| 单词 | oak mast |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoak mast oak mast n. [ < oak n. + mast n.2] acorns collectively; formerly also in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > edible acorns oak mast1652 belloot1866 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved 165 The Oak-mast maketh fat fast flesh, and long lasting Bacon, and will feed Deer, Sheep, and Poultry exceeding well and profitably. 1842 H. J. Daniel Bride of Scio 231 I'd rethur tamp wilkies an' toads in ma belly, Ur oak-masts an' bittles. 1849 E. Chamberlain Indiana Gazetteer (ed. 3) 17 Oak and beech mast is found in such quantities as to contribute largely both to feeding and fattening hogs. 1944 Amer. Midland Naturalist 31 729 Except for the Spanish oak mast, practically no food is available for livestock and deer in such areas. 1983 S. Heaney Sweeney Astray 68 I came to the border marches of Feegile, my diet still the usual ivy-berries and oak mast. < as lemmas |
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