home groundn.

Brit.

/ˌhəʊm ˈɡraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˌhoʊm ˈɡraʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, ground n.

Etymology: < home n.¹ + ground n.

1. The ground belonging to one's home, neighbourhood, or country; a team's own sports ground; (figurative) a subject or area with which one is familiar or comfortable. Frequently in on home ground. Cf. home territory n., home turf n. at home n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2.

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1637 S. Rutherford Let. 5 Sept. in Joshua Redivivus (1664) i. cxcvi. 380 He shall put them safe off his hand on the shore, in his father's known bounds, our native home-ground.

1860 Once a Week 28 Apr. 395/2 We have since thought that if our battles are as likely as theirs to be fought upon home ground, the sooner such a sight becomes familiar among us the better.

1867 Daily Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 16 Aug. The Akron boys are not discouraged, for they intend to give the Forest City another trial, on home ground.

1900 G. Patten Rockspur Nine xxv. 207 Dick drew the long straw and obtained for his club the advantage of two games on the home grounds.

1948 G. Frost Flying Squad xv. 173 A gang invaded the Sussex course to the annoyance of a Brighton gang..who regarded Lewes as their home ground.

1988 P. Aykroyd Puffin Bk. Gymnastics viii. 62 Not often did a Western gymnast shatter the monopoly of the Russians or Japanese, especially on their home ground.

1997 Times Educ. Suppl. 18 July 21/5 In Ilkley market, back on home ground, she is breathtakingly brilliant on what's going on under her nose that most other writers might never notice.

2. Chiefly in plural. On an estate or manor: the field or grounds nearest to the main dwelling. Now rare.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > outlying or inlying land

inland1473

outfield1542

infield1733

home ground1750

back forty1936

1750 T. Pownall Treat. Govt. 50 Beyond that, yon large Plain is its fen Meadow; and its home Grounds.

1776 Public Advertiser 22 Nov. 4/3 The House, Park and Home Ground may be viewed, with Leave of the Tenant.

1806 W. Marshall On Managem. Landed Estates 168 An ante-field, or lobby, out of which the home grounds and driftways may be conveniently entered.

1880 Jrnl. Forestry & Estates Managem. Jan. 614 I made myself acquainted with the management of the park, lawns, home grounds, gardens, and carriage stables.

1915 17th Ann. Rep. State Hort. Soc. Maryland 142 We find that less care and attention are expended on the home grounds than any other portion of the farm.

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

单词	home ground
释义	home groundn. Brit. /ˌhəʊm ˈɡraʊnd/, U.S. /ˌhoʊm ˈɡraʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, ground n. Etymology: < home n.¹ + ground n. 1. The ground belonging to one's home, neighbourhood, or country; a team's own sports ground; (figurative) a subject or area with which one is familiar or comfortable. Frequently in on home ground. Cf. home territory n., home turf n. at home n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1637 S. Rutherford Let. 5 Sept. in Joshua Redivivus (1664) i. cxcvi. 380 He shall put them safe off his hand on the shore, in his father's known bounds, our native home-ground. 1860 Once a Week 28 Apr. 395/2 We have since thought that if our battles are as likely as theirs to be fought upon home ground, the sooner such a sight becomes familiar among us the better. 1867 Daily Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 16 Aug. The Akron boys are not discouraged, for they intend to give the Forest City another trial, on home ground. 1900 G. Patten Rockspur Nine xxv. 207 Dick drew the long straw and obtained for his club the advantage of two games on the home grounds. 1948 G. Frost Flying Squad xv. 173 A gang invaded the Sussex course to the annoyance of a Brighton gang..who regarded Lewes as their home ground. 1988 P. Aykroyd Puffin Bk. Gymnastics viii. 62 Not often did a Western gymnast shatter the monopoly of the Russians or Japanese, especially on their home ground. 1997 Times Educ. Suppl. 18 July 21/5 In Ilkley market, back on home ground, she is breathtakingly brilliant on what's going on under her nose that most other writers might never notice. 2. Chiefly in plural. On an estate or manor: the field or grounds nearest to the main dwelling. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > outlying or inlying land inland1473 outfield1542 infield1733 home ground1750 back forty1936 1750 T. Pownall Treat. Govt. 50 Beyond that, yon large Plain is its fen Meadow; and its home Grounds. 1776 Public Advertiser 22 Nov. 4/3 The House, Park and Home Ground may be viewed, with Leave of the Tenant. 1806 W. Marshall On Managem. Landed Estates 168 An ante-field, or lobby, out of which the home grounds and driftways may be conveniently entered. 1880 Jrnl. Forestry & Estates Managem. Jan. 614 I made myself acquainted with the management of the park, lawns, home grounds, gardens, and carriage stables. 1915 17th Ann. Rep. State Hort. Soc. Maryland 142 We find that less care and attention are expended on the home grounds than any other portion of the farm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1637
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