| 单词 | oyster-planting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoyster-planting oyster-planting n. the placing of young oysters in an environment favourable to their growth, usually with a view to harvesting them at a later date. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > fish-keeping, farming, or breeding > [noun] > breeding oysters oyster-planting1859 ostreiculture1861 oyster culture1862 oyster farming1865 1859 Harper's Mag. May 749/2 Cotton-planting has now given place to oyster-planting, as the leading culture. 1916 Amer. Hist. Rev. 21 736 Cattle-raising in the south-west, oyster-planting in the lower reaches of the rivers and coves..all showed a decided advancement. 1984 Ethnohistory 31 20 Enclosure in the classic sense is limited to the historical and special case of oyster-planting. < as lemmas |
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