hustings
English
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhʌstɪŋz/
Etymology 1
Originally the plural of husting, later construed as a singular.
Noun
hustings (plural hustings)
- A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, From This World to the Next:
- I now mounted the hustings, and, without any regard to decency or modesty, made as emphatical a speech in favour of the king as before I had done against him.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, From This World to the Next:
- (by extension) An election campaign.
- Washington is awfully deserted now that every congressman is out on the hustings.
Translations
platform
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campaign
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
hustings
- plural of husting
Anagrams
- unsights