Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old spelling of
town .
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Examples
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And there first men fynden a gode toun, that is clept Belethe; and it is at the ende of the kyngdom of Halappee.
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And whan thei holden ony sege abouten castelle or toun, that is walled and defensable, thei behoten to hem that ben with inne, to don alle the profite and gode, that it is marveylle to here: and thei graunten also to hem that ben with inne, alle that thei wille asken hem.
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And there first men fynden a gode toun, that is clept Belethe; and it is at the ende of the kyngdom of Halappee.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And whan thei holden ony sege abouten castelle or toun, that is walled and defensable, thei behoten to hem that ben with inne, to don alle the profite and gode, that it is marveylle to here: and thei graunten also to hem that ben with inne, alle that thei wille asken hem.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And there first men fynden a gode toun, that is clept Belethe; and it is at the ende of the kyngdom of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I Richard Hakluyt 1584
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'Nay, nay', said the old wife when she went out again, 'you don't mean to say you've got a horse too; just turn the poor beastie loose in our "toun", and don't let him stand there and starve to death at the door.'
Popular Tales from the Norse George Webbe Dasent 1856
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Teh skool mai bruvvers went 2 in teh erlee 1950′s yoost 2 hab a Mai poel an teh kidlets danst rownd it weebin teh ribbuns – dat wuz awn teh owtskirts uv a cowntee toun Reading, in Berkshire
Electrics bill - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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In Jamaica there is the toun (town) and the conchri (country).
Country Life 2008
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The toun is basically just Kingston, Montego Bay and some of the large port cities.
Country Life 2008
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An meckarno wus still maed ob metul an Mickey D oenlee caaem to mai toun wen Ai wus 15 – nawt taht tehres enneefink rong wiv taht!
Can I eat her now? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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