town folkn.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊn fəʊk/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊn ˌfoʊk/

Forms: see town n. and folk n.

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

Etymology: < town n. + folk n. Compare countryfolk n.

1. The inhabitants of a town; townspeople; town dwellers. Cf. townsfolk n. 1.

a. As a mass noun.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > collectively

borough-folkc1200

borough-werenc1275

burgh-werec1275

cityc1300

town folkc1325

towna1382

commonity1456

nation1523

portery1565

town1582

townspeople1587

civility1598

municipality1790

citizenry1795

citizenhood1851

burgherage1858

burgherdom1884

burgherhood1885

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1582 (MED) Þo wende vorþ þe toun folc.

a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) l. 4386 Among the toun folk was no game; To counsayl they gaderyd hem insame.

1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 70 The towne folke eke commaunded are, the fryers house to shonne.

1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. viii. 166 in Church-hist. Brit. Three hundred forty seven of the Town-folke died of the infection.

1687 True Relation Thunder at Alvanley 3 The loss of our Meadowing is not a whit behind the rest: To the great Damage of the Town; most of the Town Folk being Daries.

1762 D. Garrick Farmer's Return 15 I'll uphold, in a Week—by my Troth I don't joke—That our little Sal—shall fright all the Town Folk.

1826 J. Banim Boyne Water II. ii. 49 What be to us the fancies or the resolutions of the great town-folk?

1899 Land Mag. Apr. 253 Hunting ain't what it used to be, it used to be country folk, now it's all town folk.

1907 ‘J. Halsham’ Lonewood Corner 33 Town-folk foundered in these drenched wood-paths.

1989 Boundary Waters Jrnl. Winter 28/2 The officials and many of the townfolk dress in Swedish costumes.

1998 S. Dingo Dingo xxi. 263 The station people did not fit in with the town folk.

b. In plural. Now chiefly U.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun]

borough-manc1000

city mana1400

townsman1433

town manc1475

town dweller1484

oppidan?1548

burgher?1555

townsfolk1562

townsfolk1592

townswoman1612

town liver1620

town folk1679

citess1685

citizeness1754

citizette1798

townie1825

urban1835

townskip1837

townsperson1840

urbanite1892

burgheress1901

1679 W. S. Full Relation Hellish Popish Plot 2 The Town-folks were presumed to be drowsie, and in their Beds.

1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 32 For these and other things as apish, The Town-folks term the Scollards Papish.

1744 Beauty put to its Shifts (ed. 2) 60 I observed some of the Town-Folks looking on.

1766 Genuine Coll. Several Pieces 38 Zouns; I thought the Town folks had more Wit.

1824 Evangelical Rambler No. 6. 7 That makes good what I have often said, that town-folks are worse than country-folks.

1860 Standard 22 Dec. 4/6 Barons of beef and lords of the Treasury are not bestowed, even on townfolks, every day in the year.

1926 Boys' Life Jan. 6/1 A town hall—a community house—a gymnasium! Call it what you will, a place where town folks may gather and thresh out problems.

1996 J. Mitcham Sweet Everlasting 11 There was townfolks standing off to the side watching us.

2. As a mass noun, with possessive adjective: the inhabitants of one's own town. Also occasionally in plural. Cf. townsfolk n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > fellow townsman

concitizen1428

co-citizen1488

comburgess1517

fellow citizen1550

townsman1562

conscive1578

town's bairn?1591

comburgher1605

townsfolk1614

townschild1621

city mana1661

townsboy1699

town folk1805

townie1824

townsfellow1830

homeboy1861

homie1929

homes1971

1805 S. J. Pratt Harvest-home III. 79 Doctor,..I know full well Your townfolk in an art excell.

1841 Courier (London) 6 Oct. The fortunate man produced his 5l. note and sovereign,..which he desired to be divided amongst the most poor and industrious of his townfolks.

1880 Belgravia Dec. 195 Christopher was established as queer, and his townfolk were disposed to let him rest at that.

1911 Christian Advocate 13 July 933/2 Most of us have two sharply defined sets of friends. The first..are made up from our families, our townfolks, our church affiliations [etc.].

1955 Washington Post 26 Nov. 6/1 Miss Dove, we learn, meant a great deal to her townfolk, most of whom she sees in retrospect as she lies in a hospital.

1994 J. P. Davis Stephen King's Amer. 6 I believe his townfolk treat him this way because they sincerely take pride in having him there.

