| 单词 | shepherd's hut |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshepherd's hut shepherd's hut n. a hut, typically on wheels, used by shepherds as accommodation while tending their sheep; (now usually) such a hut or a similar structure used as holiday accommodation, as a summer house, etc. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [noun] > herdsman's, shepherd's, etc. shiel1291 tilt1612 shepherd's hut1663 chalet1784 shanty1824 stock-hut1827 kiln-hole1828 hok1930 1663 J. Howell Poems Several Subj. 2 What to the Elephant [is] a Mouse, or Shepherds Hut to Cæsars House. 1675 G. R. tr. A. Le Grand Man without Passion 264 Do we not see, that rich men often imitate the poor, when they have a mind to divert themselves?.. That they set aside the magnificence of their stately dwellings, to come and divert themselves in a Shepherds Hut? a1883 J. J. Stephenson Serm. (1884) xviii. 186 We know the familiar shepherd's hut on its four wheels going with the sheep from pasture to pasture. 1989 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 7 July An old shepherd's hut at Shell Beach will soon be available for accommodation at $15 a night for four people. 2021 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 3 June 21 [They] were ahead of the curve when they bought a brand new shepherd's hut for £25,000 to use as a garden office in 2017. < as lemmas |
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