单词 | out-wintering |
释义 | out-winteringn. The action of out-winter v. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > wintering in or out wintering1477 winterage1589 out-wintering1927 in-wintering1962 1927 Times 25 Apr. 20/2 Graziers are emphatic in their preference for out-wintering of all cattle old and strong enough to endure without harm the rigours of the ordinary winter. 1937 Times 6 Sept. 18/4 He said that under the scheme everything pointed to the adoption of more outwintering in future. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 15 Mar. 81/3 An average of 35s for outwintering. 1995 Conservation Biol. 9 720/3 The key requirements for bird conservation in the uplands were listed as the maintenance of extensive farming systems, including out-wintering of stock and locally grown winter-feed in a mosaic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927 |
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