单词 | oakery |
释义 | oakeryn. Now rare. A place where oaks grow; a grove or enclosure of oaks. ΚΠ 1774 J. Burgoyne Maid of Oaks ii. 20 I believe I had better stay in the Oakery, as you call it; for I am afraid I shall never procure any civility in town, upon the terms required. 1838 C. Gilman Recoll. Southern Matron xxx. 213 Turning suddenly, he bounded over the fence into papa's oakery. 1861 A. L. Spedon Tales Canad. Forest 204 Having followed the Chateauguay river for more than 20 miles they lighted upon an extensive oakery on the banks of that stream, which appeared to offer them every facility for lumbering. 1922 W. F. Ganong in H. P. Biggar et al. tr. S. de Champlain Wks. I. iii. 441 (note) On Miscou Island, in New Brunswick, there is a lake called Chenire, which there is every reason to believe is a corruption of chenière, meaning Oakery, or place of Oak Trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774 |
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