单词 | taverning |
释义 | taverningn. Now rare or Obsolete. The action of tavern v. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > hiring or letting out > [noun] > leasing > subletting or subleasing taverning1575 undersettling1576 under-renting1641 subseta1722 subsettinga1722 subletting1798 sub-renting1812 underletting1819 1575 Sir J. Forster in St. Papers Eliz., Borders XIX. 81 (P.R.O.) When anye Inhabitant here hath..a Tenement..scant sufficient for the meinteignaunce of one person, yf he chaunce to dye havinge two sonnes, he devydeth the said Tenement betwixt them bothe, and thus the taverninge of the Queynes lande ys hinderance for kepinge of hors and armor. 2. The action or practice of frequenting taverns. ΚΠ 1580 in W. K. Clay Liturg. Services Q. Eliz. (Parker Soc.) 574 The Sabboth days..is spent full heathenishly, in taverning, tippling, gaming, playing and beholding of Bear-baiting and Stage plays. 1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. ii. i. 28 Or wicked Rablais dronken reuellings, To grace the mis-rule of our Tauernings? 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 503 Another cries out on the ones Taverning (where he would not spend a six pence, he never knew any come to good that did). 3. The keeping of a tavern. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > inn or tavern keeping tippling1531 innkeeping1584 ale drapery?1593 ordinary keeping1670 taverning1774 posadaship1923 1774 J. Wentworth in F. Chase Hist. Dartmouth Coll. (1891) I. 264 Inquiring into the reasons of granting license to Mr. Payne for taverning and retailing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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