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单词 out-wintering
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out-winteringn.

Brit. /ˈaʊtˌwɪnt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌwɪn(t)ərɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, winter v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < out- prefix + winter v. + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier out-winterer n., and also out-wintered adj., and slightly later out-winter v.
The action of out-winter v.
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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).
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