overploughingoverplowingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈplaʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈplaʊɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and ploughing n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, ploughing n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + ploughing n. Compare overplough v. 2.

The action of overplough v.

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1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver 76 Over-Ploughing indeed weakens Land, Extreames on either hand are dangerous, and destructive.

1817 W. Marshall Rev. Rep. to Board Agric. from Southern & Peninsula Dept. Eng. 231 Overplowing and understocking..must always produce bad effects.

1953 Econ. Geogr. 29 211/1 In combination, these changes mean more overgrazing, more overplowing, more small, uneconomic farming units, and..more devastating erosion.

1975 C. Taylor Fields in Eng. Landscape vi. 111 This process also involved the overploughing of older headlands as the original strips were lengthened.

2001 Guardian (Nexis) 30 May 8 In addition to the direct damage from overploughing and overgrazing, the northern half of China is drying out as rainfall declines.

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

over-ploughing n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈplaʊɪŋ/

U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈplaʊɪŋ/

ΚΠ

1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 72 Land abused by over-plowing after chalking, or plowed as long as it will carry over.

1998 Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram (Nexis) 4 Oct. 3 Millions of tons of topsoil—once anchored by deep-rooted native grasses before the overplowing of the 1920s.

单词	overploughing
释义	overploughingoverplowingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈplaʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈplaʊɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and ploughing n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, ploughing n. Etymology: < over- prefix + ploughing n. Compare overplough v. 2. The action of overplough v. ΚΠ 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver 76 Over-Ploughing indeed weakens Land, Extreames on either hand are dangerous, and destructive. 1817 W. Marshall Rev. Rep. to Board Agric. from Southern & Peninsula Dept. Eng. 231 Overplowing and understocking..must always produce bad effects. 1953 Econ. Geogr. 29 211/1 In combination, these changes mean more overgrazing, more overplowing, more small, uneconomic farming units, and..more devastating erosion. 1975 C. Taylor Fields in Eng. Landscape vi. 111 This process also involved the overploughing of older headlands as the original strips were lengthened. 2001 Guardian (Nexis) 30 May 8 In addition to the direct damage from overploughing and overgrazing, the northern half of China is drying out as rainfall declines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas over-ploughing over-ploughing n. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈplaʊɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈplaʊɪŋ/ ΚΠ 1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 72 Land abused by over-plowing after chalking, or plowed as long as it will carry over. 1998 Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram (Nexis) 4 Oct. 3 Millions of tons of topsoil—once anchored by deep-rooted native grasses before the overplowing of the 1920s. extracted from over-prefix < n.1649 as lemmas
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