town talk

The common talk of a town, or the subject of general conversation. "Was much noised abroad, not only in the town where he dwelt, but also it began to be the town - talk in some other places." -Bunyan: Pilgrim's Progre , pt. i. *town-top, parish-top, s . A large top, formerly common in English villages, for public exercise. It was whipped by several boys at the same time. town-weed, s . Bot.: Mercurial is perennis. From its growth in towns and town gardens. ( Pratt .) More probably M.annua . ( Britten & Holland .) *towned, a. [Eng. town ; -ed.] Furnished with towns. "The continent is... very well peopled and towned." Hackluyt: Voyages, iii. 254. *town-ish, a. [Eng. town ; -ish.] Pertaining to or characteristic of the inhabitants of a town, or of their mode of life, manners, customs, . "Would nedes go se her townish sisters house." Wyat: Of the Meane and Sure Estate. town-le , a. [Eng. town; -le .) Having no town or towns; destitute of towns.