theredown

English

Etymology

From Middle English therdoune. Equivalent to there +‎ down.

Adverb

theredown (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, formal, uncommon) Down there.
   • 1851 June, “An Evening Stroll”, in The Nassau Literary Magazine, volume X, number VIII, page 271:

     Now the lane was shaded with willows, and having walked theredown a half-mile or so, you would have seen a quivering gleam, that was not upon their moon-lit leaves, […]

   • 1985, Denis Gifford, The Golden Age of Radio, London: B. T. Batsford, page 116:

     Mythical country village created by broadcaster Gillie Potter, who regularly reported via radio of the doings theredown.

   • 1926 (date written), Djuna Barnes, “Ladies Almanack”, in Margaret Reynolds, editor, The Penguin Book of Lesbian Short Stories, Viking, published 1993, page 52:

     My Love she is an Old Girl, out of Fashion, Bugles at the Bosom, and theredown a much Thumbed Mystery and a Maze.