaginable1833

pantaloon1834

pants1835

inexplicables1836

never-mention-'ems1836

unwhisperable1837

results1839

sit-down-upons1839

sit-upons1839

unmentionabilities1840

innominablea1843

unutterables1843

trews1847

round-the-houses1857

unprintable1860

stovepipe1863

sit-in-ems1873

reach-me-downs1877

strides1889

rounds1893

long1898

kecks1900

rammies1906

trou1911

pants1970

1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 17 Round me houses,..trousers, pronounced trouses [1859 (ed. 2) trousies].

1858 A. Mayhew Paved with Gold ii. x. 169 Philip intimating that, as soon as he had put on his trousers, he would blacken Bill's eyes, roared out, ‘Wait till I've togged my “round-the-houses”, and then I'll cook your “mince-pies” for you’.

1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 220 An' as fer 'is rahnd-the-'ouses, they 'ad a crease right dahn 'em.

1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xiii. 164 No man that wore 'ome-made round-th'-'ouses ever done wonders in this world.

1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry x. 87 Some of it [sc. rhyming slang] apparently doesn't even rhyme properly; e.g. round the houses (trousers).

B. adj. (attributive).

Of a race (esp. a motor race): following a course around the streets of an urban area.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [adjective] > on or off roads

round-the-houses1933

off-road1954

1933 Times 10 May (Sport section) 6/7 ‘Round-the-houses’ motor-car races to be run through the promenades and streets of Douglas.

1935 G. E. T. Eyston & B. Lyndon Motor Racing iv. 38 The introduction of events run over short circuits planned within the confines of a town. These have become known as ‘round-the-houses’ races, the first of which was the Grand Prix of Monaco, inaugurated in 1929.

1970 N.Z. News 21 Jan. 16/1 Champion of the American circuit, British-born Ron Grant revelled in conditions he had not experienced before in the Wanganui annual round the houses motorcycle race.

2008 Evening Standard (Nexis) 22 May b60 Hamilton has revealed it is his dream to win the round-the-houses race, the most glamorous Grand Prix on the Formula One calendar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	round-the-houses
释义	round-the-housesn.adj. Brit. /ˌraʊn(d)ðəˈhaʊzᵻz/, U.S. /ˌraʊn(d)(ð)əˈhaʊzəz/ Forms: α. 1800s round-me-houses. β. see round adv. and prep. and the adj., pron.², and n.¹ and house n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round prep., the adj., house n.¹, English me , my adj. Etymology: < round prep. + the adj. + the plural of house n.¹ Originally (as noun) rhyming slang for trousers n. In α. forms < round prep. + me, variant of my adj. (see discussion at that entry) + the plural of house n.¹ British. A. n. slang. Trousers. Cf. rounds n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers trouse1678 trousers1681 kicks1699 trousiesa1713 brogues1748 inexpressibles1790 unmentionable1791 et cetera1794 indescribable1794 kickseys1819 ineffables1823 indispensablesa1828 unimaginable1833 pantaloon1834 pants1835 inexplicables1836 never-mention-'ems1836 unwhisperable1837 results1839 sit-down-upons1839 sit-upons1839 unmentionabilities1840 innominablea1843 unutterables1843 trews1847 round-the-houses1857 unprintable1860 stovepipe1863 sit-in-ems1873 reach-me-downs1877 strides1889 rounds1893 long1898 kecks1900 rammies1906 trou1911 pants1970 1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 17 Round me houses,..trousers, pronounced trouses [1859 (ed. 2) trousies]. 1858 A. Mayhew Paved with Gold ii. x. 169 Philip intimating that, as soon as he had put on his trousers, he would blacken Bill's eyes, roared out, ‘Wait till I've togged my “round-the-houses”, and then I'll cook your “mince-pies” for you’. 1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 220 An' as fer 'is rahnd-the-'ouses, they 'ad a crease right dahn 'em. 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xiii. 164 No man that wore 'ome-made round-th'-'ouses ever done wonders in this world. 1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry x. 87 Some of it [sc. rhyming slang] apparently doesn't even rhyme properly; e.g. round the houses (trousers). B. adj. (attributive). Of a race (esp. a motor race): following a course around the streets of an urban area. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [adjective] > on or off roads round-the-houses1933 off-road1954 1933 Times 10 May (Sport section) 6/7 ‘Round-the-houses’ motor-car races to be run through the promenades and streets of Douglas. 1935 G. E. T. Eyston & B. Lyndon Motor Racing iv. 38 The introduction of events run over short circuits planned within the confines of a town. These have become known as ‘round-the-houses’ races, the first of which was the Grand Prix of Monaco, inaugurated in 1929. 1970 N.Z. News 21 Jan. 16/1 Champion of the American circuit, British-born Ron Grant revelled in conditions he had not experienced before in the Wanganui annual round the houses motorcycle race. 2008 Evening Standard (Nexis) 22 May b60 Hamilton has revealed it is his dream to win the round-the-houses race, the most glamorous Grand Prix on the Formula One calendar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1857
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