† snail codn.

Forms: 1600s small codd (transmission error), 1600s snayl cod, 1600s snayle cod.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: snail n.¹, an element of unknown origin.

Etymology: < snail n.¹ + a second element of unknown origin, perhaps an extended use of cod n.³ (compare sense 2 at that entry).

Obsolete.

A fertile mud containing shells, taken from the bottom of rivers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > sediment or alluvium > [noun] > alluvium containing shells

snail cod1649

snag-greet1651

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > mud > [noun] > deposited by river or sea > containing shells

snail cod1649

snag-greet1651

mussel-mud1774

mussel bed1851

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xix. 112 A Mudde or Sludg, that lyeth frequently in deepe Rivers..which is very Rich... They Call it Snayle-Cod, and it hath in it many Snayles and Shells, which is conceived occasioneth the Fatnesse of it.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ v. §3. 65 Of Snayl, Cod [1681 Snayl-Cod], or Snag-greet. It lieth frequently in deep Rivers, it is from a Mud or Sludge, it is very soft, full of Eyes and wrinckles, and little shells, is very rich.

1732 W. Ellis Pract. Farmer 82 Also their Snail-cod from deep Rivers, and Oyster-shells; which last sort..will..mix with the moist Land, and do a great deal of good for several Years after.

Derivatives

snail-codding n. rare the application of this material to improve soil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [noun] > fertilizing with mud

snail-codding1649

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xvii. 100 And in thy Tillage are these speciall Opportunities to Improve it,..by Liming, Marling,..Mudding, Snayle-codding.

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

单词	snail cod
释义	† snail codn. Forms: 1600s small codd (transmission error), 1600s snayl cod, 1600s snayle cod. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: snail n.¹, an element of unknown origin. Etymology: < snail n.¹ + a second element of unknown origin, perhaps an extended use of cod n.³ (compare sense 2 at that entry). Obsolete. A fertile mud containing shells, taken from the bottom of rivers. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > sediment or alluvium > [noun] > alluvium containing shells snail cod1649 snag-greet1651 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > mud > [noun] > deposited by river or sea > containing shells snail cod1649 snag-greet1651 mussel-mud1774 mussel bed1851 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xix. 112 A Mudde or Sludg, that lyeth frequently in deepe Rivers..which is very Rich... They Call it Snayle-Cod, and it hath in it many Snayles and Shells, which is conceived occasioneth the Fatnesse of it. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ v. §3. 65 Of Snayl, Cod [1681 Snayl-Cod], or Snag-greet. It lieth frequently in deep Rivers, it is from a Mud or Sludge, it is very soft, full of Eyes and wrinckles, and little shells, is very rich. 1732 W. Ellis Pract. Farmer 82 Also their Snail-cod from deep Rivers, and Oyster-shells; which last sort..will..mix with the moist Land, and do a great deal of good for several Years after. Derivatives snail-codding n. rare the application of this material to improve soil. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [noun] > fertilizing with mud snail-codding1649 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xvii. 100 And in thy Tillage are these speciall Opportunities to Improve it,..by Liming, Marling,..Mudding, Snayle-codding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1649
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