单词 | logged-off |
释义 | > as lemmaslogged-off b. Of land: Cleared by hewing the timber into logs. Also logged-off. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [adjective] > cleared of timber lumbered1745 cut-over1899 logged1901 the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > cleared burnt1600 weeded1601 weedable1611 rid1628 velled1794 cleared1856 logged-off1901 1901 Scotsman 29 Oct. 9/2 The assumption that the logged..areas contained the same average quantity of timber per acre as the forests still standing. 1908 Chambers's Jrnl. 2 May 352/1 The people who are taking up the ‘logged-off’ lands are usually accustomed to getting along in a small way. 1911 U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 462. 5 The merchantable timber has been stripped from large areas, leaving what is known as ‘logged-off’ or ‘cut-over’ land. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 25 Mar. 4/3 The report contains a great array of information referring to the sub-division of logged-off lands and expired timber licences for settlement on the coast. < as lemmas |
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