单词 | mould furrow |
释义 | mould furrowmold furrown. Agriculture. rare. A furrow next to the edge of a ridge (ridge n.1 5a), forming the first or last of a series of small furrows into which an open furrow is ploughed. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > furrow furrowc888 vorec1380 scratching1548 henting?a1605 voor1669 thorough1732 gaw1793 dead furrow1838 sheugh1844 mould furrow1851 back-furrow1855 1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) I. 171/2 The divisions between the ridges [are called] the open furrows,..and the last furrows ploughed in the open furrows are named the mould or hint-end furrows. 1960 G. E. Evans Horse in Furrow ii. 33 And so on till the moul' furrow (the mould furrow was the last). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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