† subboisn.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French subbois.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Law French subbois (early 14th cent.; also suzbois , subois ) < sub- sub- prefix + bois (see bush n.¹). Compare post-classical Latin subboscus (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < sub- sub- prefix + boscus wood (see bush n.¹). Compare earlier south-bois n.

Obsolete.

Small trees or shrubs growing beneath higher timber trees; = underwood n. 1a.Chiefly in legal contexts.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > brushwood, scrub, or underwood

ronea1300

underwooda1325

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brushetc1380

scroga1400

bushailec1400

frithing1429

brushal1430

brushc1440

ronec1440

thevec1440

garsil1483

shroga1500

cablish1594

south-bois1598

undergrowth1600

frith1605

hand timber1664

subbois1664

urith1671

brushwood1732

bush-wood1771

underbrush1775

slop1784

woodiness1796

scrub1805

shag1836

chaparral1845

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bush1879

horizontal scrub1888

tangle-wood1894

shin-tangle1905

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva xxxii. 108 And that Law repealed, by which Willows, Sallows, Oziers, &c. which they term Sub-bois, are reputed but as Weeds.

1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 15 Of Sub boys, some for Browse and Food of the Game, and for Shelter and Defence; as Maples, &c. Some for Browse and Defence; as Birch, Sallow, Willow.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Vert Nether-vert..denotes Under-Woods, and is otherwise call'd South-bois, or Sub-bois.

1708 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) 519 Sylva cædua..is also called Subboys or Coppice Wood.

1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor I. x. 140 Not forgetting agistment and subbois, or sylva caedua.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	subbois
释义	† subboisn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French subbois. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Law French subbois (early 14th cent.; also suzbois , subois ) < sub- sub- prefix + bois (see bush n.¹). Compare post-classical Latin subboscus (frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < sub- sub- prefix + boscus wood (see bush n.¹). Compare earlier south-bois n. Obsolete. Small trees or shrubs growing beneath higher timber trees; = underwood n. 1a.Chiefly in legal contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > brushwood, scrub, or underwood ronea1300 underwooda1325 rammel1338 brushetc1380 scroga1400 bushailec1400 frithing1429 brushal1430 brushc1440 ronec1440 thevec1440 garsil1483 shroga1500 cablish1594 south-bois1598 undergrowth1600 frith1605 hand timber1664 subbois1664 urith1671 brushwood1732 bush-wood1771 underbrush1775 slop1784 woodiness1796 scrub1805 shag1836 chaparral1845 underbush1849 underscrub1870 sand-brush1871 buck-brush1874 bush1879 horizontal scrub1888 tangle-wood1894 shin-tangle1905 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva xxxii. 108 And that Law repealed, by which Willows, Sallows, Oziers, &c. which they term Sub-bois, are reputed but as Weeds. 1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 15 Of Sub boys, some for Browse and Food of the Game, and for Shelter and Defence; as Maples, &c. Some for Browse and Defence; as Birch, Sallow, Willow. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Vert Nether-vert..denotes Under-Woods, and is otherwise call'd South-bois, or Sub-bois. 1708 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) 519 Sylva cædua..is also called Subboys or Coppice Wood. 1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor I. x. 140 Not forgetting agistment and subbois, or sylva caedua. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1664
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