单词 | spoutiness |
释义 | > as lemmasˈspoutiness ˈspoutiness n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > marshy quality moorishness1598 bogginess1649 marishness1652 quagginess1653 ooziness1684 marshiness1710 sloppiness1727 swampiness1753 spoutiness1757 swash1864 swampishness1879 1757 R. Maxwell Pract. Husbandman 299 It is not possible to bring Ground into good Order without curing it of Spoutiness, and freeing it of any Stagnation of Water. 1769 J. Farquharson in Surv. Lochtayside (1936) 27 There are no rivulets or burns thro' the lower part of this farm which occasions a great spoutiness. 1808 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Inverness 26 The extent of spouty land..must be very considerable, and this spoutiness..demonstrates the great extent of till in the county of Inverness. 1865 19th Ann. Rep. Ohio State Board Agric. 1864 494 ‘Spoutiness’ is easily remedied by underdraining. < as lemmas |
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