单词 | tread loose |
释义 | > as lemmastread loose 12. intransitive. Of land ( tread loose, hence elliptically tread): To yield or give to the tread (? as after frost). dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [verb (intransitive)] > be in condition for movement ride1835 tread loose1847 1847 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 8 i. 73 When the soil treads loose in the spring, it is very important to use the heavy roller, or some other means of consolidating the soil. 1891 W. J. Malden Tillage 49 When once the land ‘treads’ the horses are best in the furrow. 1891 W. J. Malden Tillage Gloss. s.v. Land is said to tread when it puddles or poaches under the feet of the horses employed upon it. < as lemmas |
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