Phr. hither and thither n. To this place and that, in this direction and in that (alternately); to and fro; in various directions. So hither and yon (…
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释义 | the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [phrase] > hither and thither (9) hither and thitherc725 Phr. hither and thither n. To this place and that, in this direction and in that (alternately); to and fro; in various directions. So hither and yon (… here and there1297 here and there. To this place and to that: hither and thither; in various directions; to and fro. from place to placea1398 from place to place: from one place to another, and on to yet other places. hitherward and thitherwarda1398 hitherward and thitherward: see hither, adv. 5. from post to pillarc1500 from post to pillar: = from pillar to post at pillar, n. 8. from pillar to posta1550 from pillar to post (originally from post to pillar: see post, n.1 phrases 1): from one person or place of appeal or resource to another; hither and… from wig to wall1602 Only in from wig to wall, backwards and forwards, from pillar to post. hither and yon1787 hither and yon: hither and thither, this way and that. Originally dialect. Cf. yonder, adv. 1c. hither and yond1831 †here and yond, here and there (obsolete); hither and yond (now Scottish), hither and thither. Cf. yon, adv. b, yonder, adv. 1c. |
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