Town Taking Dayn.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊn ˌteɪkɪŋ ˌdeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊn ˌteɪkɪŋ ˌdeɪ/

Forms: also with lower-case initial in second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town-taking n., day n.

Etymology: < town-taking n. + day n.

Now historical.

4 December 1688, the day on which Hull was secured for William III (William of Orange) as part of the Glorious Revolution; the anniversary of this, formerly celebrated in Hull as a holiday.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > of battles, wars, treaties, etc.

day of truce1486

Evil May Dayc1590

Bonfire Night1661

Pope Day1769

Pope Night1773

the Fourth (of July)1779

Town Taking Day1788

Independence Day1791

Independent Day1803

Guy Fawkes day1825

Bastille Day1837

Trafalgar Day1837

Turkey Day1870

Canada Day1882

Juneteenth1890

flag-day1894

Patriots' Day1894

Remembrance Day1895

twelfth1896

Quatorze Juillet1899

quatorze1915

Armistice Day1918

Poppy Day1921

Remembrance Sunday1925

VJ-day1944

Commonwealth Day1958

1788 G. Hadley New & Compl. Hist. Kingston-upon-Hull xxi. 277 Thus by the spirited conduct of the Protestant officers, was Hull preserved, on the 4th of December, 1688; which is still observed as a holiday, under the appellation of Town Taking Day.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. ix. 534 The third of December was long remembered at Hull as the town taking day.

1864 J. J. Sheahan Gen. & Conc. Hist. Kingston-upon-Hull 142 The town, fort, and citadel, were now easily secured; and the anniversary of this event was long celebrated at Hull by the name of ‘The Town-taking Day’.

1922 Maryland Hist. Mag. 17 168 The anniversary of this day is still celebrated at Hull and is called by way of distinction ‘the Town taking Day’.

1984 J. A. Williams in G. A. M. Janssens & F. G. A. M. Aarts Stud. 17th-cent. Eng. Lit., Hist., & Bibliogr. 250 The local Bench, alarmed at the excesses of ‘Town-taking Day’, denounced the vandalism and the protestant troops were warned against any recurrence of lawlessness.

2001 H. Peach Curious Tales Old E. Yorks. iii. 28 The equestrian statue of William III..was unveiled on 4^th December 1734, the 46^th anniversary of Town Taking Day.

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

单词	town taking day
释义	Town Taking Dayn. Brit. /ˈtaʊn ˌteɪkɪŋ ˌdeɪ/, U.S. /ˈtaʊn ˌteɪkɪŋ ˌdeɪ/ Forms: also with lower-case initial in second element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town-taking n., day n. Etymology: < town-taking n. + day n. Now historical. 4 December 1688, the day on which Hull was secured for William III (William of Orange) as part of the Glorious Revolution; the anniversary of this, formerly celebrated in Hull as a holiday. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > of battles, wars, treaties, etc. day of truce1486 Evil May Dayc1590 Bonfire Night1661 Pope Day1769 Pope Night1773 the Fourth (of July)1779 Town Taking Day1788 Independence Day1791 Independent Day1803 Guy Fawkes day1825 Bastille Day1837 Trafalgar Day1837 Turkey Day1870 Canada Day1882 Juneteenth1890 flag-day1894 Patriots' Day1894 Remembrance Day1895 twelfth1896 Quatorze Juillet1899 quatorze1915 Armistice Day1918 Poppy Day1921 Remembrance Sunday1925 VJ-day1944 Commonwealth Day1958 1788 G. Hadley New & Compl. Hist. Kingston-upon-Hull xxi. 277 Thus by the spirited conduct of the Protestant officers, was Hull preserved, on the 4th of December, 1688; which is still observed as a holiday, under the appellation of Town Taking Day. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. ix. 534 The third of December was long remembered at Hull as the town taking day. 1864 J. J. Sheahan Gen. & Conc. Hist. Kingston-upon-Hull 142 The town, fort, and citadel, were now easily secured; and the anniversary of this event was long celebrated at Hull by the name of ‘The Town-taking Day’. 1922 Maryland Hist. Mag. 17 168 The anniversary of this day is still celebrated at Hull and is called by way of distinction ‘the Town taking Day’. 1984 J. A. Williams in G. A. M. Janssens & F. G. A. M. Aarts Stud. 17th-cent. Eng. Lit., Hist., & Bibliogr. 250 The local Bench, alarmed at the excesses of ‘Town-taking Day’, denounced the vandalism and the protestant troops were warned against any recurrence of lawlessness. 2001 H. Peach Curious Tales Old E. Yorks. iii. 28 The equestrian statue of William III..was unveiled on 4^th December 1734, the 46^th anniversary of Town Taking Day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1788
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