gardenhoodn.
/ˈɡɑːdnhʊd/, U.S. /ˈɡɑrd(ə)nˌ(h)ʊd/ΚΠ
1769 H. Walpole Let. 11 May in Corr. (1941) X. 279 A covered passage all round the garden..took off from the gardenhood.
2. The state or condition of being a garden.In figurative context in quot. 1912.
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1912 R. C. Robbins Love Poems 2nd Ser. 135 Parent-pride in gardenhood.
1975 M. Kelly & E. Parsons Mother's Almanac 266/2 Plant seeds as directed on the package, but for planned gardenhood, don't plant many more than the soil can support.
2012 J. D. Hunt World of Gardens ii. 34/2 It managed to combine three elements of public gardenhood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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