单词 | uncallow |
释义 | uncallown. local. = callow n.1 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [noun] > topsoil swarth1649 uncallow1787 callow1823 ridding1827 encallow1836 baring1871 kelly1884 1787 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Norfolk I. 151 The depth of uncallow is generally very unequal. 1787 W. Marshall Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Norfolk II. 391 Uncallow, the earth which covers a jam of marl. 1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 341/2 To the above must be added the expenses for removing the uncallow. 1871 J. Phillips Geol. Oxf. 471 Thick bed of ‘Uncallow’, consisting of gravel, brickearth, loam, and sand, in horizontal, curved, and aggregated masses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). uncallowv. local. transitive. To clear (clay, marl, etc.) of the surface soil; to remove (soil) for this purpose. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [verb (transitive)] > other specific processes rama1450 uncallow1729 riprap1837 kid1877 bulldoze1931 bulldozer1945 blast1951 1729 Act 2 Geo. II 313 They are hereby obliged and required to uncallow and take off all the Soil, Mould, or other Compost, lying upon the said Earth. Derivatives unˈcallowing n. ΚΠ 1787 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Norfolk I. 396 (note) One individual gives 4d..., and 6d..., a load for casting; besides the uncallowing, which he pays for extra by the day. 1824 Mechanic's Mag. No. 33. 77 This is done by removing the vegetable mould from the surface, which is called uncallowing. 1842 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 5 85/2 The uncallowing and resoiling together..must be taken at the lowest price of 3d. and 3½d. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1787v.1729 |
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