red landn.¹

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈland/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd ˈlænd/

Forms: see red adj. and n. and land n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., land n.¹

Etymology: < red adj. + land n.¹ With sense 2 compare red adj. 18.

1. Soil of a reddish colour, typically due to the presence of iron oxides; (in singular or plural) a region characterized by such soil. Cf. red earth n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(e)(ii), red soil n. at Compounds 1e(e)(ii).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [noun] > red or leached soil

red eartheOE

red landc1250

minium1613

Armenian bole1621

red loam1707

red soil1817

terra rossa1882

c1250 ( Bounds (Sawyer 492) in W. de G. Birch Cartularium Saxonicum (1887) II. 523 Of ceab wisce on þæt reade land, fram þam readen lande on eadeages treow.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 246 For Clay ground they have their seed from Red-land or Chalk, & vice versa.

1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 40 Red-Land is a Term much us'd by the Husbandmen here, and in Neighbour Counties... They always apply it to a Sandy Soil of a Reddish Hue, interspersed..with Pieces of Sand-Stone of the same Colour.

1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 49 It has intermixed with it reddish streaks and veins like a species of ochre, brought probably from the red lands, which lie up towards the mountains.

1813 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Oxfordshire 3 This county contains three distinctions of soil..1. The red-land of the northern district; which, in fertility, much exceeds that of any other portion.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 616 The conversation was almost exclusively confined to the topics of steam-boats,..black-land, red-land, bottom-land, timber-land [etc.].

1883 E. A. Smith Rep. Geol. Surv. Alabama 1881–2 187 The red lands were the first to be cleared up by the original settlers.

1928 Econ. Geogr. 4 33/1 The name Red Land of Gwent is interesting as a proof of the impression made by the prevalence of iron oxide in the soil and the water.

1971 Eng. Hist. Rev. 86 891 A region notable for its rich farming..based upon the fertile marlstone of the uplands (the famous ‘red land’).

1996 Sciences July–Aug. 7/2 As a biologist who has worked and traveled widely on Madagascar, I think I am a fair critic of stories about..the expatriate characters who travel to the redlands and never fully leave.

2. slang. As Redland. (A name for) the Soviet Union. Also: (a name for) the countries of the Warsaw Pact considered collectively. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Russia, the Russian Empire, or the Soviet Union > [noun]

bear1794

Russian Federation1886

Soviet Union1918

Bolshevisia1919

Bolshevy1921

U.S.S.R.1927

narod1938

red land1942

Sov1967

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §49/1 Redland, Russia.

1966 J. Gardner Amber Nine iii. 44 If Redland have got a finger in the pie then that part of the world could be warmish.

1969 W. Garner Us or Them War i. 15 Morton picked up the camera... He said, ‘Exacta. Made in Dresden. East Germany. A favourite with Redland agents.’

2007 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Mar. a13 Communist Eastern Europe, which the army liked to call Redland during exercises.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

red landn.²

Brit.

/ˈrɛd ˌland/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd ˌlænd/, Scottish English

/ˈrɛd ˌland/

Forms: pre-1700 read land, pre-1700 reydland, pre-1700 rid land, pre-1700 1700s– red land, 1800s redd lan'.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English red , rede v.², land n.¹; English rid , rid v., land n.¹

Etymology: Apparently partly < red, past participle of rede v.² + land n.¹, and partly < rid, past participle of rid v. + land n.¹ Compare also rede v.²

Scottish.

Land that has been cleared of vegetation, crops, etc.; ploughed land suitable for new planting; arable land.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [noun] > ground as suitable for cultivation

landc825

earthOE

farmland1357

ox-landa1387

red land1459

lair1519

mainland1686

1459 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1909) V. 82 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 4600) XXV. 1 And qwasom of thir forsayd tenandis falt in othyr red land he sal er hym als mykyl quyt land.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1814) 499 It was ane fauch eard and Rid land quhair they moved for the tyme.

1638 A. Henderson Serm., Prayers & Pulpit Addresses (1867) 299 When their pleugh was going all the fastest, he has cutted their cords, and made them to stand still, so that they can make no more red land at this time.

1693 Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court Test. 18 Sept. To give him ane furlit sawing of read land to saw the corne upon.

1709 A. Birnie Compend Ordinary Securities Scotl. (new ed.) 278 The Tenant having received Ten Bolls of Steel-bow seed, and two Bolls sown, and harrowed Red-Land, [etc.].

a1747 W. Buchanan Inq. Anc. Sc. Surnames (1775) 53 His old estate..was worth thirteen thousand merks of yearly rent, most of the same arising from steelbow horses, cows, corn and red-land.

1805 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. II. 67 Lands under summer fallow in this county [sc. Roxburgh] correspond correctly..with the common Scottish appellation of red land.

a1848 R. Kerr Maggie o' Moss (1891) 84 We will never try to slim Red-land or lea.

1915 ‘H. J. Clayboddie’ Clippings from Clayboddie (1921) 136 The finishing touch is given to the picture by the bits of red land beginning to appear.

