单词 | catch-water meadow |
释义 | > as lemmascatch-water meadow catch-water meadow n. now historical a meadow on a hillside irrigated by a series of ditches or catch drains (see catch drain n. at catch v. Compounds); cf. catch meadow n. at catch v. Compounds. ΚΠ c1810 G. A. Cooke Topogr. & Statist. Descr. Berks. 27 The catch-water meadow is made by turning a spring, or small stream, along the side of a hill, and thereby watering the land between the New Cut..and the original water-course, which now becomes the ‘main drain’. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator vii. 23 In catch-water meadows the water is allowed to flow on to the most elevated portion..by means of a ‘feeder’. 2006 H. Riley Hist. Landscape Quantock Hills v. 135/1 A catch-water meadow at East Nurcott Farm near Winsford on Exmoor was still worked in the late 20th century. Most catch-water meadows..went out of use by the mid-20th century when the widespread use of tractors and a shortage of agricultural workers led to their demise. < as lemmas |
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