| 释义 |
ingather, v.|ˌɪnˈgæðə(r)|
Also 6 Sc. ingadder.
[f. in adv. + gather v. Cf. MDu. ingaderen.]
trans. To gather in (esp. the harvest). Also fig.
c1575Balfour's Practicks (1754) 24 Gif ony Bischop of this realme deceis, it is leasum to the Vicar generall to tak up, ressave, ingadder, and collect all and sindrie the fruitis, rentis and dewteis pertening ad mensam episcopi. 1633Strafford in Browning Life (1891) 145 note, I am yet ingathering..my observations. 1793Donaldson Carse Gowrie 9 The commencement [of a lease] takes place in some cases at the term of Whitsunday as to the houses and garden, and to the arable land after ingathering the crop. 1891Daily News 23 Oct. 5/8 The Annan..bringing down..fragments of ricks, and sheaves of rotten corn, which the good husbandmen have not been able to ingather. |