1954 D. Mackenzie Farmer in W. Isles 56 During our fourth year at Ballygown we abandoned the deep ploughing of redland for short leys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red land
释义	red landn.¹ Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈland/, U.S. /ˈrɛd ˈlænd/ Forms: see red adj. and n. and land n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., land n.¹ Etymology: < red adj. + land n.¹ With sense 2 compare red adj. 18. 1. Soil of a reddish colour, typically due to the presence of iron oxides; (in singular or plural) a region characterized by such soil. Cf. red earth n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(e)(ii), red soil n. at Compounds 1e(e)(ii). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [noun] > red or leached soil red eartheOE red landc1250 minium1613 Armenian bole1621 red loam1707 red soil1817 terra rossa1882 c1250 ( Bounds (Sawyer 492) in W. de G. Birch Cartularium Saxonicum (1887) II. 523 Of ceab wisce on þæt reade land, fram þam readen lande on eadeages treow. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 246 For Clay ground they have their seed from Red-land or Chalk, & vice versa. 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 40 Red-Land is a Term much us'd by the Husbandmen here, and in Neighbour Counties... They always apply it to a Sandy Soil of a Reddish Hue, interspersed..with Pieces of Sand-Stone of the same Colour. 1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 49 It has intermixed with it reddish streaks and veins like a species of ochre, brought probably from the red lands, which lie up towards the mountains. 1813 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Oxfordshire 3 This county contains three distinctions of soil..1. The red-land of the northern district; which, in fertility, much exceeds that of any other portion. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 616 The conversation was almost exclusively confined to the topics of steam-boats,..black-land, red-land, bottom-land, timber-land [etc.]. 1883 E. A. Smith Rep. Geol. Surv. Alabama 1881–2 187 The red lands were the first to be cleared up by the original settlers. 1928 Econ. Geogr. 4 33/1 The name Red Land of Gwent is interesting as a proof of the impression made by the prevalence of iron oxide in the soil and the water. 1971 Eng. Hist. Rev. 86 891 A region notable for its rich farming..based upon the fertile marlstone of the uplands (the famous ‘red land’). 1996 Sciences July–Aug. 7/2 As a biologist who has worked and traveled widely on Madagascar, I think I am a fair critic of stories about..the expatriate characters who travel to the redlands and never fully leave. 2. slang. As Redland. (A name for) the Soviet Union. Also: (a name for) the countries of the Warsaw Pact considered collectively. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Russia, the Russian Empire, or the Soviet Union > [noun] bear1794 Russian Federation1886 Soviet Union1918 Bolshevisia1919 Bolshevy1921 U.S.S.R.1927 narod1938 red land1942 Sov1967 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §49/1 Redland, Russia. 1966 J. Gardner Amber Nine iii. 44 If Redland have got a finger in the pie then that part of the world could be warmish. 1969 W. Garner Us or Them War i. 15 Morton picked up the camera... He said, ‘Exacta. Made in Dresden. East Germany. A favourite with Redland agents.’ 2007 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Mar. a13 Communist Eastern Europe, which the army liked to call Redland during exercises. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). red landn.² Brit. /ˈrɛd ˌland/, U.S. /ˈrɛd ˌlænd/, Scottish English /ˈrɛd ˌland/ Forms: pre-1700 read land, pre-1700 reydland, pre-1700 rid land, pre-1700 1700s– red land, 1800s redd lan'. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English red , rede v.², land n.¹; English rid , rid v., land n.¹ Etymology: Apparently partly < red, past participle of rede v.² + land n.¹, and partly < rid, past participle of rid v. + land n.¹ Compare also rede v.² Scottish. Land that has been cleared of vegetation, crops, etc.; ploughed land suitable for new planting; arable land. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [noun] > ground as suitable for cultivation landc825 earthOE farmland1357 ox-landa1387 red land1459 lair1519 mainland1686 1459 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1909) V. 82 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 4600) XXV. 1 And qwasom of thir forsayd tenandis falt in othyr red land he sal er hym als mykyl quyt land. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1814) 499 It was ane fauch eard and Rid land quhair they moved for the tyme. 1638 A. Henderson Serm., Prayers & Pulpit Addresses (1867) 299 When their pleugh was going all the fastest, he has cutted their cords, and made them to stand still, so that they can make no more red land at this time. 1693 Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court Test. 18 Sept. To give him ane furlit sawing of read land to saw the corne upon. 1709 A. Birnie Compend Ordinary Securities Scotl. (new ed.) 278 The Tenant having received Ten Bolls of Steel-bow seed, and two Bolls sown, and harrowed Red-Land, [etc.]. a1747 W. Buchanan Inq. Anc. Sc. Surnames (1775) 53 His old estate..was worth thirteen thousand merks of yearly rent, most of the same arising from steelbow horses, cows, corn and red-land. 1805 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. II. 67 Lands under summer fallow in this county [sc. Roxburgh] correspond correctly..with the common Scottish appellation of red land. a1848 R. Kerr Maggie o' Moss (1891) 84 We will never try to slim Red-land or lea. 1915 ‘H. J. Clayboddie’ Clippings from Clayboddie (1921) 136 The finishing touch is given to the picture by the bits of red land beginning to appear. 1954 D. Mackenzie Farmer in W. Isles 56 During our fourth year at Ballygown we abandoned the deep ploughing of redland for short leys. 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