| 单词 |
poachy |
| 释义 |
poachy, a.|ˈpəʊtʃɪ| [f. poach v.2 + -y.] Of land: Spongy, retentive of moisture, and so liable to be trampled into muddy holes; sodden, swampy.
1707Mortimer Husb. (1721) I. 56 If much Rain come upon it while it lies flat, it will make it so poachy that you cannot plow it, (especially if 'tis a wet Clay Land). 1802C. Findlater Agric. Surv. Peebles 158 The land is put into a poachy state by every heavy shower of rain. 1844Stephens Bk. Farm II. 45 A heavy rain may fall for some days, and render the land quite soft and poachy. Hence ˈpoachiness.
1707Mortimer Husb. (1721) I. 48 The lower Vallies, because of the poachiness of them, they keep for Grass. |

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