ovestingn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvᵻstɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvəstɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ovest n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < ovest n. + -ing suffix¹.

English regional (Hampshire). Now rare.

The action of feeding on acorns and mast.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating by animals > [noun]

reliefc1425

pabulation1623

marshing1778

night-feeding1838

ovesting1903

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 393/2 Pigs may be turned out only by those who have the right, and by them only in the legal Ovesting or Pawnage months—that is to say, from September 25th to November 22nd, when the acorn and beech mast have fallen to the ground of their over-ripeness.

1906 A. Marshall Richard Baldock iii. 28 Sometimes a drove of black pigs would cross his path, fussily intent on their ovesting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ovesting
释义	ovestingn. Brit. /ˈəʊvᵻstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈoʊvəstɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ovest n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < ovest n. + -ing suffix¹. English regional (Hampshire). Now rare. The action of feeding on acorns and mast. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating by animals > [noun] reliefc1425 pabulation1623 marshing1778 night-feeding1838 ovesting1903 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 393/2 Pigs may be turned out only by those who have the right, and by them only in the legal Ovesting or Pawnage months—that is to say, from September 25th to November 22nd, when the acorn and beech mast have fallen to the ground of their over-ripeness. 1906 A. Marshall Richard Baldock iii. 28 Sometimes a drove of black pigs would cross his path, fussily intent on their ovesting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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