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单词 fieldward
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fieldwardn.adv.adj.

Brit. /ˈfiːldwəd/, U.S. /ˈfil(d)wərd/
Forms: see field n.1 and -ward suffix; also Scottish 1800s fieldert.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: field n.1, -ward suffix.
Etymology: < field n.1 + -ward suffix. Compare fieldwards adv.
A. n.
to the fieldward: in the direction of a field or the fields. Cf. fieldwards n. Obsolete.
ΚΠ
c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 2371 Þe Ameral þyderward haþ him nome, To þe feldeward þan ful riȝt; & wan he sawe þat huge trome his herte anon gan lyȝte.
c1450 (a1400) Libeaus Desconus (Calig. A.ii) (1969) l. 1582 He rood to þe feld-ward, Lyȝt as a lybard.
1656 P. Heylyn France painted to Life 320 Towards the Town it is of an easie access, to the fieldward more difficult.
B. adv.
Towards the fields; in the direction of a field.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [adverb] > enclose land > in or to fields
fieldward1790
fieldwards1838
1790 Coll. Hist. & Antiq. Town & County Leicester 673 The water is about seven feet deep next to the building, but shallower fieldward.
a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) vii. 232 The Dame, That field-ward takes her walk in decency.
1828 P. Buchan Anc. Ballads & Songs N. Scotl. II. 165 They took their budgets on their backs And fieldert they were boun'.
1862 C. S. Calverley Verses & Transl. 82 Fieldward winds the lowing herd.
1902 L. Thruston Girl of Virginia 282 The professor flushed, turned as if to go back, but turned fieldward again.
1960 Times 19 Mar. 8/6 The modern ploughman no longer homeward or fieldward wends his weary way.
1992 R. Cody Ricochet River 26 A quick glance fieldward failed to pick up the ball.
C. adj.
Directed towards or facing a field or the fields; situated on the side nearest a field.
ΚΠ
1834 R. Mudie Feathered Tribes Brit. Islands I. 158 There is not a complaining note among all the fieldward rooks.
1860 E. C. Jones Corayda 161 Pale mechanic, city bred, Who started on a fieldward stroll.
1912 I. Crockett Greeting & Goodbye of Birds 147 The hills are geen; the fieldward paths are sweet.
1987 B. K. Roberts Making of Eng. Village viii. §4. 158/1 The boundaries on the fieldward side have been securely defined.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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