单词 | red row |
释义 | > as lemmasred row red row n. English regional (now rare) a stage in the growth of barley when it is tinged with red just as it becomes ripe; frequently in (the) red row. ΚΠ 1787 W. Marshall Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Norfolk II. 386 When the grains of ripening barley are streaked with red, the crop is said to be in the red-row. 1819 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 110 Barley is a very large crop, and many breadths that were self-sown have shot into ear so early, as to be at this time in red row. 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) 78/1 Reed row,..when barley approaches to ripeness the grains are streaked with red, and are then said to be in the reed row. < as lemmas |
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