释义 |
slob-land Also slob land. [f. slob n.1 1.] 1. Muddy ground; esp. alluvial land reclaimed from the water.
1861Times 4 Oct. 7/4 A large acreage of slob land... Slob land varies in character, but here it is a rich marine alluvium. 1881Ibid. 10 Feb. 4/3 He..enclosed from the tide a considerable area of useful slob-land. 2. A stretch of ground of this kind.
1862Limerick Chron. 8 Feb., The people's thoughts..became fixed on the slob lands of Corkanree. 1890J. Healy Insula Sanctorum 139 The slob-lands of the harbour have been reclaimed. |