单词 | tan-pit |
释义 | > as lemmastan-pit tan-pit n. (a) = tan-vat n.; (b) in gardening, a tan-bed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with skins or leather > [noun] > tan-vat tan-vat1592 tan-tub1600 tan-fat1611 tan-pit1707 vat1777 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > hot-bed tan-pit1707 tan-bed1739 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 123 What improves it to that Value is the emptying of the Town Tann-pits on it. 1810 A. Boswell Edinburgh 20 Neighbouring tan-pits scent the passing gales. 1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 34/1 Although a tan-pit is not absolutely necessary to make a hot-house, it is necessary to have bottom-heat at command. < as lemmas |
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