overgrazingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈɡreɪzɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, grazing n.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + grazing n.¹ Compare slightly later overgraze v.

Excessive grazing, esp. so as to cause damage to grassland, etc.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > management of pasture > [noun] > overgrazing

surcharge1569

surcharging1598

overgrazing1897

1897 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 29 423 It will be necessary..to insure to each sheep owner the continued use of a definite tract for a number of years, so that he may properly protect this from over-grazing.

1935 Discovery Aug. 232/2 Overgrazing has removed most of the nutritious native grasses.

1971 Country Life 12 Aug. 390/2 Examination of the intensively grazed patches showed no overgrazing such as occurs when hill sheep become concentrated on heather.

1992 Utne Reader Mar. 100/1 More than 60 percent of the world's rangeland has been damaged by overgrazing during the past half century.

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

单词	overgrazing
释义	overgrazingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡreɪzɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, grazing n.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + grazing n.¹ Compare slightly later overgraze v. Excessive grazing, esp. so as to cause damage to grassland, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > management of pasture > [noun] > overgrazing surcharge1569 surcharging1598 overgrazing1897 1897 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 29 423 It will be necessary..to insure to each sheep owner the continued use of a definite tract for a number of years, so that he may properly protect this from over-grazing. 1935 Discovery Aug. 232/2 Overgrazing has removed most of the nutritious native grasses. 1971 Country Life 12 Aug. 390/2 Examination of the intensively grazed patches showed no overgrazing such as occurs when hill sheep become concentrated on heather. 1992 Utne Reader Mar. 100/1 More than 60 percent of the world's rangeland has been damaged by overgrazing during the past half century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897
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