单词 | picking ground |
释义 | > as lemmaspicking ground picking ground n. (a) an area where something may be picked, or picked up; (b) ground capable of being worked with a pick. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [noun] > picking picking ground1845 1845 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 15 206 The banks in front of it are called Watóndui or the picking-grounds, i.e. the banks for gathering shell fish. 1874 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 514 The removal in blasting-ground of 200 cubic feet, and in soft picking-ground..of 800 cubic feet. 1925 Ann. Rep. (New S. Wales Dept. Mines) 85 The ‘Opal Dirt’ is picking ground, being simply a layer of clay or sandy clay overlain by sandstone. 1993 Guardian 12 Oct. i. 6/8 A bumper harvest of hallucinogenic magic mushrooms is bringing visitors from far afield to the picking grounds in mid-Wales and the West Country. < as lemmas |
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