单词 | native heath |
释义 | > as lemmasnative heath native heath n. one's home ground; cf. sense 9c. ΚΠ 1817Native heath [see sense 9c]. 1854 R. W. MacGavock Tennessean Abroad 101 We accepted, as you might suppose, being unwilling to allow such a favourable opportunity to pass for seeing the Highland character in its native heath. 1923 National Geographic Mag. Apr. 425/1 To know the real Missourian..you must quit the larger cities and seek him on his native heath. 2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 7 Jan. Of course, there are times when it seems that Scots really do rule the roost outside their native heath. < as lemmas |
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