town ditchn.

Brit.

/taʊn ˈdɪtʃ/, U.S.

/ˌtaʊn ˈdɪtʃ/

Forms: see town n. and ditch n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., ditch n.¹

Etymology: < town n. + ditch n.¹

A ditch running through or around a town; esp. a ditch or moat surrounding a walled town.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > moat > [noun]

moatc1400

water walla1500

town ditchc1503

fossec1550

fossé1637

water-guard1930

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. sig. A*vi This yere the town diches were new cast.

a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 48 Poody-Crofte, þe wich lieth from Crow-lane vnto a diche, þat is callyd the town diche in breid.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 1349 Ridley & Latimer..were sone condempned, and after burned in the towne Diche at Oxforde.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 466 At the verie instant there was espied an hare, running crosse over the towne ditch.

1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 213 Oh that our reformers had cast all Romish reliques into the town-ditch!

1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures ii. 27 This Dog..we used to go out with, furnished with oily Cakes, to the Town Ditch, where we lay conceal'd.

1758 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 606/1 The houses of the suburbs, which surround the town ditch, and command the rampart.

1834 Friend 7 Jan. 121/3 The Nevka..forms the northern and northeastern boundary, while the opposite quarters are defined by the town ditch.

1938 H. M. Smith Pre-Reformation Eng. i. v. 214 Behind their stone walls and town ditches, these municipalities became more and more self-contained units.

1997 Roblin (Manitoba) Rev. 6 May 17/1 The town ditch was opened Saturday morning and all these big lakes disappeared nicely.

2010 S. Games Pevsner ix. 113 New workers' housing built by textile manufacturers alongside new pleasure gardens beyond the town ditch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	town ditch
释义	town ditchn. Brit. /taʊn ˈdɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˌtaʊn ˈdɪtʃ/ Forms: see town n. and ditch n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., ditch n.¹ Etymology: < town n. + ditch n.¹ A ditch running through or around a town; esp. a ditch or moat surrounding a walled town. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > moat > [noun] moatc1400 water walla1500 town ditchc1503 fossec1550 fossé1637 water-guard1930 c1503 R. Arnold Chron. sig. Avi This yere the town diches were new cast. a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk.* (1907) I. 48 Poody-Crofte, þe wich lieth from Crow-lane vnto a diche, þat is callyd the town diche in breid. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 1349 Ridley & Latimer..were sone condempned, and after burned in the towne Diche at Oxforde. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 466 At the verie instant there was espied an hare, running crosse over the towne ditch. 1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 213 Oh that our reformers had cast all Romish reliques into the town-ditch! 1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures ii. 27 This Dog..we used to go out with, furnished with oily Cakes, to the Town Ditch, where we lay conceal'd. 1758 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 606/1 The houses of the suburbs, which surround the town ditch, and command the rampart. 1834 Friend 7 Jan. 121/3 The Nevka..forms the northern and northeastern boundary, while the opposite quarters are defined by the town ditch. 1938 H. M. Smith Pre-Reformation Eng. i. v. 214 Behind their stone walls and town ditches, these municipalities became more and more self-contained units. 1997 Roblin (Manitoba) Rev. 6 May 17/1 The town ditch was opened Saturday morning and all these big lakes disappeared nicely. 2010 S. Games Pevsner ix. 113 New workers' housing built by textile manufacturers alongside new pleasure gardens beyond the town ditch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1503
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