| 单词 | fence-month |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfence-month fence-month n. (a) originally the time of fawning for deer, a period of about 30 days at the end of June and beginning of July, during which hunting was forbidden; (b) more broadly: the close season for fishing, etc., during the time of breeding, not always being restricted to one month. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting time > [noun] > close-time fermison?a1400 fence-month1594 time of gracea1610 fencer-month1699 close season1843 closed season1878 sanctuary1898 close-time- society > authority > subjection > prohibition > [noun] > state of prohibition > specific fence-time1546 fence-month1594 fence-season1880 1594 R. Crompton L'Authoritie & Iurisdict. des Courts f. 197 Fence moneth is alwaies xv daies afore Midsomer and xv daies after. 1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 245 There is no law for preserving the fish in it during the fence months. 1855 Doran Queens of Eng. II. vii. 117 The bucks were denied, and he himself once shut out, on pretence it was fence month. < as lemmas |
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