townwardsn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊnwədz/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊnwərdz/

Forms: see town n. and -wards suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: town n., -wards suffix.

Etymology: < town n. + -wards suffix. Compare earlier townward n. With use as adverb compare earlier citywards adv.

†A. n.

The town; the direction of the town; = townward n. Frequently in to (the) townwards. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1589 J. Sparke in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 532 He marched to the townewardes.

1606 Last East-Indian Voy. sig. F2 The botes towed the ship to the townwards.

1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft vi. 125 The Lad leapt from off the Horse, and run away crying from the Townwards as fast as he could.

1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 221 Domingo Gumms..said it was Time to be going to Townwards.

B. adv.

Towards or in the direction of the town; = townward adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adverb] > in the direction of the town

townwards1765

townward1808

1765 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 512/1 I met a neighbour galloping townwards.

1828 J. Banim Anglo-Irish I. xiii. 299 It [sc. a carriage] turned to the left, up ‘the Ring’, and whirled townwards through Grosvenor-gate.

1895 P. Hemingway Out of Egypt ii. 175 I stood watching a vessel in the harbour, that stared townwards with a hundred unblinking eyes.

1908 Daily Chron. 15 Feb. 7/5 A West London [cycling] club, recently returning..townwards, through Brentford.

1975 Maynooth Rev. 1 100 Many facets of these traditional activities have been shifted townwards but they still remain very vital at the more local rural level.

2011 H. Hughes First President ix. 198 Among those migrating townwards were greater numbers of women.

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

单词	townwards
释义	townwardsn.adv. Brit. /ˈtaʊnwədz/, U.S. /ˈtaʊnwərdz/ Forms: see town n. and -wards suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: town n., -wards suffix. Etymology: < town n. + -wards suffix. Compare earlier townward n. With use as adverb compare earlier citywards adv. †A. n. The town; the direction of the town; = townward n. Frequently in to (the) townwards. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1589 J. Sparke in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 532 He marched to the townewardes. 1606 Last East-Indian Voy. sig. F2 The botes towed the ship to the townwards. 1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft vi. 125 The Lad leapt from off the Horse, and run away crying from the Townwards as fast as he could. 1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 221 Domingo Gumms..said it was Time to be going to Townwards. B. adv. Towards or in the direction of the town; = townward adv. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adverb] > in the direction of the town townwards1765 townward1808 1765 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 512/1 I met a neighbour galloping townwards. 1828 J. Banim Anglo-Irish I. xiii. 299 It [sc. a carriage] turned to the left, up ‘the Ring’, and whirled townwards through Grosvenor-gate. 1895 P. Hemingway Out of Egypt ii. 175 I stood watching a vessel in the harbour, that stared townwards with a hundred unblinking eyes. 1908 Daily Chron. 15 Feb. 7/5 A West London [cycling] club, recently returning..townwards, through Brentford. 1975 Maynooth Rev. 1 100 Many facets of these traditional activities have been shifted townwards but they still remain very vital at the more local rural level. 2011 H. Hughes First President ix. 198 Among those migrating townwards were greater numbers of women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.1589
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