单词 | grass cutting |
释义 | > as lemmasgrass cutting grass cutting n. (a) the action, or an instance of, cutting or mowing grass; (b) (in plural) loose pieces of grass produced by cutting or mowing.In quot. 1793: a quantity of grass that may be cut (see cutting n. 3b). ΚΠ 1793 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 721/1 A field of grass cutting at the approach into Derby; the thickest, longest, and strongest, I ever remarked.] 1807 Farmer's Mag. May 209 My men, not at the turnip ploughs and grass cutting, are attached to him so long as hay harvest lasts. 1843 Gardeners' Chron. 14 Oct. 720/3 Throw into a heap all refuse vegetable, grass-cuttings, cinder-sistings of the house. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 98/4 A warning about grass cuttings, which beginners usually rake up and throw away, to the horror of experienced gardeners. 1956 M. Moore Let. 5 Aug. in Sel. Lett. (1997) 531 A few curly pods lying on the grass despite assiduous rakings and grass-cutting. 1998 A. Sturgeon Planted 205/2 A compost accelerator, an additive for rotting down leaves and grass cuttings more quickly. 2008 Independent 20 Mar. 2/7 We used to record the first grass cutting of the year. But in many places now grass grows all year round and..has to be cut all year round. < as lemmas |
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