| 释义 |
hafod|ˈhavəd|
[W., = summer dwelling.]
In Wales = shiel.
[1781T. Pennant Tour in Wales II. 161 This mountainous tract scarcely yields any corn. Its produce is cattle and sheep, which, during summer, keep very high in the mountains, followed by their owners,..who reside..in Havodtys, or summer dairy-houses.] 1952Proc. Prehist. Soc. XVIII. 74 The evidence therefore points to summer pastures, the older pound being used as a corral for cattle, while the lowland farmer set up his hafod within or just outside the wall. 1958Rep. R. Comm. Common Land 274 in Parl. Papers 1957–8 (Cmnd. 462) X. 1 Hafod,..the upland pastures in Wales to which transhumance took place in the summer months. 1963Times 19 Apr. 6/1 Reminiscent of the earliest dwellings in Wales, the ‘hafod’ or summer home in the mountains, these will be available this season at a peak rental of 12 guineas a week. |