单词 | winter country |
释义 | > as lemmaswinter country winter country n. Australian and New Zealand land suitable for keeping livestock during the winter; cf. winter v. 3a(a), wintering n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [noun] > pasture > winter pasture wintering1783 winter country1851 1851 Argus (Melbourne) 10 May (heading) Winter Country. The undersigned have for sale about 307,000 Acres of first rate Winter Fattening Country, in the Wimmera District. 1898 E. E. Morris Austral Eng. 513/1 Winter country, in New Zealand (South Island), land so far unaffected by snow that stock is wintered on it. 1912 A. Wall Century N.Z.'s Praise 80 Good winter-country, where sweet grasses grow. 2016 Weekly Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 4 May 37 It's beautiful winter country, offering shelter for the stock, with one main creek that never dries up. < as lemmas |
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