单词 | farmland |
释义 | farmlandn. Originally: (an area of) leased or rented land. Now usually: (an area of) land used for or suitable for agricultural purposes, esp. growing crops.In quot. 1357-8 with reference to an area of leased or rented land at Hildercle (now Hinderclay), Suffolk. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [noun] > ground as suitable for cultivation landc825 earthOE farmland1357 ox-landa1387 red land1459 lair1519 mainland1686 1357–8 Manorial Documents in Mod. Philol. (1936) 34 41 Fermelond. c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1888) 81 302 (MED) Þen whon þe ferme-lond is take, þer we may vs muri make. 1538 in J. Bain & C. Rogers Glasgow Rental Bk. (1875) 112 Jonat Denistoun is rentalit in sax s. aucht d. of fermeland callit the Hynde land. 1638 Watertown (Mass.) Rec. 4 The Farmland at the further end shalbe for a Common. 1645 in M. A. Mills Anc. Ordinances & Statute Laws Isle of Man (1821) 107 Lands and Tenements in the said Island called Farme Lands or Quarter Lands. 1695 Plymouth (Mass.) Rec. 93 A Raing run and settled between Samuell Riders land..and James Clarkes farm land. 1859 W. Collins Queen of Hearts I. 130 The Farm-lands stretched down gently into a beautiful rich valley. 1993 Harrowsmith Feb. 38/2 Huron County..contains some of the best farmland in the country and gets as close as any these days to agricultural prosperity. 2014 H. MacDonald H is for Hawk iii. 22 To fly falcons properly you need space: grouse moors, partridge manors, huge expanses of open farmland. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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