† thorough-drainv.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Or perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: thorough n.¹, thorough- prefix, drain v.; thorough drain n.

Etymology: Probably partly < thorough n.¹ or thorough- prefix + drain v., after thorough-draining n., and partly directly < thorough drain n. Compare furrow-drain at furrow n. Compounds 2.

Agriculture. Obsolete.

transitive. To drain (land) by means of enclosed channels beneath the soil; to drain thoroughly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > ditch [verb (transitive)]

ditch1393

gutterc1420

water-furrow?1523

trench1530

gut1557

plough-trench1712

thorough-drain1838

neck1844

sheugh1882

1838 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 1 401 The system adopted by the Duke of Portland, of thorough draining his strong lands, and charging on acreage.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 662 The subsoil will afford a sufficient quantity of stones, to thorough-drain the ground.

1875 A. Smith New Hist. Aberdeenshire ii. 1209 A considerable extent of the old tilly ground has been thorough drained, but not much of it subsoiled.

1907 App. Rep. Arterial Drainage Comm. (Ireland), 1905 244/2 in Rep. Commissioners, Inspectors, & Others (Cd. 3467) XXXII. 27 Did you find a benefit from the drainage even before you thorough-drained your land—have you thorough-drained any of your land since the drainage?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	thorough-drain
释义	† thorough-drainv. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Or perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: thorough n.¹, thorough- prefix, drain v.; thorough drain n. Etymology: Probably partly < thorough n.¹ or thorough- prefix + drain v., after thorough-draining n., and partly directly < thorough drain n. Compare furrow-drain at furrow n. Compounds 2. Agriculture. Obsolete. transitive. To drain (land) by means of enclosed channels beneath the soil; to drain thoroughly. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > ditch [verb (transitive)] ditch1393 gutterc1420 water-furrow?1523 trench1530 gut1557 plough-trench1712 thorough-drain1838 neck1844 sheugh1882 1838 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 1 401 The system adopted by the Duke of Portland, of thorough draining his strong lands, and charging on acreage. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 662 The subsoil will afford a sufficient quantity of stones, to thorough-drain the ground. 1875 A. Smith New Hist. Aberdeenshire ii. 1209 A considerable extent of the old tilly ground has been thorough drained, but not much of it subsoiled. 1907 App. Rep. Arterial Drainage Comm. (Ireland), 1905 244/2 in Rep. Commissioners, Inspectors, & Others (Cd. 3467) XXXII. 27 Did you find a benefit from the drainage even before you thorough-drained your land—have you thorough-drained any of your land since the drainage? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1838
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