单词 | underscrubbing |
释义 | > as lemmasˈunderscrubbing ˈunderscrubbing n. New Zealand the cutting down of underscrub. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land ridding1347 grubbingc1440 stubbing1445 stockingc1460 assart1534 clotting1601 extirpation1607 shrubbing1611 moling1617 averruncation1656 twitching1799 underbrushing1838 clearance1851 screefing1919 reslashing1934 underscrubbing1935 swidden1955 1935 N. R. McKenzie Gael fares Forth vi. 79 To the younger boys was assigned the task of ‘under-scrubbing’ or cutting the small trees, shrubs, vines..and other plants which grow so luxuriantly on the forest floor. 1948 D. L. G. Mundy There's Gold in Hills ix. 83 The under~scrubbing in New Zealand would be done for about 4s. to 5s. < as lemmas |
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