| 单词 |
sarcle |
| 释义 |
▪ I. sarcle, n.|ˈsɑːk(ə)l|
(Only in renderings of the L. word.)
[ad. L. sarculum. -us, instrumental noun f. sar(r)īre to weed.]
A hoe.
1745tr. Columella's Husb. ii. xii, The roots of the corn are laid open and uncovered with the sarcle. 1875Encycl. Brit. I. 311/2 A history of this implement [sc. the plough], tracing its gradual progress from the ancient Sarcle to its most improved form at the present day.
▪ II. sarcle, v. ? Obs.|ˈsɑːk(ə)l|
Also 7 sarkle.
[a. OF. sarcler:—L. sarculāre, f. sarculum (see prec.).]
trans. To weed with a hoe. Chiefly in vbl. n.
1543tr. Act 25 Edw. III, c. 1 (Stat. labourers) And that none pay in the time of sarcling or heymaking but .1.d. the day. 1601Holland Pliny II. 20 After the ground is sowne, it requireth weeding, sarcling, or raking. Ibid. 28 That they must not be sarcled, nor have the earth opened & laid hollow about them. 1611Florio, Risarchiáre, to sarkle, to harrow or rake ouer againe. 1617Minsheu Ductor, Sarceling time, or time of Sarceling, seemeth to bee the time when the Countryman weedeth his corne. 1745tr. Columella's Husb. ii. xii, There are many who are of opinion that they should be sarcled. Ibid., After we have finished our sowing, our next care is of sarcling.
Hence ˈsarcler, a weeder.
1707Fleetwood Chron. Prec. 158 In 1351..Sarclers (that is Weeders) and Hay-makers, by the Day, 00l. 00s. 01d. [1885Q. Rev. Apr. 327 On 220 acres in Suffolk, 60 sarclers or weeders were employed on one day at 2d. a piece.] |
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