bird farmn.

Brit.

/ˈbəːd fɑːm/, U.S.

/ˈbərd ˌfɑrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., farm n.²

Etymology: < bird n. + farm n.²With sense 3 compare bird n. 7a.

†1. An area of land on which plants are grown as food for birds. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > [noun] > other farms

home farm1749

city farm1750

county farm1785

factory farm1824

bird farm1842

provision farm1846

spade-farm1848

bush-farm1851

poor farm1852

sewage farm1870

cacao farm1871

mixed farm1872

vertical farm1897

prison farm1961

nuplex1968

1842 Gardeners' Chron. 20 Aug. 555/2 They [sc. weeds] were created to produce food for small birds... But there is no occasion to make a garden into a bird-farm; the woods and fields afford ample space for the harvest of our feathered friends.

2. A farm on which birds are reared or kept.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > poultry-farm

poultry1429

pullery1552

palenque1707

hennery1833

fowlery1848

poultry farm1859

bird farm1876

1876 W. W. Capes Rom. Hist. xvi. 204 The fishponds, bird-farms, and deer-parks..reared luxuries for Roman tables.

1920 Ann. Rep. Mass. Commissioners Fisheries & Game 1919 73 The reservation is patrolled very thoroughly during the gunning season by the superintendent of the bird farm.

1975 J. Joseph Pet Birds 3 In some areas of the country there are bird farms; here you will find a large variety of cage birds for sale.

2005 South China Morning Post (Nexis) 3 Nov. 4 The poultry business plummeted and many feared Dingdang's thriving bird farms would never recover.

3. U.S. Military slang. A base for the operation of military aircraft; (in later use) spec. an aircraft carrier. Cf. bird n. 7a.

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society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > station or base

station1911

airbase1913

bird farm1942

bomber base1959

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > aircraft carrier

air carrier1915

aircraft carrier1917

carrier1919

bird farm1942

through-deck cruiser1969

1942 Collier's 28 Mar. 35/2 An air station is a bird farm.

1967 Approach Sept. 26/1 There are..numerous cases of battle damaged aircraft with serious fuel leaks being practically towed back to the birdfarm at the end of a tanker's hose.

2011 P. T. Deutermann Pacific Glory ii. 35 When the bogeys penetrated the combat air patrol, the carrier's screening ships closed in a circle around the bird farm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	bird farm
释义	bird farmn. Brit. /ˈbəːd fɑːm/, U.S. /ˈbərd ˌfɑrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., farm n.² Etymology: < bird n. + farm n.²With sense 3 compare bird n. 7a. †1. An area of land on which plants are grown as food for birds. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > [noun] > other farms home farm1749 city farm1750 county farm1785 factory farm1824 bird farm1842 provision farm1846 spade-farm1848 bush-farm1851 poor farm1852 sewage farm1870 cacao farm1871 mixed farm1872 vertical farm1897 prison farm1961 nuplex1968 1842 Gardeners' Chron. 20 Aug. 555/2 They [sc. weeds] were created to produce food for small birds... But there is no occasion to make a garden into a bird-farm; the woods and fields afford ample space for the harvest of our feathered friends. 2. A farm on which birds are reared or kept. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > poultry-farm poultry1429 pullery1552 palenque1707 hennery1833 fowlery1848 poultry farm1859 bird farm1876 1876 W. W. Capes Rom. Hist. xvi. 204 The fishponds, bird-farms, and deer-parks..reared luxuries for Roman tables. 1920 Ann. Rep. Mass. Commissioners Fisheries & Game 1919 73 The reservation is patrolled very thoroughly during the gunning season by the superintendent of the bird farm. 1975 J. Joseph Pet Birds 3 In some areas of the country there are bird farms; here you will find a large variety of cage birds for sale. 2005 South China Morning Post (Nexis) 3 Nov. 4 The poultry business plummeted and many feared Dingdang's thriving bird farms would never recover. 3. U.S. Military slang. A base for the operation of military aircraft; (in later use) spec. an aircraft carrier. Cf. bird n. 7a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > station or base station1911 airbase1913 bird farm1942 bomber base1959 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > aircraft carrier air carrier1915 aircraft carrier1917 carrier1919 bird farm1942 through-deck cruiser1969 1942 Collier's 28 Mar. 35/2 An air station is a bird farm. 1967 Approach Sept. 26/1 There are..numerous cases of battle damaged aircraft with serious fuel leaks being practically towed back to the birdfarm at the end of a tanker's hose. 2011 P. T. Deutermann Pacific Glory ii. 35 When the bogeys penetrated the combat air patrol, the carrier's screening ships closed in a circle around the bird farm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1842
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