- 04.004 – more than a thunderstorm, a thunder-battle.
This word is not found in OED.
hyphen
Thrush-language
- 12.085 that trouble with thrush-language.’
No OED entry for this word.
Thrice-forged
- 12.096 each had a thrice-forged head
No such word found in OED.
Three-legs
- 05.053 two-legs sat near on three-legs,
No such word in OED.
Thorn-hedge
- 07.029 and beyond these to a high thorn-hedge
Hyphenated in OED.
“ˈthorn-ˈhedge, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/201006. Accessed 21 September 2017.
Thorn-bush
- 02.107 and helped Bilbo to climb down out of a thorn-bush.
Hyphenated just so in OED.
“ˈthorn-bush, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/201001. Accessed 21 September 2017.
Thank-you
Plenty of characters say, “Thank you.” Bilbo even says, “Thag you bery buch.” Hyphenated like this refers to the polite phrase – “a thank-you”, as in “an apology” or “a greeting”.
- 02.001 (“but with never a thank-you” he thought);
It’s only given hyphens in this use – referring to the phrase, not the phrase itself – in the OED.
“ˈthank you, phr. and n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/200160. Accessed 21 September 2017.
Tea-time
- 01.025 Just before tea-time
- 01.098 here this Wednesday tea-time.’
- 02.029 It was after tea-time;
- 03.010 Tea-time had long gone by,
Remember, afternoon tea is a treat enjoyed by folks at leisure on comfortable sofas in midafternoon. High tea is a working family’s meal sitting up high at the table in proper chairs, served right after getting home from work when one is famished, and including as much serious nutrition as possible!
This word is hyphenated just so in its OED sub-entry
“tea, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/198340. Accessed 21 September 2017.
Sword-blade
- 08.076 and his sword-blade was stained black.
Hyphenated exactly thus in its main entry.
“ˈsword-blade, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/196039. Accessed 21 September 2017.
Swift-flying
- 14.040 and their swift-flying messengers flew
Hyphenated in its sub-entry.
“swift, adj. and adv.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/195786. Accessed 21 September 2017.
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