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单词 supperward
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supperwardn.adv.

Brit. /ˈsʌpəwəd/, U.S. /ˈsəpərwərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: supper n.1, -ward suffix.
Etymology: < supper n.1 + -ward suffix.
A. n.
With to. (The direction leading towards) supper; (the time approaching) supper time. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > evening > [noun]
evenOE
eventideOE
eveningOE
eventimeOE
evea1250
evetimec1300
even whilea1375
evetidea1382
supper timec1390
supper whilea1425
forenight1513
evening-tide1521
supperwardc1563
after-supperc1596
Vesperugo1600
vesper1613
far-day1650
eveg1675
evg1777
dew-falla1822
c1563 Jack Juggler 221 She vseth for hir bodylie helth, and safegard To chyd daylie oone fite, too supperward.
1608 P. Golding tr. J. Sleidane Epit. Frossard i. 15 The English Captaine..in an euening, when the French men were to supperward, brake suddainelie out of a wood.
B. adv. U.S.
In the direction of supper, to supper; = supperwards adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adverb] > to or at supper
supperward1840
supperwards1849
1840 Amer. Turf Reg. 11 548 There was, however, nothing for it but to persevere—our route bed ward and supperward lay straight ahead, and having come, I thought it quite as well to see the thing well out.
1890 Outing May 121/2 As the 6 o'clock horn sounds I hear Mr. Jones' footsteps going supperward. Will he stop at the pine tree?
1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xv. 330 The townspeople began to move supperward.
2008 R. B. Stansberry So sings Chattahoochee xiii. 185 Jenny soon beached the boat at Annawakkee Creek and turned her thoughts supper ward, as she marched..across her family's wind swept fields.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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