单词 | repastination |
释义 | † repastinationn. Obsolete. The action of digging or cultivating land again in preparation for planting; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > [noun] > digging delfeOE pastining?1440 breaking1514 digging1552 repastination1569 potting1592 pastination1623 spade-work1778 delve1869 dig1887 1569 T. Newton tr. Cicero Worthye Bk. Olde Age 39 The repastinacion or newe digging about the rootes. 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 59 With a slight repastination, one may plant or sow any thing in it freely. 1699 J. Evelyn Plan of Royal Garden in Acetaria sig. a8v Composts, and Stercoration, Repastination, Dressing and Stirring the Earth and Mould of a Garden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1569 |
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