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

单词	town folk
释义	town folkn. Brit. /ˈtaʊn fəʊk/, U.S. /ˈtaʊn ˌfoʊk/ Forms: see town n. and folk n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., folk n. Etymology: < town n. + folk n. Compare countryfolk n. 1. The inhabitants of a town; townspeople; town dwellers. Cf. townsfolk n. 1. a. As a mass noun. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > collectively borough-folkc1200 borough-werenc1275 burgh-werec1275 cityc1300 town folkc1325 towna1382 commonity1456 nation1523 portery1565 town1582 townspeople1587 civility1598 municipality1790 citizenry1795 citizenhood1851 burgherage1858 burgherdom1884 burgherhood1885 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1582 (MED) Þo wende vorþ þe toun folc. a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) l. 4386 Among the toun folk was no game; To counsayl they gaderyd hem insame. 1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet f. 70 The towne folke eke commaunded are, the fryers house to shonne. 1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. viii. 166 in Church-hist. Brit. Three hundred forty seven of the Town-folke died of the infection. 1687 True Relation Thunder at Alvanley 3 The loss of our Meadowing is not a whit behind the rest: To the great Damage of the Town; most of the Town Folk being Daries. 1762 D. Garrick Farmer's Return 15 I'll uphold, in a Week—by my Troth I don't joke—That our little Sal—shall fright all the Town Folk. 1826 J. Banim Boyne Water II. ii. 49 What be to us the fancies or the resolutions of the great town-folk? 1899 Land Mag. Apr. 253 Hunting ain't what it used to be, it used to be country folk, now it's all town folk. 1907 ‘J. Halsham’ Lonewood Corner 33 Town-folk foundered in these drenched wood-paths. 1989 Boundary Waters Jrnl. Winter 28/2 The officials and many of the townfolk dress in Swedish costumes. 1998 S. Dingo Dingo xxi. 263 The station people did not fit in with the town folk. b. In plural. Now chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] borough-manc1000 city mana1400 townsman1433 town manc1475 town dweller1484 oppidan?1548 burgher?1555 townsfolk1562 townsfolk1592 townswoman1612 town liver1620 town folk1679 citess1685 citizeness1754 citizette1798 townie1825 urban1835 townskip1837 townsperson1840 urbanite1892 burgheress1901 1679 W. S. Full Relation Hellish Popish Plot 2 The Town-folks were presumed to be drowsie, and in their Beds. 1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 32 For these and other things as apish, The Town-folks term the Scollards Papish. 1744 Beauty put to its Shifts (ed. 2) 60 I observed some of the Town-Folks looking on. 1766 Genuine Coll. Several Pieces 38 Zouns; I thought the Town folks had more Wit. 1824 Evangelical Rambler No. 6. 7 That makes good what I have often said, that town-folks are worse than country-folks. 1860 Standard 22 Dec. 4/6 Barons of beef and lords of the Treasury are not bestowed, even on townfolks, every day in the year. 1926 Boys' Life Jan. 6/1 A town hall—a community house—a gymnasium! Call it what you will, a place where town folks may gather and thresh out problems. 1996 J. Mitcham Sweet Everlasting 11 There was townfolks standing off to the side watching us. 2. As a mass noun, with possessive adjective: the inhabitants of one's own town. Also occasionally in plural. Cf. townsfolk n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > fellow townsman concitizen1428 co-citizen1488 comburgess1517 fellow citizen1550 townsman1562 conscive1578 town's bairn?1591 comburgher1605 townsfolk1614 townschild1621 city mana1661 townsboy1699 town folk1805 townie1824 townsfellow1830 homeboy1861 homie1929 homes1971 1805 S. J. Pratt Harvest-home III. 79 Doctor,..I know full well Your townfolk in an art excell. 1841 Courier (London) 6 Oct. The fortunate man produced his 5l. note and sovereign,..which he desired to be divided amongst the most poor and industrious of his townfolks. 1880 Belgravia Dec. 195 Christopher was established as queer, and his townfolk were disposed to let him rest at that. 1911 Christian Advocate 13 July 933/2 Most of us have two sharply defined sets of friends. The first..are made up from our families, our townfolks, our church affiliations [etc.]. 1955 Washington Post 26 Nov. 6/1 Miss Dove, we learn, meant a great deal to her townfolk, most of whom she sees in retrospect as she lies in a hospital. 1994 J. P. Davis Stephen King's Amer. 6 I believe his townfolk treat him this way because they sincerely take pride in having him there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1325
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