单词 | velling |
释义 | > as lemmasˈvelling ˈvelling n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land > slicing off turf beatinga1616 velling1674 underfooting1942 1674 J. Ray S. & E. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 78 Velling, Plowing up the turf or upper surface of the ground, to lay on heaps to burn. West-countrey. [Hence in Phillips (1706), etc.] 1796 W. Marshall Rural Econ. W. Eng. I. 143 For velling, the share is made wide, with the angle or outer point of the wing or fin turned upward, to separate the turf entirely from the soil. a1870 J. Couch Hist. Polperro (1871) 118 If an old grass field with a thick face is to be taken into culture, the skimming plough is used, and the process is called ‘felling’. < as lemmas |
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