mole drainagen.

Brit.

/ˈməʊl ˌdreɪnɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊl ˌdreɪnɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mole n.³, drainage n.

Etymology: < mole n.³ + drainage n., after mole-drain v., mole drain n.

A drainage system dug by a mole plough.

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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > other types of drainage

gutteringc1420

strand1565

sewaging1610

thorough-draining1669

cuniculus1670

French drain1738

riggot?1746

bush-draining1748

surface drain1765

land-drain1767

pipe-draining1776

surface draining1777

fox1784

surface drainage1796

mole drain1804

soughing1808

acequia1811

well-draining1818

tile-draining1830

wedge-draining?1830

plug-draining1833

land-drainage1841

land-draining1841

mole-draining1842

trough gutter1856

mole-ditching1860

mole drainage1860

tile-drainagea1865

well point1867

karez1875

storm sewer1887

moling1943

tiling1943

storm drain1960

1860 N.-Y. Times 15 Feb. 5/2 The third method is what is called mole drainage. This can only to used on clay soils.

1916 Manitoba (Winnipeg) Free Press 29 Feb. 10/6 The mole drainage is made in the clay by a motor plow carrying a flat blade, on the end of which is a cylinder about three inches in diameter with a pointed end.

1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) xv. 300 Where drainage is necessary as is frequently the case on the Oxford Clay, mole drainage is quite effective.

1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Apr. 365/3 A considerable amount of mole, tile, and open drainage is required.

1992 C. Culpin Farm Machinery (ed. 12) xxii. 369 A type of implement favoured where mole drainage is regularly practised has a long (3.7 m) floating beam with skids at front and rear, a pneumatic-tyred carriage and hydraulic (or winch) lift.

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

单词	mole drainage
释义	mole drainagen. Brit. /ˈməʊl ˌdreɪnɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊl ˌdreɪnɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mole n.³, drainage n. Etymology: < mole n.³ + drainage n., after mole-drain v., mole drain n. A drainage system dug by a mole plough. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > other types of drainage gutteringc1420 strand1565 sewaging1610 thorough-draining1669 cuniculus1670 French drain1738 riggot?1746 bush-draining1748 surface drain1765 land-drain1767 pipe-draining1776 surface draining1777 fox1784 surface drainage1796 mole drain1804 soughing1808 acequia1811 well-draining1818 tile-draining1830 wedge-draining?1830 plug-draining1833 land-drainage1841 land-draining1841 mole-draining1842 trough gutter1856 mole-ditching1860 mole drainage1860 tile-drainagea1865 well point1867 karez1875 storm sewer1887 moling1943 tiling1943 storm drain1960 1860 N.-Y. Times 15 Feb. 5/2 The third method is what is called mole drainage. This can only to used on clay soils. 1916 Manitoba (Winnipeg) Free Press 29 Feb. 10/6 The mole drainage is made in the clay by a motor plow carrying a flat blade, on the end of which is a cylinder about three inches in diameter with a pointed end. 1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) xv. 300 Where drainage is necessary as is frequently the case on the Oxford Clay, mole drainage is quite effective. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Apr. 365/3 A considerable amount of mole, tile, and open drainage is required. 1992 C. Culpin Farm Machinery (ed. 12) xxii. 369 A type of implement favoured where mole drainage is regularly practised has a long (3.7 m) floating beam with skids at front and rear, a pneumatic-tyred carriage and hydraulic (or winch) lift. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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