单词 | hot wall |
释义 | > as lemmashot wall hot wall n. Horticulture (now historical) a wall containing built-in flues to warm it and so assist in ripening the fruit of trees trained against it. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > hot-wall hot wall1739 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > greenhouse or glass-house > hothouse stow1614 hothouse1629 stove1697 hot wall1739 moist stove1806 tan-stove1828 warm-house1843 stove-house1860 1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. II. 7 Directions for building and managing of Hot-walls, either for accelerating the ripening of Fruit early in Summer, or for bringing such late-ripe Fruit to Perfection. 1777 W. Wilson (title) The forcing of early fruits, and the management of hot walls. 1853 Times 12 Mar. 11/1 (advt.) The garden..has extensive hot-houses and hot walls. 1999 S. Campbell Walled Kitchen Gardens 4 A dozen hot walls and hothouses, some over 100 yards..long, provided thousands of figs, pineapples, grapes, strawberries and peaches all year round. < as lemmas |
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