| 单词 | chaff cutter |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschaff cutter chaff cutter n. †(a) a person who chops up straw and hay, esp. by means of a chaff box (obsolete); (b) a hand-operated or power-driven mechanical device used to chop up straw, hay, or other plant material. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [noun] > cutting chaff for fodder > one who cuts chaff chaff-cutter1772 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [noun] > cutting chaff for fodder > machine chaff-cutter1772 chaff-box1838 1744 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Jan. vii. 69 The Chaff-cutter's Way was, to..put them upon some Cavings of Wheat..that he first placed at the Bottom of the long Cutting-box. 1768 R. Dossie Mem. Agric. I. 87 An excellent chaff-cutter, or machine for cutting straw is, also, lately discovered. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon v. 124 Chaff-cutters are used by Mr. Fellows and other gentlemen in the county. 1854 Illustr. London News 5 Aug. 118/3 Occupations of the People. Chaffcutter. 2015 Saga Mag. July 54/1 On the sorting table at the field's edge each plant is stripped of dead leaves before its roots are washed clean of soil and it is fed into a chaff cutter. < as lemmas |
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