| 单词 | team beast |
| 释义 | > as lemmasteam beast a. In sense 4, as team beast, team horse, team plough, etc. Cf. draught n. Compounds 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > work animals > draught animal > yoked with another team1574 1574 J. Baret Aluearie T 78 A Teame beast, euery beast that draweth or beareth burdens. 1685 G. Meriton Nomenclatura Clericalis 69 A Team-Horse or Draught-Horse, Equus Temonarius. 1778 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. Digest 18 Sheep are profitable..because they save, considerably, the expence of team-labour. 1796 J. Donaldson Mod. Agric. III. xxvii. 383 The..common team-plough..will be found entitled to a decided preference, in respect to the extent of ground that can be pared. 1853 P. Bowes Farm Book-keeping by Double Entry I. 28 The Team or Horse Labour occupies the second part of the Labour Journal. 1858 H. W. Herbert Hints to Horse-keepers (1863) x. 122 Their stabling and grooming..should differ materially from those of a team-horse, or a slow-working farm-horse. 1914 Maccabæan Feb. 46/2 The spaciously planned stable..contains accommodations for the team-beasts. 1992 Live Animal Trade & Transport Mag. June 39/1 These horses today, as in the past, make..excellent team horses for working on a farm. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。