tapselln.

/ˈtaps(ə)l/

Etymology: Origin uncertain.

tapsell gate n. a type of churchyard gate peculiar to Sussex, which turns about a central post.

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1922 H. Allcroft Downland Pathways 114 You approach the building through a ‘tapsel-gate’.

1947 E. Meynell Sussex vi. 134 One of those curious gates, swinging on a central post, known as tapsell gates.

1957 H. Hall Some Sussex Sayings & Crafts 181 Tapsell gate, this ingenious gate is peculiar to Sussex, but nothing is known of its origin or its designer. Its special use is to prevent cattle entering churchyards and to make room for coffin bearers to pass through easily... Today there are only six in the country.

1969 Daily Tel. 27 Feb. 21/8 Tapsell gates sometimes have a hook or spring-catch or even are chained and padlocked.

1979 Country Life 15 Mar. 726 Tapsell gates, which turn on a central pivot, are peculiar to Sussex. It has been suggested that they are so-called after one Tapsell, a Sussex iron-master.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	tapsell
释义	tapselln. /ˈtaps(ə)l/ Etymology: Origin uncertain. tapsell gate n. a type of churchyard gate peculiar to Sussex, which turns about a central post. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > land > [noun] > churchyard > gate of church grate1519 tapsell gate1922 1922 H. Allcroft Downland Pathways 114 You approach the building through a ‘tapsel-gate’. 1947 E. Meynell Sussex vi. 134 One of those curious gates, swinging on a central post, known as tapsell gates. 1957 H. Hall Some Sussex Sayings & Crafts 181 Tapsell gate, this ingenious gate is peculiar to Sussex, but nothing is known of its origin or its designer. Its special use is to prevent cattle entering churchyards and to make room for coffin bearers to pass through easily... Today there are only six in the country. 1969 Daily Tel. 27 Feb. 21/8 Tapsell gates sometimes have a hook or spring-catch or even are chained and padlocked. 1979 Country Life 15 Mar. 726 Tapsell gates, which turn on a central pivot, are peculiar to Sussex. It has been suggested that they are so-called after one Tapsell, a Sussex iron-master. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1922
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