overploughoverplowv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈplaʊ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈplaʊ/

Forms: see over- prefix and plough v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, plough v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + plough v. With sense 2 compare earlier overploughing n.

1. transitive. To plough over. (In quot. 1596 figurative)Rare before 20th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > eradicate or extirpate > sin, fear, etc.

updrawc1290

fordo1340

extirp1483

roota1500

dissipate1532

extirpate1538

profligate1542

rout1559

disperse1563

rescind1579

resolve1580

overplough1596

1596 W. Smith Chloris (1877) 19 Content my selfe in silent shade to sit In hope at length my cares to ouerplow.

1974 C. Taylor Fieldwork in Medieval Archaeol. vi. 125 At some time earlier than the sixteenth century it had been necessary to overplough the headland.

1995 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 1 706 The court..passed by-laws..forbidding them to encroach on access tracks by over-ploughing the edge of strips.

2. transitive. To plough (farmland) excessively. Also intransitive. Cf. overploughing n.

ΚΠ

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver 82 Shewing the best, and most advantagious way of Ploughing, and Husbandring Lands,..not to over-plough, as you tender the losse of your Land.

a1961 R. Lord in Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1961) (at cited word) Grassy fields..were [overplow]ed.

1990 D. Silver & B. Vallely Young Person's Guide to saving Planet 95 Overploughing soil, and continually using the same soil to grow the same crop, uses up all its nutrients.

1994 Sci. Amer. Mar. 18/2 We are feeding ourselves at the expense of our children. By definition farmers can overplow and overpump only in the short run.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overplough
释义	overploughoverplowv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈplaʊ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈplaʊ/ Forms: see over- prefix and plough v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, plough v. Etymology: < over- prefix + plough v. With sense 2 compare earlier overploughing n. 1. transitive. To plough over. (In quot. 1596 figurative)Rare before 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > eradicate or extirpate > sin, fear, etc. updrawc1290 fordo1340 extirp1483 roota1500 dissipate1532 extirpate1538 profligate1542 rout1559 disperse1563 rescind1579 resolve1580 overplough1596 1596 W. Smith Chloris (1877) 19 Content my selfe in silent shade to sit In hope at length my cares to ouerplow. 1974 C. Taylor Fieldwork in Medieval Archaeol. vi. 125 At some time earlier than the sixteenth century it had been necessary to overplough the headland. 1995 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 1 706 The court..passed by-laws..forbidding them to encroach on access tracks by over-ploughing the edge of strips. 2. transitive. To plough (farmland) excessively. Also intransitive. Cf. overploughing n. ΚΠ 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver 82 Shewing the best, and most advantagious way of Ploughing, and Husbandring Lands,..not to over-plough, as you tender the losse of your Land. a1961 R. Lord in Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1961) (at cited word) Grassy fields..were [overplow]ed. 1990 D. Silver & B. Vallely Young Person's Guide to saving Planet 95 Overploughing soil, and continually using the same soil to grow the same crop, uses up all its nutrients. 1994 Sci. Amer. Mar. 18/2 We are feeding ourselves at the expense of our children. By definition farmers can overplow and overpump only in the short run. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1596
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