| 单词 | spurring-in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspurring-in a. spurring-in, a mode of pruning fruit trees in which side-shoots are shortened to a spur likely to produce fruit. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > pruned or lopped doddedc1440 lopped1570 stubbed1575 polled1587 pollard1638 putatory1656 sneddedc1700 topped1712 pollarded?1790 lopping1795 spurring-in1829 summer-pruned1830 trunkless1897 the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > pruning or lopping > other types of pruning frondation1664 snag-pruning1823 spurring-in1829 spur pruning1842 spurring1844 notching1898 nicking1949 1829 J. Lindley Encycl. Plants 793 Hence the spurring-in method of pruning is the most successful in the production of fruit. 1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 489 A mode of pruning by spurring-in,..as recommended by Mr. Griffin. 1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. 60 A regular series of these [side branches] should be left up the stem,..practising what is termed ‘spurring-in’ by our nurserymen. < as lemmas |
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