townhoint.

Brit.

/ˌtaʊnˈhəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌtaʊnˈhoʊ/

Forms: 1700s townor, 1800s– townho, 1800s– towno.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; reportedly < a Massachusett word; if so, apparently with remodelling after town n. (although with unclear semantic motivation) and either ho int.¹ or ho int.³

U.S. Whaling. Now historical.

Used to indicate that a whale has been sighted. Also in extended use with reference to the hunting of Galapagos tortoises.

ΚΠ

1791 in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1810) 1st Ser. III. 154 The boys, as soon as they can talk, will make use of the common phrases, as townor, which is an Indian word, and signifies that they have seen the whale twice.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick liv. 269 Town-Ho..the ancient whale-cry upon first sighting a whale from the mast-head, still used by whalemen in hunting the famous Gallipagos terrapin.

1874 W. M. Davis Nimrod of Sea viii. 104 'Zekiel was shouting ‘Town ho!’ for the necessary help to tote this great meat-chest to the shore.

1887 G. B. Goode & J. W. Collins Fisheries U.S.: Fishermen 154 I kept looking, and discovered, away to the northward, whale spouts. I sung out, ‘Towno!’

1954 G. Whittam Whale Hunters iv. 35 The steersman of the seaward boat called out, ‘Town ho!’ and we all gave chase in earnest to a pod of small whales.

1966 J. Aiken Night Birds on Nantucket viii. 112 He kept throwing himself about, crying, ‘Towno! Towno! Alow from aloft! I'm all beset, bring to!’

2000 N. Philbrick In Heart of Sea (2005) iv. 73 If a sailor came across a tortoise that was too big for one person to carry, he'd call for help by crying out, ‘Townho!’

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

单词	townho
释义	townhoint. Brit. /ˌtaʊnˈhəʊ/, U.S. /ˌtaʊnˈhoʊ/ Forms: 1700s townor, 1800s– townho, 1800s– towno. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; reportedly < a Massachusett word; if so, apparently with remodelling after town n. (although with unclear semantic motivation) and either ho int.¹ or ho int.³ U.S. Whaling. Now historical. Used to indicate that a whale has been sighted. Also in extended use with reference to the hunting of Galapagos tortoises. ΚΠ 1791 in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1810) 1st Ser. III. 154 The boys, as soon as they can talk, will make use of the common phrases, as townor, which is an Indian word, and signifies that they have seen the whale twice. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick liv. 269 Town-Ho..the ancient whale-cry upon first sighting a whale from the mast-head, still used by whalemen in hunting the famous Gallipagos terrapin. 1874 W. M. Davis Nimrod of Sea viii. 104 'Zekiel was shouting ‘Town ho!’ for the necessary help to tote this great meat-chest to the shore. 1887 G. B. Goode & J. W. Collins Fisheries U.S.: Fishermen 154 I kept looking, and discovered, away to the northward, whale spouts. I sung out, ‘Towno!’ 1954 G. Whittam Whale Hunters iv. 35 The steersman of the seaward boat called out, ‘Town ho!’ and we all gave chase in earnest to a pod of small whales. 1966 J. Aiken Night Birds on Nantucket viii. 112 He kept throwing himself about, crying, ‘Towno! Towno! Alow from aloft! I'm all beset, bring to!’ 2000 N. Philbrick In Heart of Sea (2005) iv. 73 If a sailor came across a tortoise that was too big for one person to carry, he'd call for help by crying out, ‘Townho!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1791
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