单词 | shear-darg |
释义 | > as lemmasshear-darg shear-darg n. Scottish a day's work at reaping or shearing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [noun] > day or spell of shearing shearing-darg1550 shear-darg1600 run1900 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > cutting, reaping, or mowing > day's work at reaping shear-darg1600 1600 in Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 1605, 594/2 Lie scheirdarg. 1689 Visct. Dundee Speech in J. Drummond of Balhaldy Mem. Lochiel (1842) 264 I beg leave of yow, however, to allow me to give one ‘Shear-darg’ to the King, my master, that I may have ane opportunity of convincing the brave Clans that [etc.]. 1717 Select. Scott. Forfeited Estates Papers (S.H.S.) Introd. 30 Shear-Dirgs..4 at 5d. each. < as lemmas |
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