field bookn.

Brit.

/ˈfiːld bʊk/, U.S.

/ˈfil(d) ˈbʊk/

Forms: see field n.¹ and book n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: field n.¹, book n.

Etymology: < field n.¹ + book n.

1. A book in which information about land, esp. farmland, is recorded.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > tenure and rights > [noun] > register

field book1583

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > a legal holding > [noun] > land register > of land held by tenant farmers

field book1583

1583 in MS Rawlinson B. 257 f. 1 (heading) A Terer or Ffilde Booke of Certayne landes Parcell of the Possissions of Edward Wingfild Esquire aperteining to his Castle of Kymbolton.

1657 D. Jenkins Pacis Consultum sig. E8 A general Survey and Field book taken at H. in the County of S. holden for the Mannors of G. and H...wherein all the Messuages, Lands, and Tenements in the said Mannors, are set forth, butted and bounded.

1796 R. Locke in Lett. & Papers Agric. (Bath & West of Eng. Soc.) VIII. xiv. 268 No. I. in the quality column, represents in my field-book the first or best sort of pasture, and by it I mean the old rich grazing land long since in its highest degree of culture.

1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel I. iii. xxix. 268 My great-grandfather kept a Field-Book, in which were entered..the names of all the farmers and the quantity of land they held.

1918 Proc. Eleventh Ann. Conf. National Tax Assoc. 314 Clerks prepare from the assessment rolls field books on which are entered the legal description, location, and ownership of every piece of property in the assessing district.

1960 G. E. Evans Horse in Furrow viii. 101 These diaries were also called field-books because their chief purpose was to preserve a record of cropping.

2005 Pakistan Newswire (Nexis) 14 Sept. Members of Board of Revenues Sindh would personally inspect the maintenance of field books, village farm VI-A, B and village farm VIII-A during their visits.

a. A notebook used by a scientist or professional in the field; spec. a notebook in which a surveyor writes down measurements and other technical notes while conducting fieldwork.

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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > a surveyor's notebook

field book1616

1616 A. Rathborne Surveyor iii. x. N2^v The order of making of a necessary and fitting Field-booke.

1685 W. Petty Will p. vii Maps and field-books, the copies of the Downe-survey.

1754 Whitehall Evening-post 5–8 Jan. (advt.) In Land Surveying [he] has an easier Method of keeping the Field Book than any extant in Books on Surveying.

1774 M. Mackenzie Maritime Surv. 66 Protract carefully, with a large Protractor, the several Angles written in the Field-book.

1777 Act for inclosing Barmby 9 in Private Acts Geo. III I. ix The said Surveyor or Surveyors shall, and they are hereby required to deliver in to the said Commissioners, a proper Field Book of the said Township and Manor, in pursuance of such Survey, Maps, or Plans hereinbefore directed to be taken.

1807 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) II. 64 Enter the measures in a field-book.

1850 T. Baker Rudimentary Treat. Mensuration 108 Measure each side, leaving marks in at least two of the lines, and entering their distances in the field book.

1892 Jrnl. Field Naturalists' Club Feb. 143 I cannot put my hand now on my field book in which I made on the spot a sketch of the nest, and took its dimensions.

1908 T. U. Taylor Surveyor's Handbk. 138 It is important that the note book or field book should be neat and accurate.

1956 H. L. Barnes How to Prospect for Uranium 75 The usual field book is pocket-size, 4 1/2 by 7 inches.

2009 Virginia Q. Rev. Winter 83 Martínez logs identified bones in her field book, a colorful academic day-planner with notes on the burials of hundreds of Colombian dead.

†b. A book used by a botanist consisting of a hard cover containing leaves of absorbent paper, used for preserving collected specimens while in the field. Obsolete.

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the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > equipment for collecting or preserving

towing-net1816

tow-net1816

field book1840

sky-hook1934

1840 3rd Ann. Rep. & Proc. Bot. Soc. 82 In a long day's excursion, where the harvest is likely to be abundant, the field-book will be found extremely useful.

1848 W. Gardiner Flora Forfar. 56 To preserve good specimens, the collector would require to be provided with a field-book.

1860 Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinb. 6 179 The boxes and field-books were replenished with specimens. Roots were taken of the rarer and more beautiful.

c. A book for the identification of animals, birds, flowers, or other things in their natural environment; a field guide.

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1857 A. P. Childs Brit. Botanist's Field-bk. p. v Several very excellent Manuals of the British Flora are already in existence; their bulk, however, prevents their being used as field-books.

1905 M. G. Peterson How to know Wild Fruits p. xiii If in a country drive or ramble we happen upon an unknown flower, it is a comparatively easy matter, by means of the illustrations and the color guides of the modern field books of wild flowers, to identify it.

