wood-sere en · NOUN
Etymology
wood + sere. So called because winter is when there is no sap in the tree
Meanings
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(obsolete) The winter.
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1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| woodsere | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wood-seer | alternative | lexicographic |