hassockingn.

Brit.

/ˈhasəkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhæsəkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hassock n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < hassock n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare hassock v. 1.

historical in later use.

The action or process of removing hassocks (hassock n. 1a) from an area of land.

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1653 Answer (to Printed Paper dispersed by J. Maynard) 13 Every Acre for Hassocking, burning the Hassocks,..and sowing with Cole-seed, cost one pound.

1771 Summerseat Inventory in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (2000) 90 v. 80 3 Grubbing Hoes 9 [shillings]. 3 Hassocking Hoes 15 [shillings].

1877 S. B. J. Skertchly Geol. of Fenland App. 316 Cutting the clumps, which were sometimes seven feet high, away was termed hassocking.

1906 Fenland Notes & Queries 6 237 To these items the cost of improvement must be added; hassocking and burning, ditching, [etc.].

2010 L. S. Walsh Motives of Honor, Pleasure, & Profit iv. 325 He..hired some Irish laborers to do ditching, scouring, and ‘hassocking’.., probably in an attempt to create water meadows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hassocking
释义	hassockingn. Brit. /ˈhasəkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhæsəkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hassock n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < hassock n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare hassock v. 1. historical in later use. The action or process of removing hassocks (hassock n. 1a) from an area of land. ΚΠ 1653 Answer (to Printed Paper dispersed by J. Maynard) 13 Every Acre for Hassocking, burning the Hassocks,..and sowing with Cole-seed, cost one pound. 1771 Summerseat Inventory in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (2000) 90 v. 80 3 Grubbing Hoes 9 [shillings]. 3 Hassocking Hoes 15 [shillings]. 1877 S. B. J. Skertchly Geol. of Fenland App. 316 Cutting the clumps, which were sometimes seven feet high, away was termed hassocking. 1906 Fenland Notes & Queries 6 237 To these items the cost of improvement must be added; hassocking and burning, ditching, [etc.]. 2010 L. S. Walsh Motives of Honor, Pleasure, & Profit iv. 325 He..hired some Irish laborers to do ditching, scouring, and ‘hassocking’.., probably in an attempt to create water meadows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1653
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