单词 | hog cistern |
释义 | > as lemmashog cistern hog cistern n. now rare a trough or container for hogs to feed from. ΚΠ 1782 W. Marshall Minutes in Rural Econ. Norfolk (1787) II. 348 Hog-cisterns, in this country, are principally built with bricks and terrace. 1854 Cottage Gardener 10 Nov. 108/2 Grains; these should be conveyed to the hog cistern, or become otherwise disposed of. 1927 M. E. Seebohm Evol. of Eng. Farm xi. 296 In East Anglia the farm-yards had hog cisterns, handy to the kitchen, dairy, and hoghouse. < as lemmas |
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