| 单词 | to make a long harvest for or about a little corn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a long harvest for or about a little corn b. Proverbs and phrases. to make a long harvest for or about a little corn. lord of the harvest n. (a) the proprietor or farmer to whom the crops belong, hence applied to God (Matthew ix. 8); (b) the head reaper, harvest-lord. lady of the harvest n. (a) the woman chosen to receive honour at the harvest-home; cf. harvest queen n.; (b) the female ‘mate’ of the head reaper, harvest-lady. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > cutting, reaping, or mowing > reaper or mower > leading reapers lord of the harvest1534 harvest-lord1573 lord1743 stubble-rig?1780 harvest-ladya1825 harvest queena1825 1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) Matt. ix. 38 Wherfore praye the Lorde of the harvest [1526 harvest lorde] to sende forthe laborers into hys harvest. 1550 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue (new ed.) i. xli. sig. Cvi Surely..ye haue in this tyme thus worne Made a long haruest for a little corne. 1600 T. Dekker Shomakers Holiday sig. C I am sure you make that garland for me, against I shall be Lady of the Haruest. 1710 Tusser Redivivus in Hone's Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1158 He that is the lord of harvest is generally some stayed sober-working man. 1826 Hone's Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1167 The lord of the harvest accompanied by his lady (the person is so called who goes second in the reap)..enters the parlour where the guests are seated, and solicits a largess from each of them. < as lemmas |
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