单词 | sock and scythe |
释义 | > as lemmassock and scythe 2. sock and scythe, used to denote ploughing and mowing. Also attributive with land. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > ploughing and mowing sock and scythe1597 1597 J. Skene De Verborum Significatione M vj b Hvsbandland. conteinis commonlie 6. aikers of sok & syith lande: That is of sik land as may be tilled by ane pleuch, or may be mawed with ane syith. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 26 I was fit for baith sock and sythe. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 412 At sock or scythe they hae nae match. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。