单词 | sheep-sick |
释义 | > as lemmassheep-sick sheep-sick adj. (see quot. 1895). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [adjective] > pasture > poor or overgrazed bare-eaten1577 sheep-sick1895 overgrazed1921 bush-sick1950 1895 Leader 3 Aug. 6/1 That certain country in which severe losses have occurred in recent years has been too long carrying sheep, and that the land has become what is termed ‘sheep sick’. 1962 Times 6 June 15/6 Most of it poor land and sheep-sick at that. < as lemmas |
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