单词 | orchardman |
释义 | orchardmann. A man who cultivates an orchard; = orchardist n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of fruit > [noun] > one who fruiterer1612 pomarist1688 orchardist1794 orchardman1796 fruitist1824 pomologist1826 fruiter1887 pomiculturist1895 1796 W. Marshall Rural Econ. W. Eng. I. 214 A fact which the Orchardmen of Herefordshire will not readily credit. 1885 Athenæum 14 Feb. 220/1 Some of the chief prizes were gained by English orchardmen. 1892 Standard 12 July 5/2 Between the orchardman of East Kent and the householder in London, intervene the salesman and the greengrocer. 1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 Oct. (Outlook section) b2 Fresh off the tree, the green-skinned Granny is a crunchy, tangy delight..and..orchardmen see it as the fruit of the future. 1998 M. Donnelly & D. Donnelly Falcon's Cry ii. 16 The Orchard Man patrolled the orchard in his primer-grey Ford Econoline panel truck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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