| 单词 | indian barn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian barn Indian barn n. now historical a pit dug in the ground, lined with bark and covered with bark and soil, used by North American Indians for storing corn and other foodstuffs. ΚΠ 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect i. vi. 22 There be so many old trees, rotten stumps, and Indian barnes, that a dog cannot well run without being shoulder-shot. 1736 J. Gyles Mem. Odd Adventures Captivity 11 We put some into Indian Barns, i.e. in Holes in the Ground lin'd and cover'd with Bark, and then with Dirt. 1857 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. King Philip iii. 97 One of the Weymouth men, ranging the woods, came to an Indian barn and stole some corn. 1925 W. Jennings Hist. Econ. Progress in U.S. (1926) ii. 25 The Pilgrims..found one of these Indian barns at Truro when they had only five kernels of corn to each individual. 2001 R. Thompson Divided We Stand 247 (note) On 3 June 1634 Watertown leader Thomas Mayhew valued the damage done by Charlestown's swine that had got into Indian barns of grain. < as lemmas |
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