Townish

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a (certain type of) town. in-compounds, often
  2. 2
    Pertaining to or inhabiting a town, urban. obsolete

    "My mothers maydes when they did ſowe & ſpyñ they ſang ſometyme a ſong of the feld mowſe that forbicauſe her lyvelood was but thyñ Would nedes goo ſeke her townyſſh ſyſters howſe"

Synonyms

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burgishburgish

Example

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"My mothers maydes when they did ſowe & ſpyñ they ſang ſometyme a ſong of the feld mowſe that forbicauſe her lyvelood was but thyñ Would nedes goo ſeke her townyſſh ſyſters howſe"

Etymology

From Middle English townishe, townysche, equivalent to town + -ish.

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