English
fly-tipping
Fly-tipping comes from English tip ‘to dump (refuse)’.
- English1500–presenttip‘to dump (refuse)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021fly-tipping
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- English1500–presenttip‘to dump (refuse)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021fly-tipping
Earliest quotation: 2021, Howard Johnston, Regional News: Eastern: Hartlepool: “Ten tonnes of rubbish have been removed by Network…”
Every English word from English tip
Today it means
noun The illegal dumping of rubbish on unauthorised sites.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English tip / fly-tipping