light landn.²adj.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪt land/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪt ˌlænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, land n.¹

Etymology: < light adj.¹ (compare sense 3d at that entry) + land n.¹Compare French terre légère (1601 or earlier).

A. n.²

Land or soil which is soft, friable, and easily worked. Sometimes also: poor soil, or an area of land consisting of this. Cf. light adj.¹ 3d.

ΚΠ

1589 J. Bellot tr. Walter of Henley Bk. Thrift f. 7 Because the landes doe not answere so well in one yeare as in another, the light landes [Fr. les mauueyses terres] do not answere as the good doe: and besides, it happeneth that the winterage taketh well, and the Lent faileth.

1670 J. Evelyn Pomona ii. 10 'Tis observ'd, That Apples are better tasted from a clean, light land, &c. than from stiffer clay, or the more pinguid and luxurious soil.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 106 The common sort of white Pea doth best in a light Land that is somewhat rich.

1839 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 109/1 A light, loose, friable substance mixed with your light land would have a tendency to make it more light and porous than it was before.

1931 A. D. Hall Soil (ed. 4) x. 352 The silverweed (Potentilla anserina)..is to be found on all kinds of poor, light land.

2006 Press (Christchurch, NZ) 15 July 19 The land at Ladbrooks was wet and peaty so MacKenzie bought a larger block of light land at nearby Broadfields.

B. adj. (in attributive use).

Consisting of, cultivated on, or relating to light soil or land.

ΚΠ

1770 L. Carter Diary 6 July (1965) I. 437 This great manager has a lightland plantation and mine is stiff.

1812 Examiner 7 Sept. 563/2 Light-land wheat, almost everywhere good.

1974 Times 15 Apr. 8/3 Dry weather over the past three weeks, rather too long a period for some light-land farmers, has made possible some catching up on the delays of March.

1998 Arable Farming (Nexis) 11 July 16 The wet ground conditions of last week saw the FMC pea podders..actually getting stuck on relatively light land farms following very heavy rain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	light land
释义	light landn.²adj. Brit. /ˈlʌɪt land/, U.S. /ˈlaɪt ˌlænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, land n.¹ Etymology: < light adj.¹ (compare sense 3d at that entry) + land n.¹Compare French terre légère (1601 or earlier). A. n.² Land or soil which is soft, friable, and easily worked. Sometimes also: poor soil, or an area of land consisting of this. Cf. light adj.¹ 3d. ΚΠ 1589 J. Bellot tr. Walter of Henley Bk. Thrift f. 7 Because the landes doe not answere so well in one yeare as in another, the light landes [Fr. les mauueyses terres] do not answere as the good doe: and besides, it happeneth that the winterage taketh well, and the Lent faileth. 1670 J. Evelyn Pomona ii. 10 'Tis observ'd, That Apples are better tasted from a clean, light land, &c. than from stiffer clay, or the more pinguid and luxurious soil. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 106 The common sort of white Pea doth best in a light Land that is somewhat rich. 1839 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 109/1 A light, loose, friable substance mixed with your light land would have a tendency to make it more light and porous than it was before. 1931 A. D. Hall Soil (ed. 4) x. 352 The silverweed (Potentilla anserina)..is to be found on all kinds of poor, light land. 2006 Press (Christchurch, NZ) 15 July 19 The land at Ladbrooks was wet and peaty so MacKenzie bought a larger block of light land at nearby Broadfields. B. adj. (in attributive use). Consisting of, cultivated on, or relating to light soil or land. ΚΠ 1770 L. Carter Diary 6 July (1965) I. 437 This great manager has a lightland plantation and mine is stiff. 1812 Examiner 7 Sept. 563/2 Light-land wheat, almost everywhere good. 1974 Times 15 Apr. 8/3 Dry weather over the past three weeks, rather too long a period for some light-land farmers, has made possible some catching up on the delays of March. 1998 Arable Farming (Nexis) 11 July 16 The wet ground conditions of last week saw the FMC pea podders..actually getting stuck on relatively light land farms following very heavy rain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.²adj.1589
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light landn.2adj.

light landn.²adj.