Min of Agn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪn əv ˈaɡ/, U.S.

/ˌmɪn əv ˈæɡ/

Forms: 1900s– Min of Ag, 1900s– Min. of Ag. (with points).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ministry n., of prep., agriculture n.

Etymology: < Min (shortened < ministry n.) + of prep. + Ag (shortened < agriculture n.).

British colloquial.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (a department of the British government, subsumed in 2001 into the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs). Cf. MAFF n.

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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility > English or British

admiralty1459

ordnance1485

Navy Office1660

navy board1681

patent office1696

excise-office1698

Treasury Office1706

Plantation Office1708

stamp office1710

War Office1721

India Office1787

home office1795

Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues1803

the Stamps1820

Welsh Office1852

W.O.1860

Local Government Board1871

pall-mall1880

Scottish Office1883

Ministry of Munitions1915

War House1925

Min of Ag1946

Mintech1967

DOE1972

Manpower Services Commission1973

1946 M. Dickens Happy Prisoner vi. 106 D' you know what the Min. of Ag. want Fred to do... They want him to plough up the hill field.

1962 Observer 6 May 21/3 A man at the Board of Trade will talk about ‘those Min of Ag people’.

1972 Guardian 22 Mar. 13/1 ‘The Archers’ began..[as] a sort of broadcast Min of Ag handout.

1991 Time Out 13 Mar. 156/1 A man from the Min of Ag sucks his teeth and shakes his head after examining a typical council flat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	min of ag
释义	Min of Agn. Brit. /ˌmɪn əv ˈaɡ/, U.S. /ˌmɪn əv ˈæɡ/ Forms: 1900s– Min of Ag, 1900s– Min. of Ag. (with points). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ministry n., of prep., agriculture n. Etymology: < Min (shortened < ministry n.) + of prep. + Ag (shortened < agriculture n.). British colloquial. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (a department of the British government, subsumed in 2001 into the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs). Cf. MAFF n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility > English or British admiralty1459 ordnance1485 Navy Office1660 navy board1681 patent office1696 excise-office1698 Treasury Office1706 Plantation Office1708 stamp office1710 War Office1721 India Office1787 home office1795 Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues1803 the Stamps1820 Welsh Office1852 W.O.1860 Local Government Board1871 pall-mall1880 Scottish Office1883 Ministry of Munitions1915 War House1925 Min of Ag1946 Mintech1967 DOE1972 Manpower Services Commission1973 1946 M. Dickens Happy Prisoner vi. 106 D' you know what the Min. of Ag. want Fred to do... They want him to plough up the hill field. 1962 Observer 6 May 21/3 A man at the Board of Trade will talk about ‘those Min of Ag people’. 1972 Guardian 22 Mar. 13/1 ‘The Archers’ began..[as] a sort of broadcast Min of Ag handout. 1991 Time Out 13 Mar. 156/1 A man from the Min of Ag sucks his teeth and shakes his head after examining a typical council flat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946
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