town-rown.
/ˈtaʊnrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈtaʊnˌroʊ/ Now rare and English regional (Lincolnshire).
A row, series, or street of houses; = house row n. Frequently in by town-row: according to the order or succession of houses; house by house.In quot. 1825: the privileges enjoyed in a small community.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > row or street of buildings
rowc1248
street of houses (also shops)1577
town-row1610
terrace1769
mews1805
strip1939
the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > in order, sequence, or succession [phrase] > from one place to another in succession > specific
by (also in) house-rowc1586
by town-row1886
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > [adverb] > house by house
by (also in) house-rowc1586
by town-row1886
1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists §52 To bee ranged in the same Towne-rowes with Iewes, Arrians, Anabaptists.
a1725 F. Gastrell Notitia Cestriensis (1845) I. 158 2 Churchw.[ardens,] one for each townsp, chosen by Town-row.
1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Toun Toun-raw, used to denote the privileges of a Town-ship. To thraw one's self out o' a toun-raw, to forfeit the privileges enjoyed in a small community.
1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. at Town-row By Town-row, or by House-row, was the term for the old plan for keeping men off the parish when work was scarce, by finding them so many days' work at each farm in turn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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