grass penn.

(In sense 1)Brit.

/ˈɡrɑːs pɛn/,

/ˈɡras pɛn/, U.S.

/ˈɡræs ˌpɛn/ (In sense 2 usually)Brit.

/ˌɡrɑːs ˈpɛn/,

/ˌɡras ˈpɛn/, U.S.

/ˌɡræs ˈpɛn/

Forms: see grass n.¹ and pen n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grass n.¹, pen n.²

Etymology: < grass n.¹ + pen n.²

1. In the West Indies, esp. Jamaica: a small estate on which grass is grown and sold for fodder, and occasionally some smaller livestock is farmed. Now historical.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > [noun] > estate or plantation

plantation1626

penc1695

walk1697

woodwork1712

estate1772

grass pen1774

fazenda1825

1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica II. viii. 124 A number of little grass-penns, with good houses on them, are dispersed about the neighbourhood.

1793 J. B. Moreton West India: Customs & Manners (new ed.) 58 A grass-penn, or farm, is a better property, and is attended with less trouble and expence than a sugar plantation.

1876 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 12 Jan. The manager of a grass pen..brought a charge against his cartman yesterday, for stealing a quantity of grass.

1924 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 11 Feb. 12/3 (advt.) Small grass pen, 200 or 300 acres, house in good repair.

1996 B. W. Higman in R. A. McDonald W. Indies Accts. xi. 221 Grass pens were common close to the major towns, providing fodder for the large populations of riding animals, and producing substantial profits for their owners.

2. A small, grassed enclosure in which animals are kept.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > enclosed

garstona1000

grass pen1777

1777 Particulars & Conditions of Sale Noble Freehold Estate 4 (table) Grass Penn.

1892 Times 20 July 1/6 (advt.) All partridges..shall be turned out and thoroughly rested for several days in large grass pens previously to their being sent out.

1966 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 30 318/2 This summer mortality might have been due..to the animals' inability to escape high summer temperatures in the grass pens.

2007 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 30 Jan. 77 Matz then turned him [sc. a racehorse] out in a circular grass pen near the barn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grass pen
释义	grass penn. (In sense 1)Brit. /ˈɡrɑːs pɛn/, /ˈɡras pɛn/, U.S. /ˈɡræs ˌpɛn/ (In sense 2 usually)Brit. /ˌɡrɑːs ˈpɛn/, /ˌɡras ˈpɛn/, U.S. /ˌɡræs ˈpɛn/ Forms: see grass n.¹ and pen n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grass n.¹, pen n.² Etymology: < grass n.¹ + pen n.² 1. In the West Indies, esp. Jamaica: a small estate on which grass is grown and sold for fodder, and occasionally some smaller livestock is farmed. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > [noun] > estate or plantation plantation1626 penc1695 walk1697 woodwork1712 estate1772 grass pen1774 fazenda1825 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica II. viii. 124 A number of little grass-penns, with good houses on them, are dispersed about the neighbourhood. 1793 J. B. Moreton West India: Customs & Manners (new ed.) 58 A grass-penn, or farm, is a better property, and is attended with less trouble and expence than a sugar plantation. 1876 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 12 Jan. The manager of a grass pen..brought a charge against his cartman yesterday, for stealing a quantity of grass. 1924 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 11 Feb. 12/3 (advt.) Small grass pen, 200 or 300 acres, house in good repair. 1996 B. W. Higman in R. A. McDonald W. Indies Accts. xi. 221 Grass pens were common close to the major towns, providing fodder for the large populations of riding animals, and producing substantial profits for their owners. 2. A small, grassed enclosure in which animals are kept. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > enclosed garstona1000 grass pen1777 1777 Particulars & Conditions of Sale Noble Freehold Estate 4 (table) Grass Penn. 1892 Times 20 July 1/6 (advt.) All partridges..shall be turned out and thoroughly rested for several days in large grass pens previously to their being sent out. 1966 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 30 318/2 This summer mortality might have been due..to the animals' inability to escape high summer temperatures in the grass pens. 2007 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 30 Jan. 77 Matz then turned him [sc. a racehorse] out in a circular grass pen near the barn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774
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