| 单词 | peat-pit |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeat-pit peat-pit n. ΚΠ 1712 Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 297 I have observ'd, that Peat-Pits, which have been digged, since I remember, to have grown up again with new Peats. 1757 T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. III. 456 Concerning peat-pits dug in the fens. 1788 R. Twining Let. 18 July in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 146 It is not climbing merely to look over a few streets, but over a whole country with all its towns, country houses, canals, peat-pits, [etc.]. 1878 J. C. Southall Epoch of Mammoth 148 He inquired of a couple of men who were working at a peat-pit in this valley as to whether the peat was still growing. 2002 D. J. Charman Peatlands & Environmental change 241/2 The type of plant community that establishes is mainly dependent upon the water level within the peat pit. < as lemmas |
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