back fortyn.

Brit.

/ˌbak ˈfɔːti/, U.S.

/ˌbæk ˈfɔrdi/, Canadian English

/ˌbæk ˈfɔrdi/

Forms: see back adj. and forty n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: back adj., forty n.

Etymology: < back adj. + forty n. Also written with numerical symbol for the second element.

U.S. regional (north) and Canadian.

An (undefined) acreage of usually uncultivated land forming the remotest part of a farm, ranch, etc. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > outlying or inlying land

inland1473

outfield1542

infield1733

home ground1750

back forty1936

1934 W. Heighington Whereas & Whatnot 50 The farmer, who explains his failure to plough the ‘back fifty’ by the expression—‘We ain't got round to it yet’.]

1936 Amer. Home Feb. 29/1 I had been around the North Woods long enough on vacations to realize that when you wanted a log cabin you went out and caught your logs from somebody's ‘back forty’.

1947 Pacific Discovery Jan.–Feb. 5/1 This was wilderness, as distinct from the back forty.

1958 W. F. McCulloch Woods Words 5 Back forty, a. The back end of an operation and beyond. b. Any distant place. c. The ideal logging show you never find.

1964 Canad. Weekly 5 Dec. 9/1 Remember when we used to cut our own Christmas tree in the back forty.

1990 Rolling Stone 12 July 47/1 While America was fighting commies all over the world, communism grew apace in our own back forty.

2003 Budget Living Apr.–May 69/1 If your back 40 is measured in feet, not acres, we suggest..scaling back McMullin's eight-foot-diameter tank with a cheaper six-footer.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	back forty
释义	back fortyn. Brit. /ˌbak ˈfɔːti/, U.S. /ˌbæk ˈfɔrdi/, Canadian English /ˌbæk ˈfɔrdi/ Forms: see back adj. and forty n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: back adj., forty n. Etymology: < back adj. + forty n. Also written with numerical symbol for the second element. U.S. regional (north) and Canadian. An (undefined) acreage of usually uncultivated land forming the remotest part of a farm, ranch, etc. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > outlying or inlying land inland1473 outfield1542 infield1733 home ground1750 back forty1936 1934 W. Heighington Whereas & Whatnot 50 The farmer, who explains his failure to plough the ‘back fifty’ by the expression—‘We ain't got round to it yet’.] 1936 Amer. Home Feb. 29/1 I had been around the North Woods long enough on vacations to realize that when you wanted a log cabin you went out and caught your logs from somebody's ‘back forty’. 1947 Pacific Discovery Jan.–Feb. 5/1 This was wilderness, as distinct from the back forty. 1958 W. F. McCulloch Woods Words 5 Back forty, a. The back end of an operation and beyond. b. Any distant place. c. The ideal logging show you never find. 1964 Canad. Weekly 5 Dec. 9/1 Remember when we used to cut our own Christmas tree in the back forty. 1990 Rolling Stone 12 July 47/1 While America was fighting commies all over the world, communism grew apace in our own back forty. 2003 Budget Living Apr.–May 69/1 If your back 40 is measured in feet, not acres, we suggest..scaling back McMullin's eight-foot-diameter tank with a cheaper six-footer. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1936
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