单词 | plough culture |
释义 | > as lemmasplough culture plough culture n. Π 1799 J. Anderson Recreations in Agric. I. 40 Digging with the spade, in place of plowing; a comparison will be made of the effects of the spade and plough culture, in regard to expence in different situations. 1863 J. W. Fabens In Tropics 282 In this particular, the system of plough-culture produces a fabulous profit, while the shallow native hoe-husbandry returns nothing but a loss. 1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. i. 27 Where hoe culture supported hamlets, plow culture could support whole cities and regions. 1990 J. Zerzan in A. Parfrey Apocalypse Culture (rev. ed.) 248 Soon, following the anti-natural linearity of plow culture, the inflexible 90-degree gridiron [city] plan..appeared. < as lemmas |
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