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reˈseed, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To sow again. Also absol. Occas. as n., an area which has been reseeded. Hence reˈseeded ppl. a., reˈseeding vbl. n.
1888Voice (N.Y.) 6 Sept., The meadow will need reseeding much sooner if seeded with grain. 1891Daily News 25 June 5/4 As the seasons have been moist very few acres have required re-seeding. 1940R. G. Stapledon War Food Production Advisory Bull. No. 1 26 The field was twenty-five acres, of which fifteen were re-seeded. Ibid., The re-seeded portion of the field had the best grass. Ibid. 27 By 1938 we considered the area..to be in a sufficiently good condition to plough and re-seed. 1945‘G. Orwell’ Animal Farm viii. 72 The pasture was exhausted and needed re-seeding. 1946Nature 26 Oct. 587/1 Reseeded grassland. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 5 Jan. 94/2 During the past 20 years vast acreages of old grassland..have been ploughed and re-seeded on official advice. 1966Economist 24 Sept. 1208/3 Your attack on crofting ignores the remarkable Lewis reseeding schemes. 1970Watsonia VIII. 193 A large area where the Cerastium used to grow had been re-seeded. 1973Stornoway Gaz. 2 June 4/3 Maybe you're sleeping soundly o' nights, dreaming of all your frisky lambs and ewes on the surging reseeds. 1981Times 11 Feb. 8/4 The reseeding of rubber plantations in southern Thailand. |