overcropn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəkrɒp/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌkrɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overcrop v.

Etymology: < overcrop v.

An excessive yield of a crop; the amount of a crop in excess of the desired yield. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > other crops

fleece1513

white crop1743

green crop1744

root crop1772

row crop1776

robber1777

mix-grass1778

breaking-crop1808

industrial crop1818

foliage crop1831

kharifa1836

scourge-crop1842

overcrop1858

by-crop1880

coppice-with-standards1882

sewage grass1888

trap-crop1899

cleaning crop1900

nurse crop1907

cover crop1909

smother crop1920

stoop crop1928

snatch crop1937

break crop1967

wholecrop1968

1858 De Bow's Rev. Aug. 176 We have often seen this exemplified in the cotton market, where an overcrop of a few hundred thousand bales sends the price down to the subsistence point.

1875 E. King Great South xxxiv. 330 It often occurs to one that Alabama is indulging in an ‘overcrop’ of railways considering the abundance of her superb water courses.

1878 Lumberman's Gaz. 26 Jan. The fears entertained..that there would be a ruinous over-crop of logs..harvested this winter may be dismissed.

1955 C. Carmer Susquehanna xxiii. 403 Earl U. Wise..with his mother, looked in despair at an overcrop of potatoes about to sprout, then conceived the idea of making them into potato chips.

1976 Country Life 4 Mar. 521/2 The [forest's] management now avoid clear felling, but thin progressively... The overcrop needs to be regularly and fairly intensively thinned.

1984 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 6 July 30 If the mixture [sc. fruit cocktail] ran heavily to cherries, it meant an overcrop, consequent unloading at short prices, and financial stringency in upstate New York.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overcropv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈkrɒp/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈkrɑp/

Inflections: Present participle overcropping; past tense and past participle overcropped;

Forms: see over- prefix and crop v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, crop v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + crop v.

†1. transitive. To rise above, overtop; to overwhelm. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)] > exceed in height

surmountc1374

overpassa1400

passc1400

overpeer1565

overcrop1567

overlook1567

overtop1578

top1582

superate1599

overtip?a1607

over-heighten?1611

out-topa1672

overtower1812

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 38 The old Prouerbe is herein verified: the ill weede ouercroppeth the good corne.

†2. transitive. To prune; to cut down to size. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [verb (intransitive)] > remove head or shoot

overcrop1583

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie cviii. 667 That..all our affections be subdued to him and that our lust be ouer~cropped when they would carie vs here and there.

a. transitive. To exhaust (land) by excessive or continuous cropping.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > exhaust land [verb (transitive)] > exhaust

wear?1507

to wear out1586

drive1645

to run out1698

overcrop1743

exhaust1787

overteem1818

skin1845

nigger1859

overplant1890

1743 Sel. Trans. Soc. Improvers Knowl. Agric. Scotl. 52 It is a prodigious Error to overcrop Ground, before laying it down with Grass-seeds.

1789 Trans. Soc. Arts 7 43 In over-cropping the land.

1850 G. P. R. James Old Oak Chest I. 283 The eternal cultivation of the mind is like overcropping a field.

1860 Amer. Agriculturist Dec. 353/2 This farm has run down under your management... It has been over cropped and under manured, so that of necessity it has given out.

1932 Accounting Rev. 7 154/1 Agricultural land, which is being over-cropped..is depreciating without question.

1949 D. W. Thorne & H. B. Peterson Irrigated Soils i. 9/2 The soil [in Greece] is generally overcropped and depleted of both nitrogen and phosphorus.

2001 Soap Perfumery & Cosmetics 1 June 17 Look at how we have treated our land. We have eroded, overcropped and exhausted it.

b. transitive (reflexive). U.S. regional. Of a farmer, etc.: to sow more of a crop than he or she has the resources to deal with. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1770 L. Carter Diary 1 July (1965) I. 432 For such a wet winter and so sickly a gang now I must conclude I have over cropt myself.

1866 C. H. Smith Bill Arp, so Called 27 General Hunter tried it your way and over-cropped himself.

1902 Publ. Amer. Econ. Assoc. 3 265 He wants to plant on as large a scale as possible, and will usually ‘overcrop’ himself.

1921 O. B. Martin Demonstr. Work ii. 57 It will be better for these boys to exchange small grain..or some other of their crops for enough corn to feed their live stock than to overcrop themselves by farming two or three acres just for a limited amount of corn.

c. transitive. To allow (a fruit-bearing plant, esp. a vine) to bear too much fruit. Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1867 P. B. Mead Elem. Treat. Amer. Grape Culture xviii. 326 Let nothing..tempt you into overcropping your vines.

1902 H. H. Thomas Bk. Apple 35 It is far more satisfactory to be content with an average crop year by year, for a tree will then bear good fruit over a much longer period than if it is overcropped early in life.

1989 C. Clark Amer. Wines of Northwest i. iii. 91 It will never make a great wine, but when the grape is not overcropped or overripened it can produce very attractive wine.

