| 单词 |
starvy |
| 释义 |
† ˈstarvy, a. Obs. rare. [f. starve v. + -y.] Poor in quality, starved. a. of land. b. of fruit.
1647C. Harvey Schola Cordis xxvii. 21 Apply Thy plow be-time; now now beginne To furrow up my stiffe and starvy heart. 1656Hartlib Herefordsh. Orchards (1724) 6 The rough starvy ground (which in this country we wrongfully call marle). Ibid., Under this starvy ground it finds a more congenial and richer nourishment. 1680Allen Peace & Unity 137 If you would yield the Lord the..pleasant Fruit of all his cost, and not such as is starvy, harsh, and unsavoury. |

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