2001 Backpacker Sept. 62/2 Bring a field book and make a contest out of identifying plants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	field book
释义	field bookn. Brit. /ˈfiːld bʊk/, U.S. /ˈfil(d) ˈbʊk/ Forms: see field n.¹ and book n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: field n.¹, book n. Etymology: < field n.¹ + book n. 1. A book in which information about land, esp. farmland, is recorded. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > tenure and rights > [noun] > register field book1583 society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > a legal holding > [noun] > land register > of land held by tenant farmers field book1583 1583 in MS Rawlinson B. 257 f. 1 (heading) A Terer or Ffilde Booke of Certayne landes Parcell of the Possissions of Edward Wingfild Esquire aperteining to his Castle of Kymbolton. 1657 D. Jenkins Pacis Consultum sig. E8 A general Survey and Field book taken at H. in the County of S. holden for the Mannors of G. and H...wherein all the Messuages, Lands, and Tenements in the said Mannors, are set forth, butted and bounded. 1796 R. Locke in Lett. & Papers Agric. (Bath & West of Eng. Soc.) VIII. xiv. 268 No. I. in the quality column, represents in my field-book the first or best sort of pasture, and by it I mean the old rich grazing land long since in its highest degree of culture. 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel I. iii. xxix. 268 My great-grandfather kept a Field-Book, in which were entered..the names of all the farmers and the quantity of land they held. 1918 Proc. Eleventh Ann. Conf. National Tax Assoc. 314 Clerks prepare from the assessment rolls field books on which are entered the legal description, location, and ownership of every piece of property in the assessing district. 1960 G. E. Evans Horse in Furrow viii. 101 These diaries were also called field-books because their chief purpose was to preserve a record of cropping. 2005 Pakistan Newswire (Nexis) 14 Sept. Members of Board of Revenues Sindh would personally inspect the maintenance of field books, village farm VI-A, B and village farm VIII-A during their visits. 2. a. A notebook used by a scientist or professional in the field; spec. a notebook in which a surveyor writes down measurements and other technical notes while conducting fieldwork. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > a surveyor's notebook field book1616 1616 A. Rathborne Surveyor iii. x. N2^v The order of making of a necessary and fitting Field-booke. 1685 W. Petty Will p. vii Maps and field-books, the copies of the Downe-survey. 1754 Whitehall Evening-post 5–8 Jan. (advt.) In Land Surveying [he] has an easier Method of keeping the Field Book than any extant in Books on Surveying. 1774 M. Mackenzie Maritime Surv. 66 Protract carefully, with a large Protractor, the several Angles written in the Field-book. 1777 Act for inclosing Barmby 9 in Private Acts Geo. III I. ix The said Surveyor or Surveyors shall, and they are hereby required to deliver in to the said Commissioners, a proper Field Book of the said Township and Manor, in pursuance of such Survey, Maps, or Plans hereinbefore directed to be taken. 1807 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) II. 64 Enter the measures in a field-book. 1850 T. Baker Rudimentary Treat. Mensuration 108 Measure each side, leaving marks in at least two of the lines, and entering their distances in the field book. 1892 Jrnl. Field Naturalists' Club Feb. 143 I cannot put my hand now on my field book in which I made on the spot a sketch of the nest, and took its dimensions. 1908 T. U. Taylor Surveyor's Handbk. 138 It is important that the note book or field book should be neat and accurate. 1956 H. L. Barnes How to Prospect for Uranium 75 The usual field book is pocket-size, 4 1/2 by 7 inches. 2009 Virginia Q. Rev. Winter 83 Martínez logs identified bones in her field book, a colorful academic day-planner with notes on the burials of hundreds of Colombian dead. †b. A book used by a botanist consisting of a hard cover containing leaves of absorbent paper, used for preserving collected specimens while in the field. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > equipment for collecting or preserving towing-net1816 tow-net1816 field book1840 sky-hook1934 1840 3rd Ann. Rep. & Proc. Bot. Soc. 82 In a long day's excursion, where the harvest is likely to be abundant, the field-book will be found extremely useful. 1848 W. Gardiner Flora Forfar. 56 To preserve good specimens, the collector would require to be provided with a field-book. 1860 Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinb. 6 179 The boxes and field-books were replenished with specimens. Roots were taken of the rarer and more beautiful. c. A book for the identification of animals, birds, flowers, or other things in their natural environment; a field guide. ΚΠ 1857 A. P. Childs Brit. Botanist's Field-bk. p. v Several very excellent Manuals of the British Flora are already in existence; their bulk, however, prevents their being used as field-books. 1905 M. G. Peterson How to know Wild Fruits p. xiii If in a country drive or ramble we happen upon an unknown flower, it is a comparatively easy matter, by means of the illustrations and the color guides of the modern field books of wild flowers, to identify it. 2001 Backpacker Sept. 62/2 Bring a field book and make a contest out of identifying plants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1583
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