† downsharen.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Denshire v.

Etymology: Alteration of Denshire v., after down- prefix and share n.¹

Obsolete. rare.

The practice of cutting away turf or other vegetation to a depth of two or three inches and burning it, in order to use the ashes as manure; an instance of this. Cf. Denshire v., downsharing n.

ΚΠ

1794 J. Boys Gen. View Agric. Kent 37 The coat of manure might with as much propriety and justice be condemned for having done the injury, as the downshare for having hurt the land before mentioned.

1794 J. Boys Gen. View Agric. Kent 37 It is this injudicious management of downshare land, that has brought the practice of downsharing into disrepute.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018).

单词	downshare
释义	† downsharen. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Denshire v. Etymology: Alteration of Denshire v., after down- prefix and share n.¹ Obsolete. rare. The practice of cutting away turf or other vegetation to a depth of two or three inches and burning it, in order to use the ashes as manure; an instance of this. Cf. Denshire v., downsharing n. ΚΠ 1794 J. Boys Gen. View Agric. Kent 37 The coat of manure might with as much propriety and justice be condemned for having done the injury, as the downshare for having hurt the land before mentioned. 1794 J. Boys Gen. View Agric. Kent 37 It is this injudicious management of downshare land, that has brought the practice of downsharing into disrepute. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018). < n.1794
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