单词 | in profit |
释义 | > as lemmasin (full) profit P5. in (full) profit: (of dairy cattle) yielding a profitable amount of milk; in milk. to come in (also into) profit: to reach this condition. Now rare. ΚΠ 1784 J. Woodforde Diary 15 Oct. (1926) II. 157 Ben went..to buy me a Cow, now in her full profit, but could not. 1840 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 102/1 She has had the epidemic, and is now recovered, and in full profit, but not equal to last year. 1843 Times 2 Oct. 8/6 (advt.) The valuable Stock will comprise..eight fine-framed cows in calf and in profit, [etc.]. 1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. 113 She'll not come into profit while next month. 1919 Hopewell (New Jersey) Herald 26 Feb. 2/5 (advt.) 2 Jersey cows, coming in profit soon. 1953 Farmers Weekly 2 Jan. 4/1 (advt.) 130 attested Jerseys viz., 120 cows and heifers (chiefly in or near profit) and 10 bulls. < as lemmas |
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