mowburntadj.

Brit.

/ˈmaʊbəːnt/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊˌbərnt/

Forms: see mow n.¹ and burnt adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mow n.¹, burnt adj.

Etymology: < mow n.¹ + burnt adj. Compare later mowburn v., mowburning n.

Of stacked hay, corn, etc.: that has deteriorated through heating up and fermenting as a result of being stacked when it is damp or too green.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > disease or injury > [adjective] > spoiled by heat, cold, etc.

mowburnt1548

house-burnt1640

winterkilled1817

1548 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 10 §2 Any Malte..beinge made of mowburnte or spired Barley.

a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 57 To lye such barley aside for seede as is..moweburnt.

1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman (Dublin ed.) May xi. 118 (heading) A Barley Crop lost by sowing Mow-burned Seed.

1764 Museum Rusticum 2 lxxi. 234 The hay stacked in this damp state is always mow-burnt.

1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) Bill says 'e thinks the 'ay's toasted a bit too much, but the cattle āten it, an' dun well—it's none the worse fur bein' a bit mow-burnt.

1900 Daily News 23 May 9/1 The greater part was good, but there was a mixture of bad mowburnt (overheated in the rick).

1973 D. Ture Horse by Horse iii. 63 Dark brown hay is normally mowburnt—that is it has over heated in the rick or bale.

1980 K. Boyle Fifty Stories 183 He did not say that for a horse's mouth hay should be a year old, smell sweet but not be mow-burned.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mowburnt
释义	mowburntadj. Brit. /ˈmaʊbəːnt/, U.S. /ˈmaʊˌbərnt/ Forms: see mow n.¹ and burnt adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mow n.¹, burnt adj. Etymology: < mow n.¹ + burnt adj. Compare later mowburn v., mowburning n. Of stacked hay, corn, etc.: that has deteriorated through heating up and fermenting as a result of being stacked when it is damp or too green. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > disease or injury > [adjective] > spoiled by heat, cold, etc. mowburnt1548 house-burnt1640 winterkilled1817 1548 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 10 §2 Any Malte..beinge made of mowburnte or spired Barley. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 57 To lye such barley aside for seede as is..moweburnt. 1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman (Dublin ed.) May xi. 118 (heading) A Barley Crop lost by sowing Mow-burned Seed. 1764 Museum Rusticum 2 lxxi. 234 The hay stacked in this damp state is always mow-burnt. 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) Bill says 'e thinks the 'ay's toasted a bit too much, but the cattle āten it, an' dun well—it's none the worse fur bein' a bit mow-burnt. 1900 Daily News 23 May 9/1 The greater part was good, but there was a mixture of bad mowburnt (overheated in the rick). 1973 D. Ture Horse by Horse iii. 63 Dark brown hay is normally mowburnt—that is it has over heated in the rick or bale. 1980 K. Boyle Fifty Stories 183 He did not say that for a horse's mouth hay should be a year old, smell sweet but not be mow-burned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1548
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