† downwith, a. and n. Obs. or Sc.
A. adj. Downward. B. n. A downward course.
| c 1470 Henry Wallace ix. 911 A downwith waill the Sothroun to thaim had. 1617 Markham Caval. vi. 9 If the fierce Horse haue..either vpwithes, inwithes or downewithes, which is that he may either runne within the side of hilles, vp hils, or downe hils. 1808–25 Jamieson s.v., To the downwith, downwards. Downwith, descending, as, a downwith road, opposed to an acclivity. |