单词 | meader |
释义 | meadern. Now English regional (Devon and Cornwall). A person who cuts grass; = mower n.1 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > cutting, reaping, or mowing > mowing of grass > one who meaderOE OE Harley Gloss. (1966) 174 Falcarius, i. falciferens, uel falcifera, siþberend, uel mæþre. OE Harley Gloss. (1966) 182 Fenisece [for faeniseces], mæþeras. 1854 Old Song in Notes & Queries 16 Dec. 480/1 The meader walks forth with his scythe on his shoulder. 1864 Jrnl. Royal Inst. Cornwall Mar. 18 Meader, a mower. 1888 B. L. Burnett From Stable Boy to Merchant Prince xxvii I was wan ov the strongest men in the parish, and wan ov the best meaders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE |
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