单词 | moor-band |
释义 | > as lemmasmoor-band moor-band n. (also Scottish †moor-bound) a hard impervious subsoil of sand, clay, and stones, found in moorland areas. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > subsoil > hard subsoil pan1667 moor-band1800 hardpan1803 moor-band pan1844 moor pan1846 ortstein1903 1800 J. Tuke Gen. View Agric. N. Riding Yorks. (new ed.) 10 There is some cold thin clay upon what is here called a moorband. 1869 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. (new ed.) II. 500 Probably the most incurably sterile soils for oats are those lying on what is termed moor-band. 1915 Kelso Chron. 1 Jan. 3 You couldna' keep your plough a half a dozen yards straight on account of setfast stones, and lots of it was moorbound. < as lemmas |
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