单词 | wool-shed |
释义 | > as lemmaswool-shed wool-shed n. Australian and New Zealand the large building at a sheep-station in which the shearing and woolpacking are done. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [noun] > shearing-shed wool-shed1846 shed1855 shearing-shed1857 open shed1871 1846 C. J. Pharazyn Jrnl. 11 Dec. (MS., Alexander Turnbull Libr., Wellington, N.Z.) 67 Counted rams after breakfast. George finished washing penn at river with Robin and Teddy and self to wool shed at Watarangi and finished the same. 1850 J. B. Clutterbuck Port Phillip II. 23 In some instances the flood has swept away the wool-sheds. 1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn xxiii Backed by huts, sheep-yards, a wool~shed, and the usual concomitants of a flourishing Australian sheep station. 1977 N.Z. Herald 8 Jan. iv. 7/7 (advt.) Four-brm home, 3-stand woolshed, barn, yards, airstrip. < as lemmas |
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