单词 | turf-spade |
释义 | > as lemmasturf-spade turf-spade n. a spade for cutting turf or peats; also, a turfing-iron. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > turf- or peat-cutter turf-spade1477 peat-spade1492 turfing-spade1677 slane1745 becket1764 rutter1778 turskill1812 turfing-iron1852 1477–8 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 95 Pro j Turfspade, 8d. 1824 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) 2101 The turf-spade or turfing iron is employed to separate the individual turves. 1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. Turf-spade, turf-spit, the implement or tool used in graving Turves,..a triangular cutting instrument with one upright side, to sever the Turf sideways as well as from the subsoil. < as lemmas |
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