new-brokenadj.
/ˌnjuːˈbrəʊk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌn(j)uˈbroʊk(ə)n/ Newly broken; esp. (of ground) that has been newly broken up. Also with up (cf. to break up at break v. Phrasal verbs).
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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > newly cultivated
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1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 35v Cato would have it sowen..in newe broken up ground after the deawe be gone.
1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) f. 22 New broken vpland, or with water opprest: or ouer much doonged, for wheat is not best.
1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) v. vi. 533 New broken swarthes.
1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 21 The flax seed is sowen upon new broken ground.
1826 W. H. Drummond Bruce's Invasion of Ireland ii. 35 The torrent flows wide o'er the new-broken arch.
1890 Overland Monthly Jan. 53 Fear as heavy as new-broken wings Hangs on us.
1926 V. Lindsay Going-to-stars 81 New broken sod, too sad, too young, Yet brother fields to Kansas fields.
1956 Econ. Jrnl. 66 279 New-broken land in Saskatchewan is normally planted to wheat the first year or two..after breaking.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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