bearing yearn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛːrɪŋ ˌjɪə/,

/ˈbɛːrɪŋ ˌjəː/, U.S.

/ˈbɛrɪŋ ˌjɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bearing n.¹, bearing adj.¹, year n.

Etymology: Partly < bearing n.¹ + year n., and partly < bearing adj.¹ + year n.

A year in which a tree or shrub, esp. a fruit tree, produces a heavy crop. Also: a year in which many trees have produced heavy crops.Many trees and shrubs naturally produce varying crops from year to year, typically alternating between heavy and light.

ΚΠ

1660 tr. R. Arnauld d'Andilly Manner of ordering Fruit-trees iii. 43 The bearing year [Fr. l'année de rapport] cannot be distinguished from that of their Repose, but only by their Fruit-buds.

1742 W. Ellis Timber-tree Improved (ed. 3) II. xxi. 130 The second [kind of cherry] may be enjoyed at so cheap a Rate, in a bearing Year, as a Penny a Pound.

1860 Trans. Michigan Agric. Soc. 10 614 Of fruits, although it was not a ‘bearing year’, the exhibition was very fine.

2015 Weed Sci. 63 254/1 Fields are pruned in the first year (nonbearing year) and harvested in the second year (bearing year).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bearing year
释义	bearing yearn. Brit. /ˈbɛːrɪŋ ˌjɪə/, /ˈbɛːrɪŋ ˌjəː/, U.S. /ˈbɛrɪŋ ˌjɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bearing n.¹, bearing adj.¹, year n. Etymology: Partly < bearing n.¹ + year n., and partly < bearing adj.¹ + year n. A year in which a tree or shrub, esp. a fruit tree, produces a heavy crop. Also: a year in which many trees have produced heavy crops.Many trees and shrubs naturally produce varying crops from year to year, typically alternating between heavy and light. ΚΠ 1660 tr. R. Arnauld d'Andilly Manner of ordering Fruit-trees iii. 43 The bearing year [Fr. l'année de rapport] cannot be distinguished from that of their Repose, but only by their Fruit-buds. 1742 W. Ellis Timber-tree Improved (ed. 3) II. xxi. 130 The second [kind of cherry] may be enjoyed at so cheap a Rate, in a bearing Year, as a Penny a Pound. 1860 Trans. Michigan Agric. Soc. 10 614 Of fruits, although it was not a ‘bearing year’, the exhibition was very fine. 2015 Weed Sci. 63 254/1 Fields are pruned in the first year (nonbearing year) and harvested in the second year (bearing year). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1660
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