单词 | fallwood |
释义 | > as lemmasfallwood fallwood n. now rare wood that has fallen or been blown down. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > wood that has fallen down fallwoodc1524 c1524 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 126 Two lode of fawle wode. 1528 Papers Earls of Cumberland in T. D. Whitaker Hist. Craven (1812) 308 Item, 3 load of falwood and bavings, 3s. 4d. 1739 R. Hayes Negociator's Mag. (ed. 4) ii. 206 Wood is assized into Shids, Billets, Faggots, Falwood, and Cord Wood. [Also in later dictionaries.] 1987 P. D. Little & D. W. Brokensha in D. Anderson & R. Grove Conservation in Afr. (1999) ix. 202 Permits were sold for specific purposes, enabling local people to enter the forest to collect fallwood for fuel. < as lemmas |
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