单词 | moor-burning |
释义 | moor-burningn. Scottish. The burning of heather, wild grass, etc., on a moor; †an instance of this (obsolete); = moorburn n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > other fires moorburn1424 coal firea1450 commonty fire1573 moor-burning1610 stubble-firea1618 wheel-fire1662 night-fire1687 waterball1696 chip fire1795 neal-fire1813 bratchel1815 forge-fire1855 log-fire1878 electrical fire1900 slash fire1949 dumpster fire1957 chip pan fire1960 chip fire1985 1610 Act 7 Jas. I c. xvii (title) An Acte against burning of Linge and Heath, and other Moorburninge. 1610 Act 7 Jas. I c. xvii §1 Many Inconveniences are observed to happen in divers Counties of this Realme, by Moore burninges, and by raysinge of fires in moorishe Ground. 1654 Ld. Wariston Diary (1919) II. 226 And that they sayd it was even lyk a mureburning among them kendling heir and their. 1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm 3736 As heath constitutes a principal food of the mountain sheep, muir-burning improves the heath for food. 1918 Jrnl. Ecol. 6 8 Indirectly, moor burning may be responsible for the extension of Nardus. 1986 Shooting Life Autumn 7/3 February is one of our driest months—and this last spring..it provided the only real opportunity for muir-burning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610 |
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