| 单词 | cattle-gate |
| 释义 | > as lemmascattle-gate cattle-gate n. a ‘walk’ or pasture for one's cattle, beast-gate. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture > cattle pasture ox pasturea1300 fugationa1483 cow-pasture1523 ox-grass1568 cow-gang1583 cow-gate1597 dairy-groundsa1618 cattle-range1640 outlet1667 cow-down1724 tack1804 cattle-gate1808 cow's grass1824 cattle station1851 cattle-run1853 cow-lease1854 cattle ranch1857 cattle-post1865 home range1871 cow-run1887 1808 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius II. xviii. 623 Ejectment for 10 acres of pasture and cattlegates, with their appurtenances, in a close, called, &c. in Yorkshire. 1880 J. Williams Rights of Common 83 The phrase cattle gate or beast gate was a popular mode of expressing the ownership of an undivided share in the soil..by putting thereon so many cattle in common with the cattle of the other owners. cattle-gate 8. A right to run or pasturage for a cow, horse, etc.: (a) on a common field, representing a share of the joint ownership in the field; (b) on private ground (let for an annual rent). Also beast-gate, cattle-gate, cow-gate etc. Cf. gang n. 4c (In northern and north-midlands English dialects.) ΚΠ α. β. 1586 in W. Greenwell Wills & Inventories Registry Durham (1860) II. 207 To my sister Swinburne's children the grasse or gaite of one milke-cowe.1846 Award, Apportionm. Tithes, Carnforth, Lancs. 31 Dec. Four Gaits and one Claw in Bolton Highfield.1887 York Herald 16 Apr. 2/1 The Gaits to be paid for before the animals are taken away.1890 Westmorland Gaz. 8 Nov. 4/2 To be let..Twelve Sheep Gaits on Appletree Fell.1606 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1889) IV. 281 The East Steyner shall go to 10 men att 3 kyne gate a peice att xiiij. li. rent. 1613 Court Rolls of Manor of Hibbaldstow in Archaeol. Jrnl. (1887) 44 285 That none shal lett any gates in the Inges but to those that haue gates of ther awne. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 125 Aboute a weeke afore St Hellen day..wee beginne to inquire and listen after gates for our younge beasts. 1665 MS. Grassmens Bk. St. Giles', Durham Resaved for 2 gates .00. 02. 08. 1769 Atwick Inclos. Act 2 Certain cattle gates, or pasture for cattle there. 1804 Hull Advertiser 4 Feb. 2/3 Six gates or common rights on a common called Wilfholme. < as lemmas |
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