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单词 thirding
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thirdingn.1

Etymology: < third v. + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthirding.
(See quots.)
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1670 T. Blount Νομο-λεξικον: Law-dict. Thirdings, the third part of the Corn or Grain growing on the Ground at the Tenants death, due to the Lord for a Heriot within a certain Mannor,..belonging to the Chappel of Turfat in Com. Heref. [So 1706 in Phillips; 1721 in Bailey; and in mod. dicts.]
1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Thirding... (2) A custom practised at the universities, where two thirds of the original price is allowed by the upholsterers to the students for household goods returned to them within the year.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

thirdingn.2

Etymology: < third adj. + -ing suffix3.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= riding n.2: cf. trithing n.
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1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Thirdings, the Ridings. This word is given by Urry, in his MS. Additions to Ray.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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