A ridge left unploughed between two furrows, esp. one resulting from the process of raftering or ribbing.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > rib (5) rest-balk?1523 A ridge left unploughed between two furrows, esp. one resulting from the process of raftering or ribbing. rig1639 Agriculture. A ridge of land between plough furrows. Obsolete. rare. rick1641 A strip or piece of (usually elevated) land; spec. one of irregular shape, a butt (butt, n.2). rib1670 A narrow strip of land, esp. that between plough furrows; (also) a narrow ridge separating a roadway from a ditch. Now rare. sleeving1732 Agriculture. A piece or ridge of ground on either side of a furrow. ? Obsolete. |
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