释义 |
bouting, vbl. n.|ˈbaʊtɪŋ| [f. bout n.2 1 b + -ing1.] (See quot.) Also attrib.
1733W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farm. xxxviii. 311 Bouting, or Bouting-up, is a Half-ploughing of the Ground. Ibid. 312 Bouting-down, is done by making a shallow Thorough on each Side of the Ridge of the Bout. 1786Washington Diaries (1925) III. 43 The field..is divided into 3 parts, by bouting Rows running crossways. 1834Penny Cycl. II. 224 Sometimes (in ploughing land) two ridges are set up against each other, which is called ridging or bouting. |