bucolicaladj.
= bucolic adj.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [adjective] > relating to herdsmen
bucolical1523
bucolic1609
the world > food and drink > farming > [adjective] > rustic or pastoral
fieldena1425
grangyc1541
shepherdly1579
champestrial1612
geoponical1646
geoponic1663
Arcadian1667
bucolical1830
lane-born1834
bucolic1846
1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 327 Theocritus with his bucolycal relacyons.
1830 T. Hamilton Cyril Thornton 103 His favourite bucolical pursuits.
1881 Benham Church Controv. in Macmillan's Mag. XLV. 119/1 The outcry against scientific investigations has probably almost exhausted itself, except among very bucolical persons indeed.
Derivatives
bucolically adv.
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the world > food and drink > farming > [adverb] > rustic or pastoral manner
bucolically1881
arcadianly1882
pastorally1899
1881 Spectator 22 Jan. 120 Mr. Bence Jones..will have done good work..of which he may be bucolically proud.
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