Rowtonn.

Brit.

/ˈraʊtn/, U.S.

/ˈraʊtn/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rowton.

Etymology: < the name of Montague William Lowry Corry, Baron Rowton (1838–1903), English politician and philanthropist.The first house was founded in 1892; in 1894 the company Rowton House Limited was formed, and five more houses were opened during the following 11 years. Compare:1892 Times 16 Dec. 8/1 Yesterday a large model lodging-house which has been erected by Lord Rowton at Bond-street, Vauxhall, for the accommodation of working men, was opened for the inspection of visitors. The building..has been named ‘Rowton-house’.

Now historical.

Chiefly in Rowton house (also Rowton lodging-house): a type of cheap lodging house intended to provide accommodation of a decent standard for single workingmen.The last of the Rowton houses to be built, Arlington House in Camden, London, was still operating as a hostel in the early 21st cent.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > common lodging house

common lodging house1748

kip1879

doss-house1888

Rowton house1897

fleabag1907

flop1910

flop-house1923

hotbed1939

1892 Coming Day Nov. 176/1 In the event of Rowton House being, as Lord Rowton anticipates, commercially successful, it is proposed to open similar houses in other parts of London.]

1897 Rev. of Reviews Jan. 59/2 He heard of Rowton Houses and investigated them thoroughly. He studied the whole question of lodging-houses for men.

1899 Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Mar. 259/1 The latest of the ‘Rowtons’, as they are colloquially called by those who use them, is on an enormous scale.

1901 R. Calkins Substitutes for Saloon xi. 297 The latest of the ‘Rowtons’ has provision for over eight hundred men.

1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes ii. ii. 355 He had drifted from lodgings to Salvation Army hostels and Rowton Houses.

2005 B. Cleverley Bee's Kiss (2007) xvii. 212 At night, if trade has been good, I make my way to a Rowton House. It costs one and sixpence a night..for decent, if plain, accommodation.

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

单词	rowton
释义	Rowtonn. Brit. /ˈraʊtn/, U.S. /ˈraʊtn/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rowton. Etymology: < the name of Montague William Lowry Corry, Baron Rowton (1838–1903), English politician and philanthropist.The first house was founded in 1892; in 1894 the company Rowton House Limited was formed, and five more houses were opened during the following 11 years. Compare:1892 Times 16 Dec. 8/1 Yesterday a large model lodging-house which has been erected by Lord Rowton at Bond-street, Vauxhall, for the accommodation of working men, was opened for the inspection of visitors. The building..has been named ‘Rowton-house’. Now historical. Chiefly in Rowton house (also Rowton lodging-house): a type of cheap lodging house intended to provide accommodation of a decent standard for single workingmen.The last of the Rowton houses to be built, Arlington House in Camden, London, was still operating as a hostel in the early 21st cent. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > common lodging house common lodging house1748 kip1879 doss-house1888 Rowton house1897 fleabag1907 flop1910 flop-house1923 hotbed1939 1892 Coming Day Nov. 176/1 In the event of Rowton House being, as Lord Rowton anticipates, commercially successful, it is proposed to open similar houses in other parts of London.] 1897 Rev. of Reviews Jan. 59/2 He heard of Rowton Houses and investigated them thoroughly. He studied the whole question of lodging-houses for men. 1899 Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Mar. 259/1 The latest of the ‘Rowtons’, as they are colloquially called by those who use them, is on an enormous scale. 1901 R. Calkins Substitutes for Saloon xi. 297 The latest of the ‘Rowtons’ has provision for over eight hundred men. 1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes ii. ii. 355 He had drifted from lodgings to Salvation Army hostels and Rowton Houses. 2005 B. Cleverley Bee's Kiss (2007) xvii. 212 At night, if trade has been good, I make my way to a Rowton House. It costs one and sixpence a night..for decent, if plain, accommodation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897
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