1997 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 12 Nov. 8 It's got a typical Russian River Valley nose and really good color—probably because owner Tom Dehlinger doesn't overcrop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overcrop
释义	overcropn. Brit. /ˈəʊvəkrɒp/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌkrɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overcrop v. Etymology: < overcrop v. An excessive yield of a crop; the amount of a crop in excess of the desired yield. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > other crops fleece1513 white crop1743 green crop1744 root crop1772 row crop1776 robber1777 mix-grass1778 breaking-crop1808 industrial crop1818 foliage crop1831 kharifa1836 scourge-crop1842 overcrop1858 by-crop1880 coppice-with-standards1882 sewage grass1888 trap-crop1899 cleaning crop1900 nurse crop1907 cover crop1909 smother crop1920 stoop crop1928 snatch crop1937 break crop1967 wholecrop1968 1858 De Bow's Rev. Aug. 176 We have often seen this exemplified in the cotton market, where an overcrop of a few hundred thousand bales sends the price down to the subsistence point. 1875 E. King Great South xxxiv. 330 It often occurs to one that Alabama is indulging in an ‘overcrop’ of railways considering the abundance of her superb water courses. 1878 Lumberman's Gaz. 26 Jan. The fears entertained..that there would be a ruinous over-crop of logs..harvested this winter may be dismissed. 1955 C. Carmer Susquehanna xxiii. 403 Earl U. Wise..with his mother, looked in despair at an overcrop of potatoes about to sprout, then conceived the idea of making them into potato chips. 1976 Country Life 4 Mar. 521/2 The [forest's] management now avoid clear felling, but thin progressively... The overcrop needs to be regularly and fairly intensively thinned. 1984 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 6 July 30 If the mixture [sc. fruit cocktail] ran heavily to cherries, it meant an overcrop, consequent unloading at short prices, and financial stringency in upstate New York. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overcropv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkrɒp/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkrɑp/ Inflections: Present participle overcropping; past tense and past participle overcropped; Forms: see over- prefix and crop v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, crop v. Etymology: < over- prefix + crop v. †1. transitive. To rise above, overtop; to overwhelm. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)] > exceed in height surmountc1374 overpassa1400 passc1400 overpeer1565 overcrop1567 overlook1567 overtop1578 top1582 superate1599 overtip?a1607 over-heighten?1611 out-topa1672 overtower1812 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 38 The old Prouerbe is herein verified: the ill weede ouercroppeth the good corne. †2. transitive. To prune; to cut down to size. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [verb (intransitive)] > remove head or shoot overcrop1583 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie cviii. 667 That..all our affections be subdued to him and that our lust be ouer~cropped when they would carie vs here and there. 3. a. transitive. To exhaust (land) by excessive or continuous cropping. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > exhaust land [verb (transitive)] > exhaust wear?1507 to wear out1586 drive1645 to run out1698 overcrop1743 exhaust1787 overteem1818 skin1845 nigger1859 overplant1890 1743 Sel. Trans. Soc. Improvers Knowl. Agric. Scotl. 52 It is a prodigious Error to overcrop Ground, before laying it down with Grass-seeds. 1789 Trans. Soc. Arts 7 43 In over-cropping the land. 1850 G. P. R. James Old Oak Chest I. 283 The eternal cultivation of the mind is like overcropping a field. 1860 Amer. Agriculturist Dec. 353/2 This farm has run down under your management... It has been over cropped and under manured, so that of necessity it has given out. 1932 Accounting Rev. 7 154/1 Agricultural land, which is being over-cropped..is depreciating without question. 1949 D. W. Thorne & H. B. Peterson Irrigated Soils i. 9/2 The soil [in Greece] is generally overcropped and depleted of both nitrogen and phosphorus. 2001 Soap Perfumery & Cosmetics 1 June 17 Look at how we have treated our land. We have eroded, overcropped and exhausted it. b. transitive (reflexive). U.S. regional. Of a farmer, etc.: to sow more of a crop than he or she has the resources to deal with. Now rare. ΚΠ 1770 L. Carter Diary 1 July (1965) I. 432 For such a wet winter and so sickly a gang now I must conclude I have over cropt myself. 1866 C. H. Smith Bill Arp, so Called 27 General Hunter tried it your way and over-cropped himself. 1902 Publ. Amer. Econ. Assoc. 3 265 He wants to plant on as large a scale as possible, and will usually ‘overcrop’ himself. 1921 O. B. Martin Demonstr. Work ii. 57 It will be better for these boys to exchange small grain..or some other of their crops for enough corn to feed their live stock than to overcrop themselves by farming two or three acres just for a limited amount of corn. c. transitive. To allow (a fruit-bearing plant, esp. a vine) to bear too much fruit. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1867 P. B. Mead Elem. Treat. Amer. Grape Culture xviii. 326 Let nothing..tempt you into overcropping your vines. 1902 H. H. Thomas Bk. Apple 35 It is far more satisfactory to be content with an average crop year by year, for a tree will then bear good fruit over a much longer period than if it is overcropped early in life. 1989 C. Clark Amer. Wines of Northwest i. iii. 91 It will never make a great wine, but when the grape is not overcropped or overripened it can produce very attractive wine. 1997 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 12 Nov. 8 It's got a typical Russian River Valley nose and really good color—probably because owner Tom Dehlinger doesn't overcrop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858v.1567
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